GrE writes, "That's right. EA have decided that, in the name of marketing, they will hold a 24 hour marathon session to promote the launch of Dragon Age: Origins. This is to be an international team based event hosted in London entitled Warden's Quest and the grand prize of $12,500 (USD) per team member for the winning team...."
Planning on picking up a copy of Dragon Age: Origins for PC? You’ll want to pick up the latest issue of PC Gamer while you’re at it. That’s because the disc included with the Holiday issue of PC Gamer will feature an exclusive quest line that BioWare put together just for their readers. Titled A Tale of Orzammar, the quest is actually part of the story, extending the lore in a surprising way. ...
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IncGamers' Tim McDonald goes back to the beginning and details the City Elf origin in forthcoming RPG Dragon Age: Origins.
WorthPlaying writes, "As the spiritual successor to BioWare's Baldur's Gate, one of the most successful role-playing games in the industry, Dragon Age: Origins represents BioWare's return to its roots, delivering a fusion of the best elements of existing fantasy works with stunning visuals, emotionally-driven narrative, heart-pounding combat, powerful magic abilities and credible digital actors. The spirit of classic RPGs comes of age, as Dragon Age: Origins features a dark and mature story and gameplay."
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GizmoGamer.com reports "With Dragon Age: Origins' November 3 launch less than a month away, developer BioWare has unveiled its initial downloadable content plans for the game. Unlike with the role-playing game developer's previous project, the acclaimed sci-fi adventure Mass Effect, players won't have to wait long to expand the upcoming dark fantasy."
Whether you're fighting dragons or aliens, there is one thing that will come in handy: strong armor. Role-playing game fans planning on picking up both Mass Effect 2 and Dragon Age: Origins can look forward to the Blood Dragon Armor. The armor provides additional protection and features the artwork of the upcoming Dragon Age: Origins game. It also looks pretty cool, no matter what planet or era you're from. The Blood Dragon Armor can be used in both Dragon Age: Origins and Mass Effect 2.
WorthPlaying writes: "Dragon Age: Origins represents BioWare's return to its roots, delivering a fusion of elements from existing fantasy works with emotionally-driven narrative, heart-pounding combat, powerful magic abilities and credible digital actors. The Collector's Edition features a unique steel case, a cloth map of the world of Dragon Age, a Making-of documentary DVD, a digital version of the Dragon Age: Origins soundtrack, game trailers, wallpapers, strategy tips and a concept art video, plus three exclusive downloadable items that will provide special advantages to the player."
Looking to get the latest Bioware RPG on your PC? The company has announced the system specs for the game so you know exactly what you need to play it...
DarkZero: Gamestop have published a listing of what you get when you pre-order Dragon Age up on their US site. Unlike other titles, you won't be getting a silly t-shirt, or some tiny figure that you will no doubt lose. Instead, you'll get two in-game items you can choose to equip as you play.
BioWare has removed the veil of secrecy on all six Origin Stories featured in its upcoming action-fantasy epic, Dragon Age: Origins.
EA has announced that two of the company's biggest upcoming PC games are now shipping later in 2009. "The Sims 3" is now slated for June 2. "Dragon Age" has slipped from early 2009 to the second half of 2009, matching the release window of the console verison.
BioWare is already planning a follow up to Dragon Age: Origins, and has promised fans it'll be out "sooner rather than later".
Speaking to VideoGamer.com lead designer Brent Knowles confirmed that the spiritual successor to Baldur's Gate will come out on the Xbox 360 and the PS3 after the PC version, slated for an early 2009 release, but he couldn't confirm exactly how long after.
BioWare's upcoming PC RPG Dragon Age will, like Neverwinter Nights, come with a toolset to allow players to create their own adventures. Those sufficiently nerdy enough to be subscribers to the BioWare World Builders Newsletter just received an e-mail announcing that videos of the toolset are now available at the company's website.
BioWare has told Eurogamer that Dragon Age: Origins will be treated to some "very creative" pre-release content.
Shacknews reports that BioWare's upcoming Dragon Age RPG franchise will eventually extend its reach to consoles following its PC debut next year, the developer has revealed.
From Joystiq