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BioWare Dev Explains Why He Thinks Dragon Age Is Basically Dead
Kotaku • • technology
Key Points:
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard underperformed commercially, leading to significant cutbacks at BioWare, which is now focused solely on a new Mass Effect game.
- Former series producer Mark Darrah expressed skepticism about the future of Dragon Age, doubting anyone at BioWare or EA would champion a new installment.
- Darrah criticized EA's corporate approach, describing it as prioritizing annualized sports franchises over single-title RPGs and likening the company to a hedge fund with a costly video game hobby.
- The upcoming EA leveraged buyout, heavily backed by Saudi investors, raises further uncertainty about BioWare's and Dragon Age's future, with Darrah questioning the desire to maintain these IPs under new ownership.
- The situation reflects a broader pattern of EA acquiring studios and IPs only to diminish or dismantle them over time.
