{"id":49554,"date":"2024-04-15T10:30:18","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T08:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2024320"},"modified":"2024-04-15T13:44:56","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T11:44:56","slug":"neil-newbon-talks-baldurs-gate-4-decision-and-fallout-london","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/neil-newbon-talks-baldurs-gate-4-decision-and-fallout-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Neil Newbon talks Baldur\u2019s Gate 4 decision and Fallout London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> BG3&#8217;s Astarion actor was at the BAFTA Games Awards. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Rob Leane\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 15 April 2024 at 08:30 AM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Baldur\u2019s Gate 3\u2019s Astarion actor, Neil Newbon, cut a very cool figure on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/bafta-games-awards-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BAFTA Games Awards<\/a> red carpet, with his shirt-free suit being translated into <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Fahrennheit\/status\/1778747391497113747\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online fan art<\/a>\u00a0almost instantaneously.<\/p>\n<p>While speaking to <a href=\"http:\/\/RadioTimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> on the red carpet, Newbon admitted that his role in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/baldurs-gate-3-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Baldur\u2019s Gate 3<\/a> has changed his life, with the game\u2019s adoring community getting a big shout-out from the actor (who was nominated for Performer in a Leading Role at the awards).<\/p>\n<p>As well as telling us his thoughts on the decision by the developers <em>not\u00a0<\/em>to make Baldur\u2019s Gate 4, despite the third instalment\u2019s huge success, Newbon revealed that he has an upcoming project related to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/fallout-tv-show-release-date-amazon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fallout<\/a> universe.<\/p>\n<p>You can see the full interview with Newbon embedded below in video form, so take a look at that if you want to see everything he said! Or keep on reading for some choice highlights from the conversation.<\/p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenvideo.io\/players\/gv.js\" data-license-key=\"f0cf5e3e9068d9a4affa36d5c8962eaf1a0662ba\"\/> <div style=\"width:50%;min-height:100vh;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16\/9;position:relative;\"> <style><![CDATA[ .gvtext1, .gvtext2 { animation-duration: 5s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; animation-direction: alternate; width:100%; } .gvtext1 { animation-name: gvtext1; } .gvtext2 { animation-name: gvtext2; } @keyframes gvtext1 { 0% { opacity: 1 } 47% { opacity: 1 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 100% { opacity: 0 } } @keyframes gvtext2 { 0% { opacity: 0 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 53% { opacity: 1 } 100% { opacity: 1 } } ]]><\/style> <div style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:smaller;position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;background:rgb(208, 208, 208);border-radius:30px;display:flex;text-align:center;align-items:center;\"> <div class=\"gvtext2\" style=\"position:absolute;\"> Green Video Post Element <br\/>Video ID: \"a9adf80a8793c38c753ad8f32cc621ea79f83a13\" <br\/>Mix ID: \"\" <br\/>Player ID: \"Tw3-XowQ\" <\/div> <div class=\"gvtext1\" style=\"padding: 10px;\"> If the player doesn't appear here within a few seconds, the Player ID or Licence Key (set via IM Green Video settings) might be invalid. <\/div> <\/div> <green-video embed-id=\"Tw3-XowQ\" content-id=\"a9adf80a8793c38c753ad8f32cc621ea79f83a13\" mix-id=\"\"\/>\n<\/div> <p>With Astarion becoming such a beloved character and Newbon\u2019s performance going down amazingly well with fans and awards juries alike, is any part of him disappointed that developer Larian Studios does not have any current plans to make DLC follow-ups or a full sequel in Baldur\u2019s Gate 4?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, not at all,\u201d Newbon said. \u201cI completely understand [studio head] Swen [Vincke]\u2019s reasoning and also Larian\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love the fact that they\u2019ve actually had that moment of honesty with themselves and gone, \u2018Actually, you know what, our heart\u2019s not in this, so therefore, we\u2019re not going to do it, we\u2019re gonna do something else.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s far better to be like that, than to make something that you\u2019re not proud of. That you don\u2019t really like. So I think then, ultimately, you have to then step back and think, \u2018Why would we even make that, then?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, as an actor, if I\u2019m in a role that I don\u2019t like, if I\u2019m not really feeling a character, and I take the job, that\u2019s gonna be very hard to do a good job with it. Because my heart\u2019s not in it. So I think they made the right decision.\u201d<\/p> <p>Since he\u2019s not heading back to Baldur\u2019s Gate, does Newbon have any other fun projects in the offing? He said: \u201cI cannot tell you, but lots of really cool stuff is happening at the moment, some stuff I\u2019m really excited about.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cActually, the one thing I can tell you about, I actually did an indie mod game. I have a voice in Fallout London, which is a mod for Fallout 4. And that was just a whole bunch of industry professionals getting together for free and just doing it because we wanted to make a fun mod.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI came in very late, it\u2019s been a lot of fun, and that\u2019s coming out very soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, in the days since Newbon said that, Fallout London has been delayed due to potential tech problems that could be caused by the soon-to-launch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/fallout-4-next-gen-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fallout 4 next-gen update<\/a>. So the fan-made London mod is now a little bit further away than we thought.<\/p>\n<p>As for what he can tease about the hotly anticipated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/fallout-london-release-date\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fallout London<\/a>, Newbon said: \u201cI would say I hope people really embrace the idea that it\u2019s the same world, but it\u2019s a different world. So I think that\u2019s one thing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that people go into it expecting it\u2019s going to be absolutely like Fallout. It\u2019s not. It\u2019s a very British invention, I would say. They\u2019ve done some really cool stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While you wait for Newbon\u2019s new projects to come out, check out our full list of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/bafta-games-awards-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BAFTA Games Awards 2024 winners<\/a> or our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/phil-wang-bafta-games-awards-exclusive-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">interview with host Phil Wang<\/a>. We\u2019ll bring you more of our red carpet coverage soon!<\/p>\n<p>[squirrel-affiliate-playlist squirrel_playlist_id=\u201d653\u2033 \/]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our <a title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/\">Gaming<\/a> coverage or visit our <a title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\">TV Guide<\/a> and <a title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\">Streaming Guide<\/a> to find out what\u2019s on. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to <a title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\">The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> BG3&#8217;s Astarion actor was at the BAFTA Games Awards. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":49555,"template":"","categories":[1,8],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/neil-newbon-talks-baldurs-gate-4-decision-and-fallout-london.jpg",1600,1066,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/neil-newbon-talks-baldurs-gate-4-decision-and-fallout-london-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/neil-newbon-talks-baldurs-gate-4-decision-and-fallout-london-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/neil-newbon-talks-baldurs-gate-4-decision-and-fallout-london-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/neil-newbon-talks-baldurs-gate-4-decision-and-fallout-london-1024x682.jpg",800,533,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/neil-newbon-talks-baldurs-gate-4-decision-and-fallout-london-1536x1023.jpg",1536,1023,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/neil-newbon-talks-baldurs-gate-4-decision-and-fallout-london.jpg",1600,1066,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"BG3's Astarion actor was at the BAFTA Games Awards.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/49554"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}