BioWare hopes Dragon Age: The Veilguard brings the studio "back into the conversation as a top game studio" after Anthem and Mass Effect Andromeda flops
Nov. 1, 2024BioWare is in desperate need of a hit
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Dragon Age: The Veilguardis officially out in the wild, andBioWareis hoping its success will bring the studio back into the fans' good graces.
A newBloombergreport details Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s turbulent development, which saw the project go through two internal reboots, first from a single-player RPG to a live-service game and then back to the single-player RPG that ultimately released on Halloween. BioWare boss Gary McKay told Bloomberg “a lot of things started to fall into place” following the decision to ditch the live-service idea and go back to the studio’s roots.
GamesRadar+’s 4/5-starDragon Age: The Veilguard reviewcalls the game “a true return to RPG form for BioWare,” praising the “captivating companions with rich arcs,” the “action-oriented combat that’s tough but fair,” and the “catnip for lore nerds.”
Naturally, BioWare parent company EA is hoping the same, withCEO Andrew Wilson saying in a recent investors call that Dragon Age: The Veilguard has “breakout capabilities” due to “incredibly strong” reviews and “limited competition” in the AAA space.
“After all the chatter” about Baldur’s Gate and Dragon Age, Baldur’s Gate 3 director hints he’s “very curious” to play The Veilguard - and he wasted no time on the download.
Sign up to the GamesRadar+ Newsletter
Weekly digests, tales from the communities you love, and more
After scoring a degree in English from ASU, I worked as a copy editor while freelancing for places like SFX Magazine, Screen Rant, Game Revolution, and MMORPG on the side. Now, as GamesRadar’s west coast Staff Writer, I’m responsible for managing the site’s western regional executive branch, AKA my apartment, and writing about whatever horror game I’m too afraid to finish.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s big bad isn’t bald due to hereditary hair loss, his age, or a stylistic choice: “Solas lost hair because of stress”
Dragon Age: The Veilguard directors say they would’ve loved to explore “what lies beyond the sea” and add new classes in the DLC we’re never getting
After the massive success of Deadpool and Wolverine, Ryan Reynolds says he sees the Merc with a Mouth as more of a supporting character going forward
