Google's Stadia Connect stream confirmed the cloud-based game service's price, release window, and list of launch titles. As a welcome surprise, one of those games was confirmed to be Baldur's Gate III, which has long been rumored to exist.
Theories that Baldur's Gate III might be real popped up after Larian Studios, the developer behind Divinity: Original Sin and Divinity: Original Sin II, posted a teaser to its website involving the number three. Hints in the metadata of the teaser seemed to imply the game had to do with Baldur's Gate, though, not a third Original Sin game. The official announcement was accompanied by a new trailer (which can be seen below).
In the trailer, a knight undergoes a horrifying transformation. His eyes darken, muscles and bones contort, and skin bloats into sludge as he slowly changes into a squid-like, Lovecraft-looking creature. It's a tad disturbing.
In a press release, Larian wrote, "Baldur's Gate III will push the boundaries of the RPG genre and offer a rich narrative with unparalleled player freedom, high-stakes decisions, unique companion characters and memorable combat. It is Larian Studios' biggest production ever and will be playable together with friends or as a single-player adventure."
Like its predecessors, Baldur's Gate III will also be available for PC. Larian didn't provide a specific release date for Baldur's Gate III, but given that Stadia is launching in November 2019, it stands to reason the game must come out before then. We'll probably hear more at E3 2019, most likely during The PC Game Show.