Given the circumstances surrounding the first Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition game and the fact that Android gamers are still waiting for the bloody thing to get released, this news is a bit of a shock considering that there is an actual specific release date for the newly announced Baldur’s Gate 2: Enhanced Edition game.
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Beamdog has so far been responsible for bringing Baldur’s Gate Enhanced Edition to Android, which if you followed all of that game’s development then you know all about the red tape that just about killed the game’s release. Well yesterday Beamdog quietly released another classic RPG onto Android and this time it is Icewind Dale Enhanced Edition.
You may remember us talking about the Android version of Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition and its development being put on hold due to contractual conflicts that had arisen. The iOS version was also pulled from the App Store for the same reason. It seems as though an agreement has been reached, something we weren’t sure was actually going to happen, and the iOS version is back on the App Store which could indicate that the Android version is also back in development.
It seems like Beamdog can’t get a break these past few months when it comes to Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition not only for iOS but for the Android version that has yet to be released. While the Android version has suffered from a few delays due to bugs having been found, the iOS version has now been pulled from the App Store due to contractual issues.
Overhaul Games have sent out word that they are looking for the opinions of Android gamers out there in Android land regarding Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition. However, it isn’t about how the content should play out or special exclusive content for the Android version or anything like that. It actually has to do with device support.
Everyone who is a Baldur’s Gate fan have been waiting patiently for the Android version of Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition to get released onto Google Play. Now it looks like we could be finally seeing the game getting released soon as Overhaul Games are going to sit down and have a hardcore jam session starting next week to get it fixed.
Plenty of people are waiting patiently for Baldur’s Gate Enhanced Edition to finally be released onto Android and it looks like those people are going to have to wait a bit longer. Unfortunately Overhaul Games has encountered some new issues which is causing the delay of the game’s release.
It seems it might take a bit longer for Baldur’s Gate: Enhance Edition to get to Android due to a recent issue that has crept up that was found when Apple rejected the game’s submission onto iOS. Having been fixed, the iOS version has been resubmitted to Apple for approval, putting the release of the game into next week. However, the issue is a cross-platform one which means the Android version currently in development also needs to be fixed.
One game we are eager to get our hands on is the upcoming Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition from Beamdog. For those of you who have missed our previous coverage regarding this game, we’ve been following its progress since it was first announced being under development. Now the game looks to be in the final stages of development and testing and should be arriving fairly soon.
Back in March we talked abut Beamdog who were considering bringing their upcoming Baldur’s Gate Enhanced Edition to Android aside from all the other platforms the game will be coming to. Well it seems that it is now officially coming to Android later this year although when exactly that will be has yet to be announced.