Larian Studios is hit with a tiktok ban for a bear-formdruid sex scene in Baldur's Gate 3.

You might be startled to hear that Baldur's Gate 3 allows you to have sexual relations with a druid who has been shape-shifted into animal form, specifically that of a bear (a Grizzly, to our discriminating eye).

You shouldn't be, given Commander Shepard's own romantic escapades; a decade earlier, BioWare was experimenting with the kinds of inter-party hanky panky that would go on to cause such a fuss once fully realised in the later Mass Effect series.

Fast forward to 2023, and we're just over a month away from the release of Baldur's Gate 3, a sequel that has some fans as excited as Half-Life 3. This time, Larian Studios, the masterminds of 

Over the weekend, Larian conducted its Panel from Hell for Divinity: Original Sin 2 (an excellent RPG in its own right), which became so heated at one point that TikTok halted the studio's stream. You can get a taste of it in the video below, which was shared on Twitter:

Michael Douse, Larian's Director of Publishing, later Tweeted that TikTok had cancelled the studio's stream (which was removed from the service an hour before it concluded) because "it was too artistic and they don't understand." Chief Executive Officer Swen Vincke stated that "every single person who's seen it is like, 'oh my god.' But it's funny."

Baldur's Gate 3 will be released on the PlayStation 5 on September 6th, so we won't have much longer to wait. Given that some of us have been anticipating this since Shadows of Amn was released in 2000, we shall be counting down the days. Do you feel that true love transcends our physical selves? Please share your thoughts in the comments box below.