Baldur's Gate Beamdog's Baldur's Gate 1 & 2 Enhanced Editions

[Mary Sue Leigh]

Why is all of this happening? What caused this issue?


We are unable to discuss details of the complex legal matters surrounding this issue at this time. Please be aware that we are extremely unhappy with the situation and are doing our best to work past it. We have put a lot of hard work into this series, and are eager for fans to see it.

I assume what happened was something like this from Atari's side:

 

[aVENGER]

It has come to my attention that people in the industry know exactly why this happened.

People know, but people are not at liberty to disclose that info.

 

[Infinitron]

It has come to my attention that people in the industry know exactly why this happened.

People know, but people are not at liberty to disclose that info.

Well, you would obviously know. I mean people outside of Beamdog/Overhaul.

 

[Eddard Stark]

Infinitron
Kevin Martens is serving fulltime at Blizzard, on the D3 team.

On the matter:
Any talk of BG3 by Beamdog makes my blood boil. These incompetent cashgrabbers managed to royally fuck up a simple facelift to the classics with the bulk of the work already done for them by modders. Oh, and the original content extra abominable shit they added in BG:EE... that GUI and areas. How brain-damaged you outta be to consider BG3 with Beamdog in the context. Anyways, things really took a hilarious turn. Trent wanted to fuck us big time but failed to notice Big Daddy Atari behind him, unzipping pants and preparing lube. Comedy gold.

 

[Rake]

How bad is that shit anyway? I didn't bother to pirare it because BGT+ the mods i want is vastly superior and never gets uninstaled from my PC.
But the level of rage against Beamdog is hilarious. How much can you srew an Enhanced Edition ffs? If they are so incompetent to just fix BG(something that the modders have done and some of them are even helping Beamdog), how do they expect to create an original game of the same quality?

 

[evdk]

How bad is that shit anyway? I didn't bother to pirare it because BGT+ the mods i want is vastly superior and never gets uninstaled from my PC.
But the level of rage against Beamdog is hilarious. How much can you srew an Enhanced Edition ffs? If they are so incompetent to just fix BG(something that the modders have done and some of them are even helping Beamdog), how do they expect to create an original game of the same quality?

They don't, they just expect to rake in tons of dosh based on the series popularity. Quality is not even an afterthought.

 

[Stabwound]

Atari is still selling the game on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/228280/

But Oster and crew had to remove it from their Beamdog shit and the iTunes store. I don't see what this could possibly be other than some kind of violation of their contract; according to his twitter they can't even work on future patches or BG2:EE anymore until it's resolved. Sounds like Atari yanked their funds or something.

 

[Infinitron]

Atari is still selling the game on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/228280/

But Oster and crew had to remove it from their Beamdog shit and the iTunes store. I don't see what this could possibly be other than some kind of violation of their contract; according to his twitter they can't even work on future patches or BG2:EE anymore until it's resolved. Sounds like Atari yanked their funds or something.

I have a hunch that this particular case may not be one of evil publishers being evil.

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

Maybe this means we'll finally get that fucking D&D Anthology of all BG all IWD, PST, ToEE and NWN on Steam which has been on the Steam registry for a year or two now.

 

[evdk]

Maybe this means we'll finally get that fucking D&D Anthology of all BG all IWD, PST, ToEE and NWN on Steam which has been on the Steam registry for a year or two now.

Buy on GoG now

 

[Madmate]

Fuck Trent and his BS. It was better to programmers and modders put their time in GemRB.
Meantime, modders are still doing masterwork to BG2 and BGT. Currently kits are being revised: http://forums.gibberlings3.net/index.php?showforum=168
If anybody has some suggestions, feel free to comment in the threads. All input is welcome.

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

Maybe this means we'll finally get that fucking D&D Anthology of all BG all IWD, PST, ToEE and NWN on Steam which has been on the Steam registry for a year or two now.

Buy on GoG now

Neh. Gamersgate was selling the exact same DRM free version as GoG (And most likely the Steam version would be DRM free as well) for like $5 a couple times. Hell of a lot cheaper than GoG.

 

[AMG]

(And most likely the Steam version would be DRM free as well)

Steam is DRM

 

[Infinitron]

(And most likely the Steam version would be DRM free as well)

Steam is DRM

http://af.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_drmfree_games_on_steam/page1?as=1649904300

 

[AMG]

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According to the thread you still need to install it through steam tho.

 

[DalekFlay]

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According to the thread you still need to install it through steam tho.

And you need to download it from GOG servers after logging in too. That's not DRM.

Download on Steam, back up the files, own it forever. Same fucking thing.

 

[Pein]

Soooo, who will own the rights of the Baldur's Gate IP at July 19?

 

[Sensuki]

Obsidian secretly bought them dun dun dun

 

[MicoSelva]

My wild guess would be that EA made a deal with Atari and the next secret Bioware's project is Baldur's Gate 3.

So, Atari now needs to renegotiate the deal with Beamdog, and used some kind of minor contract breach (like Beamdog not making Android version of BGEE on time) to force them to stop getting profit from BGEE until they agree.

What? I said it was wild guess.

 

[Infinitron]

My wild guess would be that EA made a deal with Atari and the next secret Bioware's project is Baldur's Gate 3.

So, Atari now needs to renegotiate the deal with Beamdog, and used some kind of minor contract breach (like Beamdog not making Android version of BGEE on time) to force them to stop getting profit from BGEE until they agree.

What? I said it was wild guess.

Atari is no longer in a position to make such deals. All rights to Baldur's Gate have reverted to Wizards of the Coast/Hasbro, except, for some bizarre reason, the right to produce and sell an enhanced edition of Baldur's Gate.

Atari can't even sell the original version of Baldur's Gate anymore. When you buy the original BG on GOG, the money goes to Hasbro.

 

[MicoSelva]

Where do You get all this information? Don't tell, if You'd have to kill me afterwards.

 

[Infinitron]

Where do You get all this information? Don't tell, if You'd have to kill me afterwards.

http://company.wizards.com/content/hasbro-and-atari-resolve-dungeons-dragons-rights-dispute

 

[DalekFlay]

The rights are pretty screwy on the old games. Look at Neverwinter Nights 2 being on Steam for like a month before being pulled. Then a year later it comes to GOG. Weird shit. I wouldn't wade into that pool. I doubt Bioware and EA are going to either, and the secret Bioware project was already said to be new IP.

Wouldn't surprise me if Obsidian was stupid enough to dive into that license hell for a crack at Icewind Dale or Baldur's Gate, though. They're dumb but I love them.

 

[Infinitron]

The rights are pretty screwy on the old games. Look at Neverwinter Nights 2 being on Steam for like a month before being pulled. Then a year later it comes to GOG. Weird shit. I wouldn't wade into that pool. I doubt Bioware and EA are going to either, and the secret Bioware project was already said to be new IP.

Wouldn't surprise me if Obsidian was stupid enough to dive into that license hell for a crack at Icewind Dale or Baldur's Gate, though. They're dumb but I love them.

The Steam version was published by Atari, the GOG version by Hasbro. No clue why Hasbro don't want to put it back on Steam.

Don't think Obsidian is involved with this.

 

[jagged-jimmy]

The rights are pretty screwy on the old games. Look at Neverwinter Nights 2 being on Steam for like a month before being pulled.

Can you still download the game from steam, if you bought it there?