Baldur’s Gate 3 Developer Takes “Immediate” Action After Localization Staff Is Left Uncredited In the Game

With the launch of Baldur’s Gate 3, Larian Studios has taken the world by storm. Their turn-based title is receiving praise from all sides, leaving fans asking for more titles like this. With a Dungeons and Dragons theme gameplay and over 100 hours of total playtime, the title is one of the most expansive titles of this year.

Furthermore, it took Larian Studios some help while completing the title. However, a group of staff working on the title have complained about not getting credit in-game. Now it looks like Larian Studios has taken the first step to make things right.

Baldur’s Gate 3 devs take action to make things right for uncredited staff

A Twitter account recently went popular after pointing out that only the executives of the Brazilian Portuguese localization business, Altagram, were given credit in-game. Numerous staff members worked for over three years on the game, translating over a million words. They did not, however, receive the recognition they deserved.

But now Larian Studios has taken the steps to make things right for the Altagram staff. In a statement to Eurogamer, Larian Studio claims that the error was made on Altagram’s end. The group did not send the full list of names at the beginning. Larian Studios now claims, “We reached out, and compelled them to fix this.”

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The studio has further claimed that the full credits for those staff will be out by the time Patch 1 rolls out for Baldur’s Gate 3. They stated, “As soon as we (Larian) were made aware, we took steps with Altagram to remedy this immediately”. However, this revelation has caused a furor among the fans against Altagram.

Altagram becomes the target of online critics

A Spanish localization group member has come forward to point out that “All translators were credited except those working for Altagram”. Furthermore, the fans are citing that the group has broken International Game Developers Association (IGDA) rules.

At the moment Altagram has not issued an official statement from their end. Despite this controversy, Baldur’s Gate 3 is still going strong. with fans calling it a Game of the Year contender. The game is currently available for PC, with macOS and PlayStation 5 ports arriving soon on September 6.

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