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Shrug Emoji | Uh, Dragon Age: The Veilguard on PC just got a free DLC out of nowhere and with next to no fanfare, despite everyone kind of assuming EA was done with it
"Here, have a hideous knife and love us forever"
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Unsolicited Advice | Dragon Age veteran David Gaider has a similar view on the series' future as anyone not named Moneybags McCorporate: look to Baldur's Gate 3, not live-service
"The audience is still there. And waiting."
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Siggghhhhhhh | EA execs seem to reckon Dragon Age: The Veilguard might have been better off keeping its once-planned live-service nonsense, because of course they do
Whisper 'We'll bang, ok?' if you feel like you're in danger of being alien-shagging Fortnite, next Mass Effect game.
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Bad Move | Oh dear, after BioWare moves a bunch of its staff to other EA studios, one report says they won't be able to move back
The headcount at BioWare is looking a lot smaller these days.
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Invincible Summers | "Dragon Age isn't dead because it's yours now" ex-BioWare writer tells fans worried for the series' future following layoffs that weren't called layoffs
"If DA has inspired you to do something, if it sparks that invincible summer, then it's done its job."
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Sigh | It looks like the entirety of Dragon Age: The Veilguard's main credited writing team is now no longer working at BioWare
Following the studio's latest bit of downsizing, the final few remaining writers appear to have departed.
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Restructuring | As work on Mass Effect 5 properly gets going, BioWare says it's downsized, with "many" devs moved to other EA teams and some staff departures
"Given this stage of development, we don’t require support from the full studio."
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Modzoberranzan | “This doesn’t feel like an amateur production” Inside the ambitious Baldur's Gate 3 custom campaign project aiming to release a demo this year
"I feel like I have been training and working towards this one mod for the past 25 years."
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Farewell? | Dragon Age: The Veilguard's latest patch sounds like it could be the game's last big update, as BioWare says "Dareth shiral!"
"We were so happy with the game’s stability at launch and hope you have enjoyed our Quality of Life patches since then."
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Graph Not Go Up | Dragon Age: The Veilguard didn't do as well as EA hoped, but EA Sports FC 25's struggles to score big financial numbers were an even bigger factor in it revising expectations
Damn, even the perennial cash cow that is EA's footy behemoth hasn't quite delivered in the way it hoped this year.
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Veilgone? | UPDATE: Dragon Age: The Veilguard game director Corinne Busche is leaving BioWare, having spent 18 years at publisher EA
Busche, along with John Epler, was one of the main figures responsible for overseeing Veilguard's final push across the release finish line.
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MassConaughey | Remember Exodus? Here's its first gameplay, featuring a not quite Commander Shepard sci-fi slapping up a space bear
The game also has Matthew McConaughey in it, doing video games for the first time.
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Decisions, Decisions | Yes, your choices in past Dragon Age games don't matter as much as they could in The Veilguard, but BioWare wants you to know "that doesn't mean they're gone"
"The big thing for us is we wanted to make this story, every single choice you make, feel relevant to it."
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Stranding Around | Dragon Age: The Veilguard fans that were left wanting should be excited that the series' original designer's next game just got a release date
Eternal Strands might just have what you were looking for.
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A Fresh Start? | "We've been doing elven gods and elves and the blight for four games now" Dragon Age: The Veilguard devs discuss where the series could go story-wise in the future
"Everything has changed, and what does that change look like?"
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Hard Times | Not even the director of Mass Effect can survive the games industry right now, as his own studio and "all-new" sci-fi game get shut down
2024 continues to look a bit bleak.
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Chk Yourself | Dragon Age: The Veilguard modders have added in Baldur's Gate 3's tattoos, so you can slap a reminder that its companions don't chuck you across a room as sexily as Lae'zel on your mug
There's also a fresh patch for the former, as BioWare dishes out more tweaks.
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Kiss From A Rook-se | Yep, Dragon Age: The Veilguard modders are definitely cooking now: they've covered Solas' bald bonce in big wet sloppy kisses and clown makeup
They've also slapped his face on The Inquisitor's pyjamas, because why not?
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Veiled Threats | Everyone in Dragon Age: The Veilguard is too nice, and I can’t stand it
Dragon Age: The Veilguard is as sickly-sweet as they come - and that's a problem.
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Modding On | Dragon Age: The Veilguard modding finally looks to be moving beyond purple deletion and ridiculously attractive Rooks, thanks to some experimental new tools
It's still early days though, so you might want to make sure you know hat you're doing if you're after more than just a facelift.
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Keepin' On | Not ready for Dragon Age: The Veilguard but struggling to import your world save states from the Keep into Inquisition? You're not the only one, and BioWare is trying to fix it
To be fair, it was only last month that The Veilguard came out, BioWare's probably a bit busy right now.
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Good For Old Games | GOG is launching a new preservation program, and it looks like good news for PC folks who love playing classics without having to mess around
"We continue our mission to make games live forever."
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Bloody Sea | BioWare rounds off the end of Dragon Age: The Veilguard's first week by kindly telling you all what's killing you the most
As well as some other, less morbid facts.
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The Neck-t Chapter | Dragon Age: The Veilguard's first patch isn't just about dressing up like someone who bangs, ok, it's saved us all from unexpected NPC neck growth
Forget Elven gods, this was clearly the biggest threat facing Thedas.
