In December 2018, developer BioWare teased the next Dragon Age game, hinting at a mysterious future for the popular fantasy series—one that’s enticing, but seems very far away. Why, more than four years after Dragon Age: Inquisition, is Dragon Age 4 still so early in development? The answer is complicated, and reflective of BioWare’s turbulence over the past decade.
Dragon Age 4: Dreadwolf will not release before the end of Fiscal Year 2024, according to new information shared today by Electronic Arts as part of its latest financial report.
This is good news sense its on its second dev team (over half bioware edminton left) and on its 3rd? 4th? game direction perhaps next year they may have a game for us to play.
BioWare writes: "As we continue our journey, we wanted to wish Christian Dailey a heartfelt farewell from BioWare. Christian started with us back in 2018 and has been a big influence on our games and leadership team, most recently as Executive Producer over Dragon Age’s development. The games industry is ever-changing though and sometimes folks want to go and try new things – we understand, but we will miss him as a friend and as a colleague."
Aaaand here we go. So tired of these devs leaving middle of AAA games... I understand problematic working environments but come on this never turns out well for anyone.
You're tired of people making decisions for themselves on where they want to work? Seriously? They don't owe any of us squat. They have as much a right to find work elsewhere or just quit any job they want as anyone else.
Of course. My thing is why agree to a project that you can't commit to seeing the whole thing through? This has been a huge problem in AAA development for awhile. Nothing good comes out of everyone leaving prematurely.
***My thing is why agree to a project that you can't commit to seeing the whole thing through?***
Maybe because the managers above him don't allow him to make the game he wants and he disagrees with it? Maybe they aren't giving him the resources they promised? Maybe he didn't have the control he was promised?
Absolutely no one should become an indentured servant just because you think they should finish a project while having absolutely no clue what they go through at the job
"My thing is why agree to a project that you can't commit to seeing the whole thing through?"
Do you think these people enter the project with any intention of leaving midway?
I seriously doubt any of them took these decisions lightly, specially considering people in key roles.
Hopefully Christian Dailey will start up his own RPG studio, just like Casey Hudson did.
Why though? This Christian Dailey got nothing under his belt*. Casey Hudson, on the other hand, was responsible for Mass Effect 1-3 games and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (and others, but he was a project director for those).
* "He had worked as the Franchise Development Director of Anthem Live Service" - taken from Anthem wiki. I don't think he or anyone else should be proud to be a part of Anthem.
Today BioWare provided an update about the state of development of the next Dragon Age game, which is in the middle of production.
This goes wrong it will be third time Bioware have released a dude this gen, Dragon Age is their last hope as Mass Effect and and Anthem are tainted. From the article EA are clearly the problem and with online only a possibility, it will kill the game from the start.
You have to imagine by now they have got to grips with the Frostbite engine so development might not be so turbulent.
After Andromeda I lost all faith in Bioware, I would at least like the game to be better than Inquisition (which was trash) but Andromeda made Inquisition look like a masterpiece.
Bioware is a bit tainted now. They better deliver with DA4.
Mass Effect Andromeda - Strike 1
Anthem - Strike 2
Dragon Age 4 - Strike 3?
I think Bioware might be doomed.
I hope it turns out at least decent but little to no hope at all right now