You might well have forgotten about Exodus in the year since it was first revealed at The Game Awards 2023 by actor Matthew McConaughey, who's playing a mysterious "major character" in it called C.C Orlev. The good news is that about a year on, it's now gotten its first gameplay trailer, featuring action that looks like it'll appeal to those who like to bang, ok.
]]>A lot of Dragon Age fans were left disappointed at how few decisions from previous games matter in The Veilguard, but BioWare has promised they're still important.
]]>Dragon Age: The Veilguard hasn't been a surefire hit with everyone, but luckily the series' original designer has a new game on the way, and it's out soon.
]]>Yesterday was Dragon Age day, and fittingly, some of the top devs behind Dragon Age: The Veilguard used it as a chance to chat a bit about where the series could go in the future, now most people have seen the end of this latest adventure that involved Rook, Solas, and everyone else.
]]>No matter who you are, right now the games industry is a tough place, as Humanoid Origin, the new studio from the director of Mass Effect, is shutting down.
]]>Dragon Age: The Veilguard's a game about you and a group of different people - weirdo mates, if we're honest - doing a fantasy thing. Baldur's Gate 3 is a slightly different game about you and a group of different people - weirdo mates, if we're honest - doing a fantasy thing. And now, thanks to a modder, you can combine the two a bit by giving your Rook some facial ink.
]]>Over the past few days, the dam has properly broken on Dragon Age: The Veilguard modding, with folks finally starting to be able to do stuff that isn't just reshades or Rook presets. Anyway, we've now hit that blessed point where mods that're pretty funny are starting to arrive - such as one that covers the Dread Wolf himself in lipstick.
]]>I want to be absolutely clear: I really think Dragon Age: The Veilguard is rather good. It’s also true that it’s a game that is drawn taut between its different ambitions. It wants to reach new fans while satisfying series fans who’ve waited a decade for Inquisition’s cliffhanger to resolve. It wants to be accessible, but it wants to be a full-fat RPG. It wants to depict a world on the edge of a knife, the gentlest breeze enough to tip it into the pit – but it also wants you to have a nice time.
]]>It's been a bit quiet on the Dragon Age: The Veilguard modding front so far, unless you've been in the market for works that make the game look a bit darker or save you some character creation time. However, it now looks like that's starting to change, with a bunch of new mods using a new tool to help them do stuff beyond that.
]]>Dragon Age: Inquisition players currently aren't able to import their world states over from the Keep, but don't worry, BioWare is working on a fix.
]]>GOG has announced it’s kicking off a new preservation program that’ll see it commit extra resources to making sure a selection of the kinda old to very old titles it offers run well across a variety of modern and future hardware.
]]>Players have had their hands on Dragon Age: The Veilguard for a little bit now, so BioWare has shared some interesting facts and figures about everyone's playthroughs.
]]>Dragon Age: The Veilguard has now gotten its first patch, and while I'm sure you've seen the Mass Effect gear care package it adds to the game, you also need to look through the rest of the notes, because BioWare's saved us all from some very weird NPC behaviour.
]]>Do you live your life a quarter star system at a time? Well, if you do, and you're into Mass Effect, here's some good news. It's been revealed that BioWare's sci-fi RPG series is getting its own TV show from Amazon, with development having already kicked off.
]]>It's N7 Day, that wonderful time of year when alien fanciers the world over come together, look at BioWare, and say 'come on then, do a thing'. Well, the good news is that this year, BioWare's done a thing with No Man's Sky developer Hello Games. As of today, Mass Effect's Normandy is back in NMS, arrving alongside some other new features.
]]>Hey, Mass Effecters, that day every year when you put on your best Commander Shepard socks, show off that Garrus tattoo you got on your inner thigh for some reason, and look out for Mass Effecty things is almost here. However, if you're expecting a huge reveal about the series' next entry from this year's N7 Day, it seems you'll need to keep your expectations in check, due to Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
]]>Warning: Spoilers for Dragon Age: The Veilguard lie ahead.
