With just about a week before PAX East, Baldur’s Gate 3 developer Larian Studios has announced that the long-awaited RPG will first launch in early access later this year.

Hasbro, which owns Wizards of the Coast, which in turn is responsible for the publishing of D&D products, made the announcement at the New York Toy Fair, according to a report from DSO Gaming.

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It wouldn’t be the first time Larian has released one of its expansive role-playing games in early access. Divinity: Original Sin 2 first released as early access in September 2016, and finally launched in full almost exactly a year later in 2017. During its first stage of early access, Larian only had the prologue, first chapter, and a transition to act two available to play. Hasbro and Larian have made no further comments regarding what amount of content will release during this early access period, or what state it will be in. After its full release, Divinity: Original Sin 2 also received ongoing updates, culminating in a Definitive Edition in August 2018, which came with a wide array of improvements.

Larian will be debuting gameplay footage during PAX East for Baldur’s Gate 3 on February 27 at 3:30 P.M. Eastern Time. Larian has said that the PAX East presentation will feature gameplay and story details, plus a Q&A session for fans afterwards.

Hasbro discussed plenty more details during their presentation at the New York Toy Fair. The company echoed the Wizards of the Coast president’s earlier comments, saying that seven games based on the Dungeons & Dragons IP are currently in production, including Dark Alliance (the spiritual successor to Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance), which lets players hack and slash their way through orc hordes as the popular Icewind Dale characters Drizzt the dark elf, Cattie-brie, Wulfgar, and Bruenor.

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Check out IGN’s coverage of PAX East next week to see that Baldur’s Gate 3 preview footage, and check out our Baldur’s Gate 3 hub page for every bit of mind-flaying info you can handle. Baldur's Gate 3 is coming to PC and Google Stadia.

Hasbro announced a high-quality replica of the Might Morphin Dragon Dagger is coming late this year. The Dagger is part of its Lightning Collection, which is a premium collector's line similar to the Star Wars Black Series. The dagger is a 1:1 scale version of the one used in the show and even features synth sounds that can be remixed. It also lights up, to give off a mysterious and powerful green glow. Check out the gallery below to see images of the mightiest flute knife in television history: [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=power-rangers-lightning-collection-dragon-dagger&captions=true"] Preorders for the Power Ranger Dragon Dagger start later today directly from Hasbro Pulse or other retailers like Best Buy and GameStop. Toy Fair is taking place in New York City this week, with tons of cool announcements happening. Yesterday Hasbro revealed the return of G.I. Joe in a new line of 6" figures called G.I. Joe Classified. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Seth Macy is IGN's tech and commerce editor and just wants to be your friend. Find him on Twitter @sethmacy.

Hasbro announced a high-quality replica of the Might Morphin Dragon Dagger is coming late this year. The Dagger is part of its Lightning Collection, which is a premium collector's line similar to the Star Wars Black Series. The dagger is a 1:1 scale version of the one used in the show and even features synth sounds that can be remixed. It also lights up, to give off a mysterious and powerful green glow. Check out the gallery below to see images of the mightiest flute knife in television history: [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=power-rangers-lightning-collection-dragon-dagger&captions=true"] Preorders for the Power Ranger Dragon Dagger start later today directly from Hasbro Pulse or other retailers like Best Buy and GameStop. Toy Fair is taking place in New York City this week, with tons of cool announcements happening. Yesterday Hasbro revealed the return of G.I. Joe in a new line of 6" figures called G.I. Joe Classified. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Seth Macy is IGN's tech and commerce editor and just wants to be your friend. Find him on Twitter @sethmacy.

Ahead of an official awards season campaign, HBO has reclassified Damon Lindelof's Watchmen from a "drama series" to a "limited series," including for “any possible future installments.” As Variety reports, the new category allows Watchmen to compete for a different set awards while also more aligning with what creator Lindelof has said about the nine episodes representing his entire idea for a series, giving us a complete beginning, middle, and end. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=watchmen-all-the-comic-book-references-in-the-hbo-series&captions=true"] Though the door isn't closed on Watchmen, HBO programming president Casey Bloys said that a Season 2 was unlikely without Lindelof. HBO's statement reads: “We discussed with the producers and felt limited series was the most accurate representation of the show and any possible future installments.” IGN named Watchmen the best TV show of 2019, an accolade Damon Lindelof called "an incredible gift." We also cited Watchmen as one of the best TV shows of the decade. For more on Watchmen, check out Regina King's emotional explanation of the ending, our spoiler-free review of Season 1, and get the answers to 10 burning questions we had about the show. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/02/22/star-wars-the-clone-wars-season-7-premiere-has-a-surprising-reveal"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

Ahead of an official awards season campaign, HBO has reclassified Damon Lindelof's Watchmen from a "drama series" to a "limited series," including for “any possible future installments.” As Variety reports, the new category allows Watchmen to compete for a different set awards while also more aligning with what creator Lindelof has said about the nine episodes representing his entire idea for a series, giving us a complete beginning, middle, and end. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=watchmen-all-the-comic-book-references-in-the-hbo-series&captions=true"] Though the door isn't closed on Watchmen, HBO programming president Casey Bloys said that a Season 2 was unlikely without Lindelof. HBO's statement reads: “We discussed with the producers and felt limited series was the most accurate representation of the show and any possible future installments.” IGN named Watchmen the best TV show of 2019, an accolade Damon Lindelof called "an incredible gift." We also cited Watchmen as one of the best TV shows of the decade. For more on Watchmen, check out Regina King's emotional explanation of the ending, our spoiler-free review of Season 1, and get the answers to 10 burning questions we had about the show. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/02/22/star-wars-the-clone-wars-season-7-premiere-has-a-surprising-reveal"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

Nikki and Brie, The Bella Twins, will join Batista and the NWO (Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, and Sean Waltman) in the 2020 Class of the WWE Hall of Fame. On this week's SmackDown, Alexa Bliss broke the news on her "Moment of Bliss" talk show segment, where the Bellas thanked their "Bella Army," brought up how they're both also pregnant (yes, a week and a half apart), and then mentioned Nikki's engagement to her boyfriend, Artem Chigvintsevwith.

