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Dragon Age: The Veilguard Gets Rook’s Weapon Appearance Pack Free DLC on PC

Dragon Age: The Veilguard Gets Rook’s Weapon Appearance Pack Free DLC on PC

The free DLC weapons pack was previously released for the Xbox Series X/S version of Dragon Age: The Veilguard back in January.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard UX Designer Revealed QA Team’s Issues With Figuring Out Combat System

Dragon Age: The Veilguard UX Designer Revealed QA Team’s Issues With Figuring Out Combat System

Dragon Age: The Veilguard's UX designer spoke about how wanting to design a clean interface led to confusion for the testers.

Jade Empire Could Have Been a Franchise if it Came to Xbox 360 – BioWare Co-Founder

Jade Empire Could Have Been a Franchise if it Came to Xbox 360 – BioWare Co-Founder

For Jade Empire's release, BioWare took Microsoft's advice to release it on the original Xbox just a few months before the Xbox 360 came out.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard and Sonic Colors: Ultimate Coming to PS Plus Essential on March 4th

Dragon Age: The Veilguard and Sonic Colors: Ultimate Coming to PS Plus Essential on March 4th

BioWare's high-profile RPG joins the subscription service after launching over four months ago and failing to meet EA's expectations.

Star Wars: The Old Republic’s Success Could Have Led to BioWare Co-Founders Taking Over EA From Within

Star Wars: The Old Republic’s Success Could Have Led to BioWare Co-Founders Taking Over EA From Within

For this takeover to be possible, Star Wars: The Old Republic would have had to be successful enough to make $2 billion a year.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard Underperformed Due to Lack of “Shared-World Features,” EA CEO Suggests

Dragon Age: The Veilguard Underperformed Due to Lack of “Shared-World Features,” EA CEO Suggests

"Games need to directly connect to the evolving demands of players who increasingly seek shared-world features," the EA boss says.

What Went Wrong with BioWare?

What Went Wrong with BioWare?

Yet again, BioWare finds itself in hot water. How did we get here?

BioWare Has Reportedly Shrunk Down to Less Than 100 People

BioWare Has Reportedly Shrunk Down to Less Than 100 People

The studio recently restructured and cut several jobs following the commercial underperformance of Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

Baldur’s Gate 3 Publishing Director Calls Out EA on BioWare Layoffs

Baldur’s Gate 3 Publishing Director Calls Out EA on BioWare Layoffs

Larian's Michael Douse criticized EA, saying it should have avoided layoffs and provided a better economic foundation for BioWare.

BioWare is Restructuring and Eliminating Roles for Mass Effect 5’s Development

BioWare is Restructuring and Eliminating Roles for Mass Effect 5’s Development

An unspecified number of BioWare devs are moving to other projects across EA, while some employees have been reportedly let go.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard, EA Sports FC 25 Contribute to $6 Billion Market Value Loss for EA

Dragon Age: The Veilguard, EA Sports FC 25 Contribute to $6 Billion Market Value Loss for EA

EA's flagship football franchise contributed the most to the underwhelming performance, though Veilguard did little to help.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard Gets Recommended Levels for Side Quests in Latest Update

Dragon Age: The Veilguard Gets Recommended Levels for Side Quests in Latest Update

The update largely focuses on this new quality-of-life addition, along with a host of bug fixes for BioWare's latest RPG.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard Underperformed in Q3 FY25, Reached 1.5 Million Players

Dragon Age: The Veilguard Underperformed in Q3 FY25, Reached 1.5 Million Players

The sequel missed Electronic Arts' player projections by about 50 percent, contributing to reduced bookings alongside EA Sports FC 25.

Next Mass Effect Seemingly Still Hasn’t Entered Full Production Yet

Next Mass Effect Seemingly Still Hasn’t Entered Full Production Yet

Former BioWare veteran Mark Darrah states the project isn't yet ready to scale up to full production, with BioWare staff assisting other EA projects in the interim.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard Director Confirms Departure, New Offer is a “Can’t Turn Down” Opportunity

Dragon Age: The Veilguard Director Confirms Departure, New Offer is a “Can’t Turn Down” Opportunity

Corrine Busche has confirmed that her next project is also in the "CRPG space" and upholds "the traditions of great characters."

Dragon Age: The Veilguard Game Director Leaves BioWare – Rumor

Dragon Age: The Veilguard Game Director Leaves BioWare – Rumor

Corrine Busche has allegedly left the Edmonton studio after working at Electronic Arts on several titles since December 2006.

Next Mass Effect Could Feature the Paragon and Renegade Systems

Next Mass Effect Could Feature the Paragon and Renegade Systems

"It’s true that more people played Paragon. But, it would have been meaningless if Renegade had not existed," says BioWare's Mike Gamble.

15 Things We Wish to See in Mass Effect 5

15 Things We Wish to See in Mass Effect 5

From better choice and consequence mechanics to returning fan-favourite mechanics, here are a few things we wish to see in the next Mass Effect.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s Character Creator Now Available Standalone for Free

Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s Character Creator Now Available Standalone for Free

The character creator is available with no limits placed, and also allows players to carry over their creations into the full game.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard Patch Adds Hawke’s Armor from Dragon Age 2

Dragon Age: The Veilguard Patch Adds Hawke’s Armor from Dragon Age 2

The character creator also received two new complexions for the Qunari lineage, a setting to turn off Bloom, and several bug fixes.