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2Massive2Effective | Mass Effect is officially getting an Amazon TV series, penned by the writer of that Fast & Furious film where Vin Diesel and John Cena have a big fight about family
N7 Day might have been "quieter" this year, but it certainly wasn't silent.
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Massively Effective | No Man's Sky brings back Mass Effect's Nomandy as a special N7 Day treat, alongside some handy cross-save support
To be fair, Commander Shepard's got experience with fish, so NMS' last big update should be up their alley.
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No Mass Hysteria | Mass Effect 5 might be BioWare's main focus now, but don't expect this year's "quieter" N7 Day to totally blow your socks off
The studio's been a bit busy with that whole Dragon Age game it just put out, so you'll have to make do with just a little bit of fun, alien shaggers.
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Pepe Solas-via | Grab your tinfoil hat, Dragon Age: The Veilguard has a hidden easter egg that's making players go full conspiracy meme
A meta nod to David Gaider's uber-plot doc, or just BioWare suggesting someone in-game has been doing some thinking? Who knows?
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Purple Drain | Dragon Age: The Veilguard beat its launch day concurrent Steam player peak, while its modders have been busy declaring war on the colour purple
After becoming BioWare's best ever performer on the platform right out of the gate, the game's done well over the weekend.
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Give And Take | Sorry, Dragon Age: The Veilguard fans, BioWare still has no plans for DLC, but it turns out that's actually great news for Mass Effect fans
You still shouldn't expect Mass Effect 5 any time soon, though.
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Eclipsed Dreams | Dragon Age: The Veilguard's release got you desperate for a DA legendary collection? BioWare says it'd be tougher to do than Mass Effect, but "never say never"
"It’s something that’s not going to be as easy Mass Effect, but we do love the original games."
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Vagi-No Way | Dragon Age: The Veilguard becomes BioWare's biggest ever Steam release right out of the gate, thanks to loads of beautiful rooks, and a few with vaguely NSFW foreheads
Don't worry, it seems that all it takes to get rid of your Palpatine zone is a bit of extra playing around with eyebrows and noses.
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How to open the Waterfront Glades chest in DA: Veilguard
Between the Forest Mire and Waterfront Glades areas in Dragon Age: Veilguard, Rook finds a tempting giant treasure chest!
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How to open the Warden Vault in Dragon Age Veilguard
Forgotten and derelict on the Rivain Coast, Rook finds the Grey Warden Vault hidden underground - here's how to open it!
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How to solve the Lighthouse statue puzzle in DA:Veilguard
After settling into the Lighthouse, Rook finds a Mysterious Note directing them to a statue puzzle which needs solving!
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Dragon Age: Veilguard Best Mage Build
Following the best Mage build in Dragon Age: Veilguard allows you to blast off powerful abilities at will!
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What's the Best Starting Class in Dragon Age: Veilguard?
The classes in Dragon Age: Veilguard all have their strengths and weaknesses, here's how to choose between them!
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Which Faction should you pick in Dragon Age: Veilguard?
Your Faction is an important part of your lifepath in Dragon Age: Veilguard that can give you unique dialogue in certain situations.
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Dragon Age: Veilguard - How to Romance every companion
With 7 companions to choose from, Romance is almost an inevitability in Dragon Age: Veilguard!
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Should you save or leave the Mayor in Dragon Age Veilguard?
Deciding the fate of the Mayor of D'Meta's Crossing is just one of the tough calls you have to make in Dragon Age: Veilguard.
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Should you help Treviso or Minrathous in Dragon Age Veilguard?
As the Blighted Elven Gods make their move in Dragon Age: Veilguard, Rook has to make a tough choice: should they help Treviso or Minrathous?
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Should Neve or Harding help stop the ritual in DA: Veilguard?
Taking Neve or Harding to the statue to disrupt Solas's ritual is the first difficult call you have to make in Dragon Age: Veilguard.
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BioWahey | Dragon Age: The Veilguard has "breakout potential", EA CEO reckons, because BioWare'll face "limited competition" with its very BioWarey return to doing BioWarey things
Andrew Wilson's got his big corporate drum out, and he's doing a decent Phil Collins impression for Veilguard.
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Not Normessing About | As Dragon Age: The Veilguard ignites Mass Effect chatter, BioWare lead declares the latter will stick to being about serious, mature alien shaggers looking "photorealistic"
Even as they're put in some "humorous situations" like, I don't know, asking someone to bang, ok?
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Rook & a Hard Place | Dragon Age The Veilguard review: a competent, compelling RPG that's less than the sum of its parts
Many of Veilguard's best ideas feel like they struggle to get out of first gear, and those that do find it harder still to make it to third.
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Let Them Rook | With the Dragon Age: The Veilguard wait almost up, fans are looking back at their occasionally hilariously wrong 10-year-old posts prior to Inquisition's release
To be fair, when it comes to reminding yourself what you were like on social media a decade ago, this is very low on the embarrassment scale.
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Well, Are You? | "Are you trying to have sex with me?” says one Dragon Age: The Veilguard character at some point, and you bet folks are keen to find out who
My money's on Solas or Manfred.
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Video Games | Xbox folks, here are the games from PlayStation's September State of Play that're confirmed to be coming to Microsoft consoles
Also, here's a quick recap of pretty much everything else we saw, delivered as though a stranger's stopped you in the street to tell you about it.
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TENTACOOL | Dragon Age: The Veilguard gets a fancy new boss-focused gameplay trailer at Sony's State of Play
A bit of action, a bit of narrative. What more could you want?