]]>Dragon Age: The Veilguard's positive early momentum in terms of the amount of folks playing it via Steam carried nicely into the first weekend following its release, witn a peak of nearly 90,000 Rooks having descended on Thedas.
]]>Sorry to dash the hopes of you hoping for more from Dragon Age: The Veilguard, but no, BioWare still doesn't have any DLC plans for its latest RPG.
]]>One of the things that filled the ten year gap between Dragon Age: Inquisition and its recently released successor Dragon Age: The Veilguard was fans wondering aloud if BioWare would consider releasing a collection of the older games in the series, all nicely tweaked for modern hardware.
]]>Dragon Age: The Veilguard came out yesterday, and it certainly seems like there was no shortage of folks looking to dive back into Thedas, as BioWare's big fantasy thing quickly stole the crown to become BioWare's biggest ever Steam release.
]]>The mystical Arlathan Forest in Dragon Age: Veilguard is home to all sorts of spirits, ancient artefacts and treasure. And as Rook and their party explore the deepest reaches of the dense woodland, they come across a giant chest between the Forest Mire and Waterfront Glades.
]]>The abandoned Grey Warden fortress on the Rivain Coast in Dragon Age: Veilguard hides a tantalising secret. Hidden deep under the stronghold is a Grey Warden Vault containing unique and powerful equipment that could help Rook turn the tide against the Blighted Elven gods threatening all of Thedas.
]]>As Rook explores their mysterious new home of The Lighthouse in Dragon Age: Veilguard, they find secrets and puzzles around almost every corner.
]]>In Dragon Age: Veilguard, the spell-slinging mage is an unexpectedly versatile class, capable of both long-range sniping and explosive close-combat.
]]>As Rook and their companions plan to save Thedas from the Blighted Elven gods in Dragon Age: Veilguard, a devastating conundrum arises: the cities of Treviso and Minrathous are under attack from the forces of evil, but there’s only time to rescue one of them.
]]>Throughout your quest to save the world of Thedas in Dragon Age: Veilguard, you will be asked to make a slew of agonising decisions with ramifications that reach far beyond their immediate aftermath.
]]>On the trail of some missing Veil Jumper scouts in the Blighted village of D’meta’s Crossing in Dragon Age: Veilguard, Rook and their companions make a horrifying discovery.
]]>As part of Dragon Age: Veilguard’s deep character creator, you need to pick a Faction that determines your avatar’s backstory. As well as informing some of your role-play with your character, their Faction also has gameplay implications, including damage boosts and unique perks.
]]>Love is in the air of the Lighthouse in Dragon Age: Veilguard, continuing the grand tradition of romanceable companions in Bioware RPGs.
]]>In Dragon Age: Veilguard you take on the role of Rook, an elite warrior who’s destined to save the world, but how they do that is up to you.
]]>Dragon Age: The Veilguard releases tomorrow, October 31, so naturally EA's CEO has been banging the corporate drum about it in the company's latest earnings call, declaring that he reckons it has "breakout potential" because it's not up against as many other huge games as it could have been.
]]>Dragon Age: The Veilguard's reviews went live yesterday ahead of its release later this week, and naturally that ignited a lot of chatter from folks who've already played the game and those who're planning to. Among this noise was some talk about Bioware's other beloved RPG series, Mass Effect, with the developer currently leading work on the next entry having decided to broadly outline some stuff it'll do.
]]>Dragon Age: The Veilguard features one of the most intricate, interesting, and exciting skill systems I’ve seen deployed in an action-driven RPG in years. Its character progression threads the needle better than most of its rivals, offering up a depth of progression with game-breaking potential that’s meant to evoke the feeling of the enormous options found in the crunchy numbers-led ‘CRPGs’ of old.
]]>Warning: Spoilers for Dragon Age: Inquisition lie ahead.