The @BellaTwins describe the #WWEHoF induction as the "cherry on top" of an already incredible year. #SmackDown @AlexaBliss_WWE pic.twitter.com/HKhUxQ3Cf5

— WWE (@WWE) February 22, 2020

The announcement ended with Brie's husband Daniel Bryan coming out on stage, with their daughter Birdie, to share in the celebration. The Bella Twins debuted in WWE back in 2008, using dirty tactics - "Twin Magic," in which Nikki would secretly swap in for Brie - to win matches. In 2011, Brie captured the WWE Divas Championship while Nikki would win the title in 2014, holding it for 300 days and setting a record for the championship. The duo are also the stars of E! reality shows Total Divas and spinoff Total Bellas. The 2020 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony takes place on Thursday, April 2, during WrestleMania 36 Week. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=most-devastating-finishing-moves-in-wwe-history&captions=true"] For more TV news, check out our review of Star Wars: The Clone Wars' Season 7 premiere as well as all the new characters announced for The Witcher: Season 2. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

Nikki and Brie, The Bella Twins, will join Batista and the NWO (Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, and Sean Waltman) in the 2020 Class of the WWE Hall of Fame. On this week's SmackDown, Alexa Bliss broke the news on her "Moment of Bliss" talk show segment, where the Bellas thanked their "Bella Army," brought up how they're both also pregnant (yes, a week and a half apart), and then mentioned Nikki's engagement to her boyfriend, Artem Chigvintsevwith.

The @BellaTwins describe the #WWEHoF induction as the "cherry on top" of an already incredible year. #SmackDown @AlexaBliss_WWE pic.twitter.com/HKhUxQ3Cf5

— WWE (@WWE) February 22, 2020

The announcement ended with Brie's husband Daniel Bryan coming out on stage, with their daughter Birdie, to share in the celebration. The Bella Twins debuted in WWE back in 2008, using dirty tactics - "Twin Magic," in which Nikki would secretly swap in for Brie - to win matches. In 2011, Brie captured the WWE Divas Championship while Nikki would win the title in 2014, holding it for 300 days and setting a record for the championship. The duo are also the stars of E! reality shows Total Divas and spinoff Total Bellas. The 2020 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony takes place on Thursday, April 2, during WrestleMania 36 Week. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=most-devastating-finishing-moves-in-wwe-history&captions=true"] For more TV news, check out our review of Star Wars: The Clone Wars' Season 7 premiere as well as all the new characters announced for The Witcher: Season 2. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

Fortnite Mythic weapons are a new rarity of guns that were released with Chapter 2 Season 2 - here's how to get them.

Fortnite Mythic weapons are a new rarity of guns that were released with Chapter 2 Season 2 - here's how to get them.

An unscripted Friends reunion special will be available on HBO Max when the new streaming platform launches in May, the company has announced. Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer are all confirmed to return. The cast will record the special on the original soundstage where the show began filming about 25 years ago. Variety says each cast member is making $2.5 million for the reunion while The Hollywood Reporter says that payday could be as high as $3 million each. “Guess you could call this the one where they all got back together — we are reuniting with David, Jennifer, Courteney, Matt, Lisa, and Matthew for an HBO Max special that will be programmed alongside the entire Friends library,” said Kevin Reilly, chief content officer of HBO Max and president of TBS, TNT, and truTV. “I became aware of Friends when it was in the very early stages of development and then had the opportunity to work on the series many years later and have delighted in seeing it catch on with viewers generation after generation. It taps into an era when friends – and audiences – gathered together in real time and we think this reunion special will capture that spirit, uniting original and new fans.” The special was first reported to be in development in November 2019. That was after months of the cast answering questions about whether any sort of Friends reunion or reboot will take place. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/10/30/green-lantern-tv-show-coming-to-hbo-max-ign-now"] "...a reboot of the show? No," Aniston said on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in October. "We would love for there to be something, but we don't know what that something is. So, we're just trying. We're working on something." Friends aired 236 episodes from 1994 to 2004 on NBC. According to The New York Times, the Friends series finale was watched by more than 52.5 million people. That audience hasn't died down with People writing that Friends was the second most popular show on Netflix. The series left Netflix at the end of 2019 and every episode will be available on HBO Max at launch. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=everything-coming-to-hbo-max&captions=true"] HBO Max will have a hefty slate at launch including Joker, South Park, and the first three seasons of Rick and Morty. And there will reportedly be unlimited password sharing at launch to get your friends hooked. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Petey Oneto is a freelance writer for IGN who will buy a year's worth of HBO Max if Ed, Edd n Eddy is on it.