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The so-so launch of Dragon Age: The Veilguard has clearly shaken up the gaming industry. While the head of EA justifies the failure by the lack of online mechanics, a veteran of the series decided to share his point of view.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard has officially fallen short of Electronic Arts' expectations. In a recent financial report, EA CEO Andrew Wilson discussed the potential reasons for the RPG's underperformance.

There have been a lot of news stories about changes within BioWare recently, caused in particular by the creation of the new Mass Effect. However, the game is still in pre-production, said development lead Michael Gamble.

BioWare is going through hard times — according to a report by Bloomberg columnist Jason Schreier, its staff has been cut by more than half. Recall that earlier, several employees reported mass layoffs.

The news of staff changes at BioWare was followed by reports of mass layoffs. Patrick Weekes, who worked on the Mass Effect and served as the lead writer for Dragon Age: The Veilguard, was among those leaving the studio.

BioWare has decided to change its approach to game development following the release of Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Company head Gary McKay announced an internal restructuring within the team.

BioWare has released the fifth major patch for Dragon Age: The Veilguard. In the notes, the developers hinted that this will be the last major update for the game.

Yesterday, a supposed letter from Dragon Age: The Veilguard game director Corinne Busche went viral, in which she said goodbye to her colleagues before leaving BioWare. The screenshot turned out to be genuine — the author of the letter confirmed her departure.

Mark Kern, former lead of World of Warcraft and ex-producer of Diablo 2, has claimed that Corinne Busche, a trans woman and the lead developer of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, is leaving BioWare. He also shared a screenshot of her farewell letter.

Paragon or Renegade? Perhaps players of the upcoming Mass Effect 5 will ask each other this question again. The hint about the return of the familiar morality system came directly from the executive producer.

Since BioWare is in no hurry to announce the sales of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, insiders have taken up the matter. This time, information has emerged that the studio was counting on sales of 10 million copies, but the result was less than 20%.

The creators of Dragon Age: The Veilguard are in no hurry to reveal the game's sales, but they agree that the project did not start off very well. According to them, the «hate campaign» from the gaming community is to blame for the mixed reception.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard received its first big discount quite quickly. A little more than a month has passed since the release, but the price of the game has already been cut by 30%.

At the end of October, Dragon Age: The Veilguard was released, passions around which raged even before the release due to an ambiguous marketing campaign. A month later, when the noise died down, the developers from BioWare gave the first big interview to Eurogamer about the results of the release.

BioWare has launched the Dragon Age: The Veilguard character editor separately, allowing gamers to create a hero without needing to purchase the game itself. Once the game is bought, players can immediately start playing with their created character.

At the end of last month, Dragon Age: The Veilguard was released and, according to Circana's report, it landed in sixth place among the top-selling games in the US for October. However, it turns out that the published ranking doesn't fully reflect the actual sales figures.

Xbox veteran and former Gears of War executive producer Laura Fryer shared her thoughts on the fate of BioWare after the release of the controversial Dragon Age: The Veilguard. In her opinion, the studio may face layoffs due to low sales.

The first sketches of Dragon Age: The Veilguard appeared back in 2014, before the release of Inquisition. BioWare art director Matt Rhodes shared old concept art of the game — the fourth part could have been dark and brutal.

In celebration of «N7 Day,» BioWare has prepared a special gift for gamers in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, directly tied to the Mass Effect series. Players can now obtain unique armor after installing the latest patch.

Seven years after the release of the controversial Mass Effect: Andromeda, BioWare's creative director has spoken out about the wave of negativity that hit the game. According to him, the project wasn't as bad as the reviews from players made it out to be.