Tag: Dragon Age
News You Can Get a Head Start on Next Week's Big PS Plus Game
Create your Dragon Age character today
Dragon Age: The Veilguard marks one of the biggest PS Plus Essential drops for some time, based both on its general quality and how it was only released for PS5 a handful of months ago. It's an update important enough that you may be willing to drop what you're currently playing to experience it now, but you...
News Original Dragon Age Writer Responds to EA's Live Service Obsession with Common Sense
"Follow Larian's lead"
Earlier this week, EA CEO Andrew Wilson set the internet ablaze with comments suggesting that Dragon Age: The Veilguard would have performed better if it had live service elements. Plenty of people have fired back against such a notion, but few have done so with the clarity of lead Dragon Age: Origins writer David Gaider...
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard Failed Because It Wasn't Live Service, EA CEO Seems to Suggest
Players want "shared worlds" and "deeper engagement"
According to Andrew Wilson, the CEO at EA, one of the reasons why Dragon Age: The Veilguard didn't meet its internal sales expectations could be because it didn't ship as a live service product. Speaking during the firm's recent quarterly earnings call, Wilson said the RPG "did not resonate" with...
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard Support Could Be Over Already as Patch 5 Drops on PS5
No mention of PS5 Pro fixes
Patch 5 for Dragon Age: The Veilguard is available to download now on PS5, weighing in at around 500MB. But it's actually BioWare's patch-accompanying comments that are the big talking point here, as it suggests that support for the action RPG is already coming to an end. Those who have been playing The Veilguard since...
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard, FC 25 Underperform, Force EA to Lower Financial Forecast
Dragon Age sells roughly 1.5 million
EA has lowered its financial forecast for the rest of this fiscal year, ending March 2025. The publisher points primarily to the underperformance of FC 25 — formerly known as FIFA — alongside sales of Dragon Age: The Veilguard failing to meet expectations. As outlined in the company's latest report, FC 25...
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard Director Is Leaving BioWare
Having served an 18-year career at EA
Dragon Age: The Veilguard game director Corinne Busche is leaving BioWare after an 18-year career at EA, with two of them in the position on the RPG project, Eurogamer reports. It is understood the developer hasn't been affected by any layoffs elsewhere; this is simply Busche moving on in the coming weeks...
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard's Character Creator Now Free on PS5, Patch 4 Adds Hawke's Armour
Face time
4th December marks Dragon Age Day on the BioWare calendar, and so the developer's dishing out some surprise presents. To start with, it's launched a standalone version of the character creator from Dragon Age: The Veilguard. You can download it for free on PS5, and spend a ridiculous amount of time crafting your ideal hero. You can then...
News Analyst Says Dragon Age: The Veilguard Had a Good, But Not a Great Launch
#6 in the U.S. for November, but there's more to the story
A clearer picture of how Dragon Age: The Veilguard is performing is starting to emerge, although maddeningly, we still don't have the hard and fast numbers. Released 31st October, we are approaching the month's final figures, and the always insightful Mat Piscatela of Circana has provided...
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard Patch 3 Out Now, BioWare Promises Another Update 'Soon'
Keep your Veilguard up
BioWare has released a new update for Dragon Age: The Veilguard, bringing a handful of improvements to the overall experience, while also squashing a bunch of bugs. Highlights include photo mode filters, and a selection of user interface-based enhancements. Meanwhile, the bug fixes address all kinds of things, like wonky...
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard Sales Keep Pace with Dragon's Dogma 2, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth in UK
"It's not earth shattering, but it isn't terrible"
Dragon Age: The Veilguard appears to mark the critical return of developer BioWare, but its commercial impact remains harder to parse almost two weeks after launch. At least in the UK (the seventh-largest individual market for games globally), The Veilguard reportedly performed comparably to...
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard Reveals Players' Most Popular Class, Race, and Faction
Data Age
BioWare's always been quick to share player statistics for its games. In particular, the developer used to spark heated debates amongst fans whenever it revealed data for Mass Effect. And while we doubt that these early points of interest for Dragon Age: The Veilguard will prove very surprising, they still provide some welcome insight into...
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard's First PS5 Update Out Now, Adds Mass Effect Armour, Fixes Bugs
Behind the Veil
The first post-launch update for Dragon Age: The Veilguard will be dropping at some point this week, developer BioWare has confirmed. The full patch notes won't be released until the update is actually available, but it sounds like some decent adjustments are incoming. The studio gives a brief overview of what to expect, writing:...
News Metacritic Responds to Ongoing Dragon Age: The Veilguard Review Bombing Campaign
User scores: what are they good for?
