Bioware veteran and Dragon Age collection producer Mark Darrah says he doesn’t see one other Dragon Age recreation coming any time quickly.
In an interview with FRVR, Darrah – who was at BioWare for 23 years and was govt producer on the Dragon Age collection – was discussing the potential of one other Dragon Age recreation being greenlit sooner or later.
Darrah defined that Dragon Age has possible been sidelined whereas BioWare works on its subsequent Mass Impact recreation, and will find yourself mendacity dormant due to the way in which EA works in relation to pitching new video games utilizing present IP.
In accordance with Darrah, quite a few folks imagine they’ve possession of sure IPs at EA, that means when somebody tries to pitch a recreation utilizing these IPs they are often shot down.
“I’ve no idea of who might, would, probably pitch [a new Dragon Age] at EA,” Darrah mentioned. “EA owns a daunting variety of IPs which might be dormant.”
He added: “What I’ve heard is in the event you go and resolve you’re going to make a [game based on an IP]… the moment you’re about to start out, abruptly like three totally different individuals who suppose they management it come out of the woodwork and basically rip you aside and chew you up and spit you out.”
“I believe that it wouldn’t occur”
Due to this construction, Darrah believes the one individuals who might pitch a brand new Dragon Age could be BioWare, however “the issue is I don’t know who at BioWare would pitch a Dragon Age”.
“So the opposite possibility is any individual else throughout the EA organisation decides they’re gonna pitch a Dragon Age and, what I count on would occur if they fight to try this, is any individual at BioWare would basically turn out to be a type of folks leaping underneath the vents to tear that particular person aside. I believe that it wouldn’t occur for a wide range of causes.”
Dragon Age: The Veilguard was launched in 2024 and was the primary new recreation within the collection in a decade, following 2014’s Dragon Age: Inquisition.
BioWare is at the moment engaged on a brand new Mass Impact recreation, which was introduced again in December 2020. Final yr Mass Impact govt producer Mike Gamble dispelled the suggestion that the mission may be in hassle.
“Such as you, we’ve heard the rumors these days,” he wrote. “You’ve made it clear you care deeply about what’s subsequent. So let’s begin by setting the report straight: the following Mass Impact recreation is in growth, and EA and BioWare stay dedicated to telling extra tales on this universe.”
Digital Arts downsized BioWare in early 2025, following the discharge of Dragon Age: The Veilguard. With the following Mass Impact recreation not requiring “assist from the total studio”, BioWare normal supervisor Gary McKay mentioned an unspecified variety of BioWare employees had been transferred to different groups inside its guardian firm EA.
