Former BioWare lead Mark Darrah says Dragon Age: The Veilguard flopped because of years of development problems and EA’s push for yearly releases. Darrah says the game was constantly delayed, but never given enough breathing room: “The team always was quite close to its current release date.” Because of that, the devs never had enough time to properly step back, rethink the game and make major changes. “There was never a time when the project was way in the future.” “Annualization was what slayed the beast.”

🇺🇸 EA has shut down BioWare, the legendary studio behind Mass Effect and Dragon Age, after 31 years. Its last game, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, drew about 1.5 million players at launch, nearly 50% below EA’s expectations. It followed flops like Mass Effect: Andromeda and Anthem. The Veilguard also drew heavy scrutiny over its transgender and nonbinary themes. Halo composer and Republican candidate @MartyTheElder echoed that sentiment, saying BioWare was infected with woke ideology.

Eurogamer really doesn’t seem to be a fan of Chinese games. Phantom Blade Zero -60/100 Black Myth: Wukong -60/100 Wuchang: Fallen Feathers -60/100 And then Dragon Age: The Veilguard 100/100. You cant make this shit up

James Ohlen, the creative director behind the original Baldur’s Gate games, is defending the Dragon Age: The Veilguard developers after BioWare’s closure. He says most people on a team that large had “little or no say in the things you disliked about it”, pointing out that many of the devs were also responsible for the BioWare games fans loved. Ohlen also acknowledged that he has his own issues with modern entertainment and political messaging, but argued that people can disagree while still respecting each other. “It’s possible to hold views that don’t fit neatly into anyone’s political camp, and to love and respect people you disagree with.”

Chris Avellone claims a former BioWare producer allegedly checked job applicants’ LinkedIn activity, including posts they had liked. According to Avellone, if the producer disagreed with an applicant’s political or social views, he would recommend against hiring them. Avellone first mentioned the incident in November 2024, calling it potentially “cause for a lawsuit.” He has now revealed more details. All of this make sense just looking at Dragon Age Veilguard you know what kind of devs they hired, at least they owned the chuds