Baldur's Gate 3 somehow delays Grok update on Twitter, and Larian feels the same way about that as you: "Can I have just one normal week"

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Astarian looking pensive with his hand resting on his chin in Baldur's Gate 3
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I like to think we've all taken time off work or rearranged our schedules to make room for video games at one point or another, and Elon Musk is reportedly no exception. The multi-multi-multi-billionaire apparently became so engrossed in Baldur's Gate 3, he parlayed a rollout for Grok because its Dungeons and Dragons knowledge left something to be desired.

In a report from Business Insider, it's stated Musk literally moved staff around to make sure Grok's responses on Larian's RPG were of better quality. "In one instance last year, a model release was delayed for several days because Musk was dissatisfied with how the chatbot answered detailed questions about the video game Baldur’s Gate, according to people familiar with the matter," the piece states.

There's no feedback on whether Grok suddenly became a worthy authority on Larian's blockbuster release, probably because many players don't care to use chatbots for things they can figure out themselves or ask each other about. Given some of the enormous ethical issues surrounding the Twitter-integrated software - and AI chatbots as a whole - I don't think it's a popular tool for navigating the Forgotten Realms.

Baldur's Gate 3 isn't the only game that became part of xAI's day-to-day either. Business Insider states Musk also tried to make Grok get good at a certain MOBA from Riot Games. "At the end of 2025, at least five war rooms were running simultaneously, according to three people. One, they said, was dedicated to teaching Grok how to play one of Musk’s favorite video games, League of Legends," says the piece.

Larian's director of publishing, Michael Douse, responded to these claims appropriately. "Can I have just one normal week," he says on Twitter. It's looking doubtful on that one, I'm afraid. I wonder if employees under Musk are already dreading when the new Divinity arrives.

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Anthony McGlynn
Anthony McGlynn
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Anthony is an Irish entertainment and games journalist, now based in Glasgow. He previously served as Senior Anime Writer at Dexerto and News Editor at The Digital Fix, on top of providing work for Variety, IGN, Den of Geek, PC Gamer, and many more. Besides Studio Ghibli, horror movies, and The Muppets, he enjoys action-RPGs, heavy metal, and pro-wrestling. He interviewed Animal once, not that he won’t stop going on about it or anything.

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