When I took on the GM role, I talked about rebuilding our reputation, and that remains a huge priority. They also once again confirmed that Dragon Age 4 is planned to be a single-player experience built on choices that matter. It was encouraging and inspiring to hear how people were going above and beyond to ensure others were safe, including finding shelter or delivering food and water.Īs for Dragon Age, the studio says they have the most talented people in the industry working on the game. One example is the February “Snowpocalypse” in Austin when the storm had literally taken down the city. We show up for each other and pull together as a team. We’ve come together as a studio to help each other out, even in our personal lives. They have not only had to adopt new tools, processes and ways to communicate but also learn to balance personal time and work.īut that’s had its upsides, too. READ MORE E3 2022 Will Be Online-Only After Dropping In-Person EventīioWare says that over the past year the studio has had to drastically adapt to a new way of life. Unfortunately, it only saw a release the following year in May 2021. The game leaked through multiple retailers all hinting at a late 2020 release date.
To think of it, we originally heard of the Mass Effect: Legendary Edition back in June 2020. Sadly, this milestone took a long time to achieve which resulted in some delays across the board. Thankfully, BioWare claims that the studio is now stable and most of the developers have adapted to the current work-from-home environments. So much so that it has pushed back development time for upcoming projects substantially. BioWare made one thing clear in its blog post – the pandemic has caused massive disruption for the studio over the past two years. In addition, they shared more details on the current project at the studio including the new Mass Effect game and Dragon Age 4 (or whatever it is going to be called).
Looking into 2022, BioWare has shared a new studio update with fans in regards to how the company is doing.