Dragon Age: The Veilguard has been out in the wild for a few days, but the furore surrounding BioWare's latest continues unabated. Review aggregate site Metacritic has spoken out in response to the wave of low-effort, negative user reviews, which are at odds with both the game's critical reception and user...
News Dragon Age PS5 Remaster Collection Is Unlikely, But 'Never Say Never'
Game engine issues get in the way
The Mass Effect Legendary Legendary Edition is right up there with Valve's The Orange Box as one of the best deals in gaming, and if BioWare were to ever give its Dragon Age RPG series the same treatment, it would join them. There have been some calls for such a remastered collection of Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon...
News BioWare Rules Out Any Dragon Age: The Veilguard DLC
Now focused on Mass Effect
BioWare has revealed it won't be releasing any post-launch DLC or expansions for its new PS5 release Dragon Age: The Veilguard, as the developer has now shifted all its attention to the next Mass Effect game. During a deep dive interview with Rolling Stone, creative director John Epler confirmed the shift in focus. "With...
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard Comes Out Swinging, Already EA's Biggest Single Player Game on Steam
Dragons are all the rage
Dragon Age: The Veilguard is now available, and early indicators point to BioWare's RPG being a hit, managing to unseat Star Wars Jedi: Survivor to become EA's biggest single-player launch on Steam, with over 70,000 concurrents recorded, and that ahead of the weekend. While somewhat split critically, at least on Valve's...
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard's Raunchy ESRB Description Needs to Relax
"Characters kissing, moaning, and straddling each other"
BioWare's Dragon Age: The Veilguard will continue the admittedly adult series when it arrives on 31st October on PS5, with its legions of adoring fans ready to return to the fantasy world of Thedas. Whoever wrote the game's Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) description certainly...
News PS5 Pro Makes Quality, Performance Modes in Dragon Age: The Veilguard Better Than Ever
Better visuals, ray tracing in 60FPS mode
BioWare has detailed the sort of improvements future PS5 Pro owners can look forward to when they play Dragon Age: The Veilguard on Sony's enhanced console. The RPG releases one week before the PS5 Pro on 31st October 2024, but once you do have the console, both its Fidelity and Performance modes will be...
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard Trophies Want You to Do Everything on PS5
53 Trophies to earn in next big RPG
A set of 53 Trophies for Dragon Age: The Veilguard has appeared on Exophase in the last hour or so, allowing budding RPG players to plot their course to the Platinum. It's not known yet whether this structure is reflected in the game, but the story-focused Trophies split themselves up into 14 distinct parts, and...
News Dragon Age Series Ditches Those Disgusting Spiders in The Veilguard
Good
Disgusting, filthy creatures of nightmare, spiders are the worst. Thankfully, if you hate the horrible beasts as much as we do, you can freely explore the darkest crevices of Dragon Age: The Veilguard. BioWare has confirmed that, for the first time in the series, the eight-legged, fantasy-foe staple will not be featured. Interestingly, we...
News Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe Behind Dragon Age: The Veilguard's Rousing Soundtrack
Sounds like Hollywood
EA and BioWare have announced the talent behind Dragon Age: The Veilguard's soundtrack, and they've roped in a couple of Hollywood composers for the job. Announced on social media, it's none other than Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe behind the OST for the upcoming RPG. The main theme is now available to stream on services like...
News Just Three Decisions from Dragon Age: Inquisition Will Carry Over to The Veilguard
Just the important stuff
While previous games in the series have allowed for players' choices, just three from Dragon Age: Inquisition will carry over to The Veilguard. If you never played that game, don't worry; the "Adventurer's Past" feature in character creation will allow you to set the scene quickly. Vague ending spoilers for Dragon Age:...
News BioWare Battles Dragons in Lengthy Dragon Age: The Veilguard Mage Gameplay
Back, foul beast!
During Sony's State of Play showcase, BioWare showed off some dragon-busting Dragon Age: The Veilguard gameplay, with a mage character going up against multiple evil beasties. In a second trailer, the build used is dissected, and we can glean a little more about how power progression will work in the upcoming, expansive RPG. The...
News Dragon Age: Inquisition Massively Oversold Projections, Remains BioWare's Biggest Game
Commander who?
In a mildly surprising revelation a decade on from the launch of BioWare's Dragon Age: Inquisition, it turns out the developers' last venture to Thedas was wildly successful and "massively" oversold EA's internal projections. In addition, Inquisition shifted a monstrous 12 million copies, making it BioWare's best-selling game to date;...