]]>Sometimes, when two video game characters love each other very much, their models awkwardly bump up against each other while a voice actor does a usually very good job of making you feel less ashamed about knowing that the romance of it all could easily have been interrupted by a badly timed t-pose if the devs weren't as locked in as they usually are.
]]>You there. Have you got a minute? Did you stay up for September 24's State of Play broadcast from Playstation - the one that took place last night UK time? Well, Xbox has now let everyone know which of the games we saw at it are currently pencielled in to also be dropping on its platform, and if you'll just stop trying to walk through me, I can give you a quick roundup of the other big news from the show too.
]]>Dragon Age: The Veilguard has just got a brand-new gameplay trailer at Sony's State of Play, featuring a tense boss fight against a big dragon, as well as some more cinematic peaks at the overall narrative.
]]>It's sounding like Dragon Age: The Veilguard is going to be the complete package, as its director has said there aren't any plans for DLC expansions.
]]>Having now played seven hours of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, I think it’s fair to say that thus far, the game’s marketing messaging hasn’t quite landed.
]]>Get ready to spend a while staring at the cash you’d been planning to spent on a Halloween costume this year with mixed emotions, as Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s array of special and collectors’ editions have now been revealed. Yep, you can now start grappling with the decision as to which version you buy.
]]>The release date of Dragon Age: The Veilguard appears to have leaked online ahead of the official reveal scheduled for later today. If the date that’s appeared online is accurate, you may well want to cancel any plans you had to go out trick or treating.
]]>With such a long gap between Dragon Age: Inquisition and Veilguard, there was always the worry the two might be unrelated, but BioWare was always sure they would be.
]]>You shouldn't be getting your hopes up over Dragon Age: The Veilguard releasing before October, because EA says that's the soonest it will be out.
]]>Bioware has confirmed that it did indeed do a bit of a distracted boyfriend meme when it came to the idea of adding multiplayer elements to the game that's now known as Dragon Age: The Veilguard, but recovered after deciding it wanted to stick to its established strengths.
]]>Stop what you're doing, I need your full attention here. It's been confirmed that Dragon Age: The Veilguard does actually feature some nudity. However, Bioware won't tell anyone whether that includes genitalia - you know, those willies and flowers you learned about at school.
]]>Dragon Age: Dreadwolf's name change to The Veilguard came as a small surprise, but BioWare didn't do it just for the sake of it.
]]>Dragon Age: The Veilguard (God, I really dislike that title change) is almost here, finally. After an early scare because of a slightly confusing first trailer, that gameplay demo quelled many of our worries, but can it really escape Baldur's Gate 3's shadow?
]]>BioWare is known for its RPGs, though where titles like Mass Effect lean into the action, Dragon Age: The Veilguard will be more about the roleplay.
]]>After everyone got their first look at some gameplay from Dragon Age: The Veilguard the other day, former series lead David Gaider's now had a chance to give that reveal a watch. His thoughts? Overall, pretty positive.
]]>The latest entry in the Dragon Age series was probably the most talked-about game at Summer Games Fest’s hands-on play days event. I’m known as something of an RPG nerd, so I’d have people coming up to me a lot, launching into: “Have you seen it? Dragon Age?”
]]>We've finally gotten some gameplay from Dragon Age: The Veilguard, offering the first proper look at the recently renamed Bioware RPG. What's it like? Well, there's a cool looking city, plenty of cameos from established Dragon Age characters, and, well, lots of running around.
]]>Dragon Age: The Veilguard has just popped up with a new trailer at the Xbox Showcase, giving us our first ever look at Bioware's next big release. This also came with a release target, with the game set to launch in this fall.
]]>Dragon Age: Dreadwolf (aka the fourth Dragon Age) is now Dragon Age: The Veilguard, and we're getting a gameplay reveal next week, plus BioWare is finally opening up about the overall direction for the game.
