Dragon Age 4

Dragon Age 4 is a upcoming role-playing video game in development by BioWare that is to be published by Electronic Arts. It is to be the fourth main game in the Dragon Age franchise.

Dragon Age 4
Developer(s)BioWare
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
SeriesDragon Age
EngineFrostbite
Platform(s)
ReleaseTBA
Genre(s)Role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

Development

The fourth main entry in the Dragon Age series is still under development as of January 2021. Development of this game, code-named "Joplin", began in 2015. It was originally intended to be a smaller, more narrative-focused game set in the Tevinter Imperium region of the game's world.[1]

Problems with the development of Bioware's other games Mass Effect: Andromeda and Anthem led to repeated interruptions as "Joplin" staff was shifted to these games. In October 2018, Bioware and its parent company EA cancelled "Joplin" altogether, reportedly because it did not provide for a "live service" component providing ongoing monetization opportunities.[1]

Development of Dragon Age 4 was restarted under the code-name "Morrison", this time with a live-service component and based on Anthem's code.[1] It was first announced at The Game Awards in December 2018, and promotional material released by BioWare since then has revealed the presence of red lyrium as a significant part of the game's plot.[2] Two years later, a new teaser trailer was released during the 2020 edition of The Game Awards. It featured the dwarven character Varric Tethras as its narrator, as well as the brief appearance of major character Solas, now known as the Dread Wolf.[3][4][5]

References
  1. Schreier, Jason (April 9, 2019). "The Past And Present Of Dragon Age 4". Kotaku. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  2. Liana Ruppert (November 5, 2020). "Dragon Age 4 Theory: Solas, Red Lyrium, And Blight Ambitions". Game Informer. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  3. Favis, Elise; Park, Gene; Klimentov, Mikhail (December 10, 2020). "'The Last of Us Part II' wins game of the year at The Game Awards, alongside new 'Mass Effect' and 'Among Us' reveals". Washington Post. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  4. Phillips, Tom (December 11, 2020). "Here's another brief look at the next Dragon Age". Eurogamer. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  5. Gartenberg, Chaim (December 10, 2020). "Dragon Age 4 teased yet again with a new trailer". The Verge. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
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