Dragon Age Creator Says He'll Never Play Veilguard: 'I Just Don't Want to See What They've Done with My Baby'
Gaider said the series has been under pressure for years, as Veilguard missed EA sales expectations and BioWare shifts focus to Mass Effect 5.
- Dragon Age creator David Gaider said it is "unlikely" the fantasy RPG series will see another installment while under BioWare owner EA's control.
- The skepticism follows the poor commercial performance of 2024's Dragon Age: The Veilguard, which fell short of sales expectations, prompting EA brass to blame the game's lack of live-service features.
- Amid its $55bn acquisition by investors including Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, BioWare has moved "many" employees to focus on Mass Effect, leaving a small team on Dragon Age.
- Despite his bleak outlook, Gaider expressed interest in returning if "some weird alignment of the stars" occurred, aiming to take the franchise "dark and dangerous" and "make people upset."
- Earlier this year, franchise boss Mike Gamble attributed the silence around the project to the team being "Just busy workin'," though it remains uncertain if Dragon Age will prove resilient.
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Ex-BioWare lead writer would take the series to a 'dark and dangerous' place given the chance, while also going 'back to the basics of what made Dragon Age appeal to so many people in the first place'
Former Dragon Age lead writer and creator David Gaider says it's "unlikely" the beloved RPG will have a future at EAHowever, he would be open to working on the series againGaider would return to the series' roots and make a "dark and dangerous" gameDragon Age creator and former narrative lead David Gaider doesn't believe the beloved role-playing game (RPG) series has a future at EA, but would be interested in working on a new game if given the c…
Dragon Age creator says he'll never play Veilguard: 'I just don't want to see what they've done with my baby'
In a new interview, the original Dragon Age creator, David Gaider, said that he would never even touch Dragon Age: The Veilguard. This latest entry in the franchise will probably end up being the last after the game garnered a lot more controversy than even EA could handle. Gaider is one of the pioneers of “Old Bioware,” having worked on Baldur’s Gate 2 spin-offs Throne of Baal and Shadows of Amn, as well as Neverwinter Nights and Star Wars: Kni…
Dragon Age creator thinks series is dead following Veilguard flop, but if he got the chance to do another, he'd take it "somewhere dark and dangerous"
Following the poor commercial performance of 2024's Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Dragon Age creator David Gaider has said he believes developer BioWare's beloved fantasy RPG series is likely dead. But if some twist of fate ever meant he had the opportunity to work on a new one - despite no longer being at BioWare - he'd be interested in taking it in a "dark and dangerous" direction, and do with it "things that will make people upset".
David Gaider Will Never Play Dragon Age: The Veilguard!
He has multiple reasons for it — unsurprisingly, one of them is the publisher and its approach. Former BioWare developers share a common trait: they’re proud of their work, they have fond memories of their former studio, and they have few kind words to say about Electronic Arts, the publisher. David Gaider worked at BioWare for a long time. He joined the studio after Baldur’s Gate was successful. He started as a writer on Baldur’s Gate II and …
News from HD Technology. Visit www.hd-tecnologia.com for the latest news. Dragon Age’s future seems increasingly uncertain after Dragon Age: The Veilguard. David Gaider, former lead screenwriter for BioWare and co-creator of the saga, spoke about the possibility of continuing the franchise in an interview with PC Gamer. According to his eyes, players should not expect a Dragon Age 5 from Electronic Arts. The Veilguard attracted 1.5 million playe…
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