]]>Dragon Age: Dreadwolf is likely still a little while away, but lucky for you the Epic Games Store is giving away Inquisition completely for free.
]]>Dragon Age: Dreadwolf could be released at some point this fiscal year, according to a report.
]]>Now we're all basking in the radioactive glow of success coming from Amazon's Fallout TV show, a lot of people are naturally wondering which video game series they might like to see get the Hollywood treatment next. Interestingly, for Dragon Age's former lead writer, the answer isn't, er, Dragon Age.
]]>Sometimes it's just really baffling why certain games are popular. And you wonder to yourself if it's just because you're broken in some way. What malfunction or defect from birth would lead someone to, say, think Horizon Zero Dawn is a load of cobblers?
]]>We already knew work had kicked off on Cyberpunk 2077’s sequel since the calendar flipped over to 2024, and now CD Projekt has revealed some of the fresh talent that’s joined the team of Night City vets working on the game.
]]>Tom's back by popular demand, but also to answer for his crimes against a previous guest: James Batchelor, author of The Best Non-Violent Video Games. For weeks following James' deserved win, Tom and Conner said some Very Mean things about him and his book, and even implied that virtuous host Jim Trinca (who is fair and kind) would let anyone win if they were on to plug some coffee table book that you can already read as tweets.
]]>Sorry to those of you looking forward to the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake, but it sounds like the project is at a standstill.
]]>I want to be absolutely clear right at the outset of this article: I love Mass Effect.
]]>It's a rough world out there for the live service games. Dozens of games have shuttered following lacklustre performance this year. Day one players are proving fair-weather. Who can blame them? Every live service game out there isn't just fighting for your money, it's fighting for your time. Why sink 100 hours into a flawed new release when you've already got 2,000 hours in Fortnite, Apex, or otherwise.
]]>You might not like that Starfield doesn't have any ground vehicles, but Bethesda's Todd Howard has said that this is by design.
]]>Starfield has been quite quiet on the narrative front – we’ve seen a lot of information about the game’s skills, planets, setting, and general aesthetic, but from the narrative side of things, Bethesda has been fairly tight-lipped.
]]>It’s become quite apparent that casual players instantly connected Larian Studios’ latest game and, previously, BioWare’s beloved IP because of their colorful companions and the players’ relationships with them. That “bear trailer” might be among the biggest marketing wins of the year if we look at the post-launch numbers that Baldur's Gate 3 keeps hitting even one week after its release and before arriving on PS5 next month. We certainly can’t ignore the already-in-place CRPG community that was dying to play a worthy follow-up to BioWare’s two original games, but I’d say BG3 owes its mainstream success to a very specific fantasy RPG crowd.
]]>The Xbox 360 first launched in 2005, and if you were fortunate enough to not encounter the ‘Red Ring of Death’ that the earlier consoles suffered from, then you were set for a good few years of gaming.
]]>The Wii U was a strange console. The wild success of the original Wii was never going to be an easy act to follow, but it’s pretty plain to see how this oddball console was the foundation of Nintendo’s latest bit of hardware, the Switch.
]]>Bioware has finally confirmed it is handing the galactic reins of Star Wars: The Old Republic over to Ultima Online studio Broadsword.
]]>Bioware will soon hand over the development and operation of its Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO to Ultima Online studio Broadsword Online.
]]>Pime Gaming has announced the June lineup of free games.
]]>Some gameplay for the upcoming BioWare title Dragon Age Dreadwolf appears to have leaked online.
]]>It's been almost a decade since BioWare released Dragon Age: Inquisition, the third instalment in the Dragon Age series, so we're about due for a new adventure in Thedas.
]]>After working at BioWare for more than 19 years, Mac Walters, who served as lead writer on Mass Effect 2 and 3, is leaving the studio.
]]>There's a new, quite short teaser for Dragon Age: Dreadwolf, though fans of the series might be happy to hear a familiar voice.
