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Wizards of the Coast recently announced the D&D Direct, a half-hour media event that will serve as the backdrop for important announcements related, of course, to video games and Dungeons and Dragons-themed projects: judging by the promotional image, Baldur’s may be among them Gate 3.
The digital show, produced by the American publisher, will run on the company’s Twitch and YouTube channels from 19:00 Moscow time on Thursday, April 21. The event will be full of announcements and surprises for all Dungeons and Dragons fans, including important D&D-themed video game news.
Wizards of the Coast itself has sparked fan curiosity by releasing a promotional image for D&D Direct on April 21, featuring an Xbox Series X controller and a plush hamster holding a die.
According to many fans, the plush toy in question may represent Boo the hamster, Minsk’s former companion and the only character to appear in Baldur’s Gate 1 and 2, and is essentially the mascot character of the Dungeons & Dragons video game incarnation. Due to this, some fans felt that this might be a hint that a launch date for Baldur’s Gate 3 “version 1.0” might be revealed during the event.
As for the Xbox Series X controller, its presence in the promotional image might be a prelude to the announcement of a port of Baldur’s Gate 3 to “green” consoles and, why not, even its appearance on Game Pass, as many social media users look to decipher the clues. offered by this image.
