Editing Baldur's Gate (section)

===''Dark Alliance''===
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The [[action role-playing game]] ''Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance'' was developed by [[Snowblind Studios]] and others, and released in 2001 for the [[PlayStation 2]] console, and later [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] and [[GameCube]] video game consoles. The game takes place in the city of ''Baldur's Gate'' and surrounding area and is set in the ''[[Forgotten Realms]]'' setting, with a ruleset derived from the [[Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition|3rd edition of Dungeon & Dragons]]; the plot is unrelated to previous PC games. The console version used an overhead third person view, and hack-and-slash [[dungeon crawl]] style gameplay. A [[Game Boy Advance]] version was released in 2004, with reduced graphics quality using an [[2.5D]] isometric type perspective. While all ports were very well received, the original for the PlayStation 2 was the only one that gained universal acclaim.

A sequel, ''[[Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II]]'' was developed by [[Black Isle Studios]] and released in 2004 for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox; the game used the same gameplay style as the original, and was also positively reviewed. The gameplay style was expanded to make the game more like a role-playing game, the ability to craft weapons, armor and amulets was added, ''Baldur's Gate'' became a hub city with the addition of a world map and being able to travel back to areas, making the game open world and many more side-quests were added as well as the ability to level up one's class.

Interplay Entertainment placed its entire catalogue of video game intellectual properties (IP) and assets up for sale, including that of ''Dark Alliance'' in 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/interplay-to-sell-entire-videogame-library-and-assets/|title=Interplay to sell entire videogame library and assets|website=pcgamer.com|date=September 8, 2016|last1=Donnelly|first1=Joe|access-date=September 10, 2016|archive-date=September 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910220751/http://www.pcgamer.com/interplay-to-sell-entire-videogame-library-and-assets/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=TrentOster|author=Trent Oster|number=774056623526416384|date=September 9, 2016|title=@psrandh I don't think we have a very good chance.}}</ref>

''[[Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance]]'' was developed by [[Tuque Games]] in partnership with [[Wizards of the Coast]].<ref name="WotC Tuque">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-10-29-wizards-of-the-coast-acquires-tuque-games |title=Wizards of the Coast acquires Tuque Games |first=Brendan |last=Sinclair |date=October 29, 2019 |website=[[GamesIndustry.biz]] |access-date=December 14, 2019 |archive-date=December 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215174212/http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-10-29-wizards-of-the-coast-acquires-tuque-games |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="TGA 2019">Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/-pYJNY2lsWk Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20191213034401/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pYJNY2lsWk Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pYJNY2lsWk |title=Dark Alliance Official Announcement Trailer {{pipe}} Dungeons & Dragons |date=December 12, 2019 |website=[[YouTube]] |language=en |access-date=December 14, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Tuque Games studio head Jeff Hattem described the game as a "spiritual successor" to the previous ''Dark Alliance'' games, rather than a direct sequel.<ref name="Eurogamer D&DDA">{{Cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-12-09-dungeons-dragons-series-dark-alliance-new-game |title=D&D hack-and-slash series Dark Alliance is making a comeback |last=Purchese |first=Robert |date=December 13, 2019 |website=[[Eurogamer]] |language=en |access-date=December 14, 2019 |archive-date=December 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214061804/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-12-09-dungeons-dragons-series-dark-alliance-new-game |url-status=live}}</ref> ''Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance'' has [[third-person (video games)|third-person]] perspectives rather than the traditional [[2.5D]] [[isometric video game graphics|isometric]] perspective of the previous ''Dark Alliance'' games.<ref name="Eurogamer D&DDA" /><ref name = "CNBC D&DDA">{{cite web |url = https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/12/new-dungeons-and-dragons-video-game-coming-in-2020.html |title = New 'Dungeons and Dragons' based on R.A. Salvatore characters is coming in 2020 |last = Whitten |first = Sarah |website = [[CNBC]] |date = December 12, 2019 |access-date = December 12, 2019 |archive-date = December 13, 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191213043628/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/12/new-dungeons-and-dragons-video-game-coming-in-2020.html |url-status = live}}</ref><ref name = "VentureBeat D&DDA">{{cite news | title = Dark Alliance is a new D&D action-RPG starring Drizzt Do'Urden and the Companions of the Hall | url = https://venturebeat.com/2019/12/12/dark-alliance-is-a-new-dd-action-rpg-starring-drizzt-dourden-and-the-companions-of-the-hall/ | last = Wilson | first = Jason | date = December 12, 2019 | website = [[VentureBeat]] | access-date = December 14, 2019 | archive-date = December 13, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191213033458/https://venturebeat.com/2019/12/12/dark-alliance-is-a-new-dd-action-rpg-starring-drizzt-dourden-and-the-companions-of-the-hall/ | url-status = live}}</ref> The game, which features a storyline based on characters from [[R. A. Salvatore]]'s novel series ''[[The Legend of Drizzt]]'',<ref name="CNBC D&DDA" /> was released in 2021 to mixed reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/dungeons-and-dragons-dark-alliance/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance for PC Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=26 June 2021 |archive-date=June 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606100946/https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/dungeons-dragons-dark-alliance |url-status=live}}</ref>