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New Dragon Age game coming in first quarter 2011 [Update]

by John Callaham Feb 8th 2010 @ 4:30PM

Electronic Arts is apparently very pleased with the release of BioWare's fantasy RPG Dragon Age Origins. So much so in fact that the publisher has already revealed in their new fiscal 2011 release schedule their plans to release a new game in the franchise sometime in their fourth fiscal quarter. That is equal to a first quarter 2011 (January-March) calendar release date.

Dragon Age Origins was a major critical hit when it was released in November 2009 and the game has already spawned a number of paid downloadable content expansions. A retail expansion, Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening, is due for release in March.

Update: During their financial conference call EA exec stated that Dragon Age Origins sold 2.7 million copies worldwide. That total includes both PC and console sales.

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Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening trailer bears ugly children

by Steven Wong Feb 5th 2010 @ 6:30PM

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Children can be cruel... especially when they're the of the insectoid Darkspawn variety like the ones featured in this Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening trailer. These kids are hungry and looking to munch down on some unwary heroes.

Continue after the jump to watch a trailer introducing Anders, one of the new traveling companions included in Awakening. He's a powerful apostate wizard who goes against the rules governing the Circle of Magi. Ever since hanging out with Morrigan in the main game, adventuring without an apostate just doesn't seem right. Awakening is scheduled to release on March 16.

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Review: Dragon Age: Origins Return to Ostagar DLC

by Steven Wong Feb 5th 2010 @ 4:00PM

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The newest downloadable content expansion for Dragon Age: Origins takes players back to the scene of the crime, so to speak. Return to Ostagar starts with a clue that leads back to the battlefield where King Cailan and Duncan were betrayed and fell to the Darkspawn horde, kicking off the main Dragon Age storyline. Searching through the Darkspawn filled area reveals secrets Cailan had tucked away while providing a chance to retrieve special items thought lost, like the king's armor and the weapons Duncan had on him. Beyond that, it extends the story of that key event and provides closure, especially if players revisit the area accompanied by Alistair and Wynne, who both took part in the Battle of Ostagar, and offer personal thoughts and commentary while exploring.

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Dragon Age Origins - Awakening trailer discovers a threat in the Black Marsh

by Steven Wong Feb 1st 2010 @ 8:30PM

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It probably goes without saying that players will encounter more than a fair share of challenges when playing the Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening expansion. Although there are more than a few dragon encounters in the main game, this is probably the first one that's made of magic. Players will have a chance to test their might in the Black Marsh when the expansion releases on March 16.

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Dragon Age: Origins Return to Ostagar finally available

by John Callaham Jan 30th 2010 @ 3:00PM

It took almost a month but developer BioWare has finally released the long awaited mini-expansion Return to Ostagar for the PC version of Dragon Age: Origins. The DLC was supposed to be released January 5 but BioWare delayed the expansion at the 11th hour due to technical issued. The DLC is also available for the Xbox 360 version but the PS3 port is still not available.

For a mere five bucks (or 400 BioWare points) you can play in an all new mini-campaign for the fantasy RPG were players will "discover King Cailan's top-secret political agenda." Let's hope it's not health care reform; that causes lots of screaming matches.

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Dragon Age: Origins Return to Ostagar finally coming soon?

by John Callaham Jan 27th 2010 @ 7:00PM

Technical issues prevented BioWare from releasing their Dragon Age Origins mini-expansion Return to Ostagar as planned earlier this month but now the company's co founder is saying the DLC is finally coming soon. Gamerzines quotes BioWare's Ray Muzyka as saying, ""It's almost through certification and it will go back up very soon." He hints in the article that the release should be made available "in the next week or so." If that holds true that means the DLC will be released about a month after its originally planned January 5 release date.

BioWare has been pushing the fact that they will have lots of downloadable content, both for free and for money, for Dragon Age: Origins and the just released Mass Effect 2. However it seems like the developer has had some growing pains on making that content available for its users. Hopefully these issues will be dealt with soon.

[Via Joystiq]

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Dragon Age Origins: Return to Ostagar - still not released

by John Callaham Jan 20th 2010 @ 11:00AM

If you have been wondering what's been happening to the planned release of the mini-expansion for Dragon Age Origins, get in line. We've been waiting for about two weeks for developer BioWare to get the Return to Ostagar DLC out to us but so far there's been no real update on what's been happening since BioWare delayed its release.

Today a new forum message from BioWare's Victor Wachter gives some more info on the delay, saying that their testing did not take into account certain changes across all of the game's platforms. Wachter states, "we're updating all our test plans across all platforms to take additional edge cases into account, as well as committing to more detailed test passes that will also prevent something like this happening again." That means Return to Ostagar is being kept in BioWare's testing bay and there's no word on when it will be released.

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Game Developers Choice Awards 2010 nominees announced

by John Callaham Jan 19th 2010 @ 4:00PM

Yep, we've got another set of awards to tell you about today. It's the 10th annual Game Developers Choice Awards which are voted on by over 3,000 professional game developers. The winners will be announced at the 2010 Game Developers Conference in San Fransisco on March 11.

Three PC games have been nominated for Game of the Year including Dragon Age: Origins, Batman: Arkham Asylum and Assassin's Creed 2. In addition a number of PC game developers were nominated for Best Debut, including Runic Games (Torchlight) Riot Games (League of Legends), and ACE Team (Zeno Clash). The full list of nominees can be read after the jump.

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Dragon Age action figures revealed; coming in September

by John Callaham Jan 16th 2010 @ 5:00PM

Last month word got out that there would be Mass Effect action figures coming in August 2010. Now the latest Previews order form has revealed that the company behind those figures, DC Direct, is working on action figures based on BioWare's other big original RPG property Dragon Age.

The order form states the figures will be released this September and will consist of four characters: Duncan, Genlock, Loghain and Morrigan. There's no word yet on what the figures will look like nor what they will cost. Of course, Dragon Age: Origins already has two prose novels released and an upcoming comic book series is in the works.

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Dragon Age: Origins trailer experiences an Awakening

by Steven Wong Jan 7th 2010 @ 4:30PM

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Scheduled to release on March 16, Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening is the first full expansion to the dark fantasy role-playing game.

"Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening, BioWare's next thread in the Dragon Age: Origins tapestry, occurs following the events of Dragon Age: Origins and puts players into the role of a Grey Warden Commander entrusted with rebuilding the order of Grey Wardens. In addition to rebuilding the ranks of the Grey Wardens, you will be tasked with uncovering the mystery of how the darkspawn survive after the slaying of the Archdemon dragon. How players choose to rebuild their order, resolve the conflict with the mysterious "Architect," and determine the fate of the darkspawn are just some of the many intriguing moral choices that will shape each player's heroic journey. Players will be able to import their character from Dragon Age: Origins or start out as a new Grey Warden from the neighboring land of Orlais."

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