Dragon Age: Origins was an epic action RPG. It set new standards of quality both in combat and for its exquisite use of conversation trees. However, as good as the original was, it also had some serious flaws; combat felt unresponsive at best and downright broken at its worst, and the conversation trees often contained [...]
There’s no question that Dragon Age was one of the best releases of 2009; it won many awards, and has an average review score of 91. And to add to the excitement, BioWare has just announced that Dragon Age: Origins has sold over 3.2 million units worldwide, granting Dragon Age triple platinum status. “This is [...]
Japanese role-playing games don’t command the respect that they once had. But, why is that? BioWare, a leader in Western RPG development, believes that Japanese role-playing games don’t innovate, meaning that “lack of evolution” is the reason for the JRPG decline, in both sales and quality. “The fall of the JRPG in large part is [...]
BioWare’s known for impressive and engaging RPGs. However, the genre been seemingly non-existent this console generation; there are only a few out in the market right now. One of the many unnoticed problems of this console generation, BioWare has set out to fill this void with its “dark heroic fantasy” Dragon Age: Origins, the spiritual [...]
The very first chapter of Dragon Age Journeys, a free to play browser based game set in the Dragon Age world, entitled “The Deep Roads” is now available for download, EA announced today. In “The Deep Roads“, players will uncover a “dastardly plot that threatens to unleash a great evil that won’t stop until it [...]
Four years ago, co-founder Ray Muzyka revealed that “[BioWare] definitely [has] plans to continue the Jade Empire franchise” – teasing the possibility of a Xbox 360 sequel. However, since then, the heat over Muzyka’s comments have since been turned into smoke. When speaking to Strategy Informer, Dragon Age‘s lead designer Mike Laidlaw stomped on whether, or [...]
Leading video game developer BioWare, a division of Electronic Arts Inc., has secured a star-studded voiceover cast for its upcoming blockbuster game, Dragon Age: Origins. Featuring Tim Curry, star of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Broadway’s Spamalot, as well as Kate Mulgrew, well-known for her role as Capt. Kathryn Janeway in Star Trek: Voyager“. [...]
Today, BioWare, a division of Electronic Arts, announced the mystical City of Haven, which will be featured in their upcoming title Dragon Age: Origins. Information about the city: Some years ago, a lone traveler paid a visit to a tavern in Denerim, and after imbibing a great quantity of ale related a tale of his [...]
Leading video game developer BioWare, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. today announced the Dragon Age: Origins Collector’s Edition and pre-order incentive program. The Collector’s Edition is a premium package available in limited quantities featuring exclusive Dragon Age: Origins collectibles including a unique steel case, a cloth map of the world of Dragon Age, a Making-of [...]
During Spike TV’s E3 special last night the program showed a new CGI trailer for Dragon Age: Origins, the upcoming fantasy RPG from developer BioWare. However, one of the highlights of the trailer was the very end of the it were it showed the official release date for Dragon Age: Origins, October 20. Dragon Age: [...]