Dragon Age, BioWare and The Veilguard

After ‘Dragon Age: The Veilguard’ Layoffs, BioWare Has Under 100 Employees
There is really no getting around the fact that BioWare is in dire straits at the moment, now at the end of a decade of three missed opportunities
EA CEO Admits BioWare's 'Dragon Age: The Veilguard' Failed
In continuing to publicly cop to the failure of BioWare’s latest release, EA CEO Andrew Wilson has admitted to investors
"I'd probably, like, quit": former Dragon Age leads react to EA's suggestion The Veilguard should have been live-service
Former Dragon Age lead developers have reacted to the suggestion by publisher EA that the series' most recent entry
BioWare Hit by Layoffs Following Dragon Age: The Veilguard's Failure
Dragon Age and Mass Effect studio BioWare has been hit by layoffs following the underperformance of its flagship RPG Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard was loved by "those who played," EA insists, but "it did not resonate with a broad enough audience"
Three months have now passed since BioWare finally saw the long-awaited release of its new RPG Dragon Age: The Veilguard – and despite favorable reviews from critics, EA states that the game failed to reach a "broad enough audience."
EA Blames Dragon Age: The Veilguard's Lackluster Sales Performance On It Not Being Live Service
Last week, publisher Electronic Arts mentioned that BioWare's latest game, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, missed sales projections by a whopping 50%. Was the game's lackluster performance due to a bad story? Outdated gameplay mechanics? Apparently, it was because it wasn't a live service game.
EA Comes to Odd Conclusion About Dragon Age: The Veilguard Sales Troubles
The Veilguard publisher EA has implied that the game would have performed better as a live-service title. Released in October 2024, Dragon Age: The Veilguard was the l
Dragon Age: The Veilguard Failed Due to Lack of Live-Service Elements, Says EA
The Veilguard failed at least partially because it didn’t have live-service elements. The gaming landscape has changed quite radically over the last decade. Games like Destiny and Fortnite have encouraged developers to look toward making its games everlasting rather than an experience that lasts a finite amount of time.
EA to focus on 'highest-value opportunities' following Dragon Age Veilguard sales blunder
Dragon Age: The Veilguard is the third major BioWare game to miss the mark and EA has taken notice. The game did poorly enough to trigger a rare forecast adjustment from EA's executives, who had significantly lowered full-year earnings targets to reflect the disappointing sales of Veilguard (and the underperformance of EA FC25).
Weak Performance for ‘Dragon Age: The Veilguard,' ‘EA Sports FC 25' Drags Down EA's Latest Quarterly Earnings and Full-Year Outlook
Electronic Arts (EA) confirmed its lower-than-expected results for its latest quarterly earnings, mainly attributed to a rough start for “Dragon Age: The Veilguard” and “EA Sports FC 25,” on Thursday.
EA Thinks Dragon Age: The Veilguard Would Have Done Better If It Were Live Service
Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson recently spoke on an earnings call about the underperformance of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, which reportedly reached 1.5 million players. This was apparently around half of what EA was projecting,
Legendary Dragon Age writer looks to Baldur's Gate 3 devs while giving EA advice after The Veilguard: "Follow Larian's lead and double down on that"
Speaking in a recent thread online, the original lead writer and creator of the beloved Dragon Age setting begins by ...
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Consequences of Dragon Age: The Veilguard – BioWare studio reduced to less than 100 employees and transferred to Mass Effect development
It has become known that after a wave of layoffs, transfers, and dismissals, BioWare has less than 100 employees left. This ...
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In Worrying Sign For ‘Ghost Of Yōtei’, Two ‘Dragon Age: The Veilguard’ Writers Found To Have Left BioWare For Sucker Punch Productions
Players are worried after learning that two writers for BioWare's 'Dragon Age: The Veilguard' are now on Sucker Punch's ...
BioWare Layoffs Deal Blow to Video Game Industry Stabilizing Before GDC
After a rough 2024, studios like EA’s BioWare continues to weigh operations as developers chime in through a GDC survey ...
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BioWare Reportedly Has Fewer Than 100 Staff Members Left
Soon after EA's announcement that Dragon Age: The Veilguard failed to meet the company's expectations, BioWare staffers ...
BioWare inexplicably lays off staff as it refocuses on the next Mass Effect
Bloomberg notes that the move aligns with the studio's statement last year that it would "loan out" some of its developers to other projects within its ...
BioWare staff "loaned" to other EA studios may not be returning, new report suggests
Earlier this week, amid reports of potential layoffs at BioWare, studio general manager Gary McKay has confirmed "many" ...
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BioWare Has Reportedly Lost Over 100 Devs Since 2023
Following news of BioWare's restructuring, it's been claimed the studio has lost more than half of the over 200 developers it had back in 2023.