The AAA titles are hitting shelves in such abundance that publishers could completely slack off and release nothing between now and Christmas and there still would be plenty of Game of the Year candidates to go under the tree. Since October we have seen the release of Dishonored, Halo 4, Black Ops 2, Assassin’s Creed 3, and Hitman: Absolution. The good news? Several highly anticipated games such as Grand Theft Auto V, Far Cry 3, Crimson Map Pack DLC for Halo 4, Forza Horizon Rally Expansion Pack, and the Skyrim Dragonborn DLC all drop before the end of the year. The bad news? There ain’t jack shit this week. The games that promised to release in the dead zone that is the week following Black Friday were either pushed back again or find themselves vying for a vaporware award. I have, however, found one notable exception: a game that is actually releasing early!
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Baldur’s Gate Enhanced Edition
The 2Old2Play HD Makeover Game of the Week utilizes the AD&D 2nd Edition Rules and is set in the Forgotten Realms. The original Baldur’s Gate released in 1998 and was developed by BioWare, who later went on to develop KOTOR, the Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age, and Jade Empire. Beamdog is responsible for the remake, and founder, Trent Oster, was a co-founder of BioWare. Oster claims over 400 improvements to the original including a new interface, cinematics, online multiplayer, and classes and sub-races that were not introduced until the sequel. Available for the Mac, PC, iPad, and Android tablets on November 28th, and on iOS shortly thereafter.