News Enjoy 22 Minutes of Developer-Led Dragon Age: The Veilguard Gameplay
Ferelden fever
At long last, Dragon Age: The Veilguard is out next month, releasing on 31st October. IGN has an exclusive 22 minutes of developer-led gameplay to tide us over, showing off some of your hub area, The Lighthouse, as well as some light side-questing. We can't help but anticipate The Veilguard, which is really shaping up to be the big,...
News Prep for The Veilguard with Eight-Part Dragon Age Narrative Podcast
You heard right
While Dragon Age: The Veilguard doesn't drop until 31st October on PS5, companionship-starved fans can get a taste of the friendship to come in an eight-part narrative podcast series. The series serves as a prequel to the game and an introduction to its companion characters. Dragon Age: Vows & Vengeance kicks off in just a few...
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard Drops Loads of PS5 Gameplay, Action Combat Details
Warrior, come out to play
Having previously promised to bring us way more information on the action combat system in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, BioWare has gone ahead and dropped a bunch of gameplay trailers, each of which outline a different part of the experience. The video at the top of this article details pre-combat preparation, giving us a...
News Feast Your Eyes on Dark Horse's Imposing Dragon Age: The Veilguard Hardcover Art Book
If looks could kill
Ready or not, Dragon Age: The Veilguard is coming in hot, detailing the onslaught of media fans can expect ahead of launch (which was confirmed to be 31st October on PS5 in a much better trailer). But if your gaming-adjacent tastes lie in a more tangible direction, then perhaps the reaso
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard Confirms October PS5 Release Date in a Much Better Trailer
Behind the veil
Update: It's official: Dragon Age: The Veilguard launches for PS5 on the 31st October. You can catch the date and a lot of brand new footage via the game's new trailer, which we've embedded above. We don't think it's a particularly amazing video, but it's a heck of a lot better than that initial reveal trailer that got everyone so...
Announcement of an announcement of an announcement
The Dragon Age: The Veilguard release date is finally here! Well, almost. BioWare's confirmed that it'll be handing eager fans a full date roughly 24 hours from the posting of this article. Just to be clear, it'll be announced on the 15th August at 9pm Pacific / 12pm Eastern / 5pm UK / 6pm Central...
BioWare is going big
Dragon Age: The Veilguard has a lot of expectations riding on it, and BioWare appears to be going all out to meet them, promising an ambitious RPG of rare scale. In fact, the developer says that the game's opening is bigger and more bombastic than the conclusion to 2014's Dragon Age: Inquisition, which was pretty impressive in...
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard Won't Let You Control Companion Characters
"I will admit that, on paper, that might feel like something was taken away"
Dragon Age: The Veilguard is starting to sound like a proper Dragon Age game. Mechanically speaking, each release is radically different, tied together by thematic and recurring elements, kind of like Final Fantasy (with templars in place of moogles). Put another way,...
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard October Release Date Rumours Backed Up By Removed Art Book
Dragon it out
A now removed product listing for the official Dragon Age: The Veilguard art book has given weight to recent rumours. Indeed, there have been whispers that the RPG is aiming for an October launch, and this art book — which was spotted by Reddit users — was set for the 30th October. Again, the listing has since been taken down,...
News BioWare Reveals Release Window for Dragon Age: The Veilguard Release Date Announcement
You'll know it in August
In a new type of developer confirmation that information is right around the corner, BioWare has announced the release window of the Dragon Age: The Veilguard release date reveal. We'll discover the PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC release date next month along with a "new roadmap" and "more looks at the game". The funny but...
Keep talking
A bigger script doesn't necessarily mean a better RPG, but a huge amount of dialogue can suggest that the RPG in question offers a lot of depth. We're hoping that's the case with Dragon Age: The Veilguard, as developer BioWare has commented on the sheer number of lines that it's recorded for the upcoming adventure. For reference,...
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard Not the 'Right Game' for 'Nasty' Blood Magic
Keep your evil bottled up within
RPGs often feature a morality system, allowing players to dictate how their chosen character will interact with a given game world, ranging from relatively black-and-white to endlessly crushing, grimdark grey (we're looking squarely at you, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader). How BioWare's upcoming Dragon Age: The...
News BioWare Will 'Finally' Return to Its Roots with Dragon Age: The Veilguard's Storytelling
Golden Age
There's a crystal clear emphasis on character-driven storytelling in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. From the actual name of the game through to the (admittedly terrible) reveal trailer, and then the fairly promising gameplay demonstration, The Veilguard's party members are in the spotlight. And this is exactly what BioWare should be doing,...
News Nudity Confirmed for Dragon Age: The Veilguard: 'This is a Mature RPG'
The veil comes off
The Veilguard, the next instalment of BioWare's Dragon Age series, will feature nudity in the style of similarly adult RPGs like Cyberpunk 2077 and Baldur's Gate 3. This is important for many reasons, immersion perhaps one of them, but it marks the first time a game developed by the studio will spice up its romance scenes by...