]]>Look, if I were you, I’d be dubious of that headline, too. But I am going to go even further here, now, in the opening paragraph, now that you’ve clicked and I’ve got your attention. Mass Effect isn’t just the best RPG series of all time – I think it’s also some of the best sci-fi of all time.
]]>The Netflix series Dragon Age: Absolution will debut on the streaming series December 9.
]]>N7 day has come and gone, with a series of updates and a cool tease for the future of Mass Effect coming alongside it. The most exciting of which is a short video, initially jumbled up and fragmented on release but quickly deciphered by the online Mass Effect community.
]]>Bioware has shared codex entries from Dragon Age: Dreadwolf, the upcoming fourth entry in the franchise.
]]>In a recent AMA on Reddit, lead writer on the first two Mass Effect games Drew Karpyshyn expressed surprise at people getting horny for Garrus.
]]>EA is doing away with BioWare Points, a currency available through the Origin Store used to purchase DLC for PC versions of Dragon Age and Mass Effect.
]]>You've almost certainly heard of Mary DeMarle – even if you don't know the name directly. DeMarle, with credits in the Myst, Homeworld, Deus Ex, and Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy series, has been head of narrative and writing at Eidos Montreal since 2011. She lead the way with the modern Deus Ex titles (that's Mankind Divided and Human Revolution) before building a crack team of writers to work on the latter Marvel tie-in.
]]>Today during Geeked Week 2022, Netflix and BioWare announced the new animated series, Dragon Age: Absolution.
]]>BioWare has announced the next game in the Dragon Age series is Dragon Age: Dreadwolf.
]]>Looks like a listing for a Mass Effect N7 day lithograph detailing the storyline for Mass Effect 5 was incorrect, leading many to believe Commander Shepard would return in the game.
]]>There are dozens of fantastic things to play on Game Pass, both on the family of Xbox consoles and PC.
]]>BioWare has provided a small update on the development status of Dragon Age 4.
]]>Word on the street is development on Dragon Age 4 is going well, and the game is on track to release in about 18 months.
]]>Get ready to relive the legend of Commander Shepard with the Mass Effect Legendary Edition through EA Play.
]]>Are you ready to dive head-first into a suicide mission that could save the human race? Are you prepared to sacrifice everything so you can kiss an alien whose face you'll probably never see? Do you want to get irrationally frustrated at the controls of a wimpy little moon buggy? Well, you're in luck: Mass Effect Legendary Edition is coming to Xbox Game Pass this week.
]]>Romance your shipmates, gain the loyalty of your companions and then get to work on those calibrations – we may soon get Mass Effect: Legendary Edition on Xbox Game Pass.
]]>We've seen plenty of small teases about Dragon Age 4 over the past few years; whether it's in concept art reveals or in teases at award shows as far back as three years ago, BioWare hasn't been shy in showing off hints of its next RPG epic.
]]>It looks like Commander Shepard is soon going to have a favourite TV on the Citadel. According to a new report, Amazon Studios is "nearing a deal" to develop a Mass Effect TV series based on BioWare’s iconic role-playing series.
]]>Finish those calibrations, have a quick chat to your crew mates and get ready to set off on what could potentially be a suicide mission all over again, because it looks like Mass Effect: Legendary Edition may be coming to Xbox Game Pass soon.
]]>It's been a quiet N7 day, but at least developer Bioware offered us something on the day that all Mass Effect fans hold dear: another look at something new from the upcoming game.
]]>EA is happy with the performance of Mass Effect: Legendary Edition.
]]>Bioware has released an infographic for the Mass Effect Legendary Edition which details choices that players have made across the trilogy.
]]>BioWare won't be part of this year's EA Play Live.
]]>Casey Hudson is back in the games industry.
]]>A Dragon Age 4 alpha file has been discovered on the PlayStation Store thanks to the efforts of a dataminer combing through Sony's database.
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