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard's In-Depth Difficulty Settings Even Have a No Death Option
Not today
Upcoming RPG Dragon Age: The Veilguard will feature a full suite of customisable difficulty options. A new Game Informer article reveals that alongside your typical premade settings — Storyteller, Adventurer, and Nightmare — you'll be able to adjust individual values in order to create your own custom difficulty. You can tweak...
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard Character Creation Covers Appearance, Classes, and Factions
Craft your hero across hundreds of options
Dragon Age: The Veilguard changed its name to better reflect the upcoming game's major focus of forming a party, but what's always going to be at the centre of that plight is your own custom character. Just like other major RPGs, you will have the chance to shape and craft your own protagonist at the start...
News Dragon Age Name Change Reflects Game's Focus on Your Party Rather Than Solas
Your side of the story
The decision to change the name of the next BioWare game Dragon Age: The Veilguard came from a want to focus the subtitle on the party you'll form throughout the RPG rather than the villain, key figures at the studio have revealed. In an interview with Game Informer, multiple developers are posed the same question and the...
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard Assures Its RPG Roots with Massive Skill Trees for Each Class
In for the skill
It's perhaps a little unfair given that we've only seen 20 minutes of (early) gameplay from Dragon Age: The Veilguard, but there's already cynicism over the title's role-playing depth. To be fair, BioWare does have a history of... streamlining RPG systems in successive games (Mass Effect 3 immediately comes to mind), but as alluded,...
News Series Stalwart Mark Darrah Says Veilguard Is the 'Best Dragon Age Game' He's Ever Played
Fall 2024 can't come soon enough
Mark Darrah, former BioWare executive producer and director for much of the Dragon Age series, says the studio's upcoming Dragon Age: The Veilguard is the best of the bunch. Darrah, who departed the studio in 2020, returned as a consultant on this new entry late last year and was impressed by the experience...
Poll So, What Are Your Thoughts on Dragon Age: The Veilguard?
Step beyond the veil
Now that we've all had time to process them, we want to know your thoughts on the recently revealed Dragon Age: The Veilguard. BioWare's RPG (or should we say action RPG?) turned out to be a major talking point amongst a wave of game announcements and updates from this summer's showcases. Almost a whole decade after the release...
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard Is Very 'Mission-Based', Not Unlike Mass Effect
More linear than Inquisition
More details on Dragon Age: The Veilguard are starting to emerge now that the game has finally been shown off. The main points are all rather evident if you've watched the gameplay demonstration: it's a full action RPG, dialogue wheels still exist, and you play as a completely custom character. But something from IGN's...
News Forget About the Cheesy Reveal Trailer with 20 Mins of Dragon Age: The Veilguard Gameplay
Behind the veil
As promised, BioWare has unveiled 20 minutes of gameplay from Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Showcasing what looks to be the game's opening act, it's a linear sequence that's been edited down to avoid story spoilers. The actual art direction is a lot less cartoony than what we saw in the title's incredibly divisive reveal trailer, while...
Preview Dragon Age: The Veilguard Leans Hard into Companions, Choices, and Consequences
Decisions, decisions
Companions and choices have always been at the heart of Dragon Age, and that looks to be no different in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. In fact, the game recently picked up its new subtitle in order to emphasise how important your party of pals will be during the adventure. From what we saw at Summer Game Fest Play Days — hosted...
News Hold Your Horses, Dragon Age: The Veilguard Actually Looks Sick in Gameplay Teaser
Keep your powder dry
During the Xbox Showcase, we got our first proper look at the recently re-named Dragon Age: The Veilguard, with the CGI trailer BioWare opted for promptly getting torn to shreds by starving fans. In response (probably), the developer has released a sneak peek at gameplay ahead of a longer showing planned for tomorrow. We are...
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard Reveal Has Utterly Torn Fan Opinion as Trailer Gets Slaughtered
Hole in the veil
Yesterday, during the Xbox showcase, we got our first proper look at Dragon Age: The Veilguard — a game that's reportedly survived a nightmarish development cycle over the last decade or so. While it was only a CG trailer, it prompted immediate reactions from both fans and curious onlookers because of its tone and art direction...
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard Shifts to 'Real-Time Action Combat'
We're a long way from Origins
As has been rumoured over the past couple of years or so, Dragon Age: The Veilguard is apparently going full action in terms of its combat system. That's according to Game Informer, who have an exclusive look at the upcoming RPG in their next issue. The publication writes: "We visited BioWare's Edmonton, Canada, office...
