GamesRadar - Dragon Age: Origins

Dragon Age 2 release date announced? (Feature)

Mar 18, 2010

It’s not unusual for game companies to taunt gamers with future titles inside the boxes for their newest games. God of War II teased the PSP title that came to be known as Chains of Olympus, and the instructions for GTA: Episodes from Liberty City gave clues to whatever is next for that series. So guess what caught our eye when opening our copy of Dragon Age: Awakenings? ...

Things you can’t sleep with in Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening (Feature)

Mar 18, 2010

We liked the new expansion for Dragon Age: Origins. That’s why we gave it a nine-out-of-ten. Unfortunately, there are no romance options in Awakening, which makes us rather sad because there’s a ton of great new characters for your party. Check out some of the new cast members you won’t be getting cozy with next to the campfire in the epic expansion for one of the finest fantasy RPGs of all time. ...

Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening DLC review (Feature)

Mar 16, 2010

The Darkspawn Blight was blotted out at the conclusion of Dragon Age: Origins, thereby ending your Grey Warden’s reason for existing. So what’s left to do? Rebuild and move on, apparently, and those are the dominant themes of Awakening. Many RPGs have been set in worlds under siege by diabolical forces, but few have explored the devastating aftermath of their wars. ...

Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening - Launch trailer (Video)

Mar 16, 2010

Dragon Age: Origins is high fantasy role-playing at its finest. Its detailed world, memorable characters, meaningful choices, and engrossing combat system makes Dragon Age the sort of game you’ll want to replay from start to finish several times. RPG fans won’t be disappointed by this truly epic adventure.

Dragon Age: Origins - Justice (Video)

Mar 15, 2010

Dragon Age: Origins (Screenshots)

Mar 15, 2010

Dragon Age: Origins - Mhairi (Video)

Mar 1, 2010

Dragon Age: Origins - walkthrough (Feature)

Jan 8, 2010

Dragon Age: Origins is massive. Of course, you knew that already. Doing a guide that covers every sidequest, item location, and available dialogue option for every class, race, and gender combination would be tantamount to creating an encyclopedia. But what if you’re just stuck at a particular point in the main story and you don’t want to sift through the mountains of text covering every little side detail? Read our guide. ...

Dragon Age: Origins - romance and recruitment guide (Feature)

Jan 6, 2010

“Romance?” “Sex?” What are these “video entertainment TV games” teaching kids these days? That a meaningful sexual encounter takes time, patience and understanding? That sex can mean different things to different people? That sexual dynamics fundamentally alter the course of relationships? Bah, all we see are a bunch of half-naked elves lounging near a camp fire. Filth! ...

TalkRadar 76 - Actually game related! (Feature)

Nov 7, 2009

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Dragon Age: Origins (Review)

Nov 3, 2009

Dwarves. We already know what dwarves are. Dwarves are short, but strong. They make for good warriors and live underground. We already know all about dwarves, elves, mages, and dragons. So we thought we already knew all about everything Dragon Age: Origins could possibly throw at us while browsing through the unsurprisingly wide selection of beards for our upcoming dwarf warrior in the character creator. ...

EA to Host a Dragon Age Marathon (News)

Oct 27, 2009

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...."

Dragon Age: Origins level only on PC Gamer DVD (News)

Oct 26, 2009

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. ...

IncGamers - Dragon Age: Origins Preview [PC] (News)

Oct 26, 2009

IncGamers' Tim McDonald goes back to the beginning and details the City Elf origin in forthcoming RPG Dragon Age: Origins.

Dragon Age: Origins Goes Gold - Screens & Trailer (News)

Oct 23, 2009

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."

PS3 version of Dragon Age now launching day and date with PC/360 version (News)

Oct 23, 2009

Nick @ PS3Center writes:

Dragon Age: Origins will be launching November 3rd for the PS3, side by side with the PC and 360 versions, as announced earlier today by BioWare's own Dr. Ray Muzyka. The game was previously scheduled to release 2 weeks later, on November 17, due to some technical issues the team was having with the game.

The Dragon Age: Origins Character Creator is live (News)

Oct 14, 2009

Nukem.se writes:

"Last Saturday we reported that Bioware's upcoming RPG Dragon Age would have a Spore-like character creator a bit before the launch, mainly so that fans would have plenty of time to create the best versions of celebrities as possible.

Thanks to our reader Gike who since this morning's early hours sat an F5d Biowares official site, we can now (as one of the first sites of the world) happily to report that the application can now be downloaded. Specifically, there are available for download here (note, however, that the servers can be pretty full right now, so do not be grumpy if you get bad speeds)."

The dragons of Dragon Age: Origins (Preview)

Oct 12, 2009

Dragon Age: Origins’ November release date is fast approaching, and so far, we’ve been having a blast bathing our ragtag party with the blood of our foes. That’s why we’re excited to bring you some exclusive screenshots and advanced lore from the folks at BioWare about Dragon Age: Origins’ most dangerous beast, the dragon. ...

Dragon Age: Origins - blood party (Preview)

Oct 9, 2009

Eight hours into a preview build of Dragon Age: Origins and we can’t get the blood off. The crimson evidence of our violence still stains our hands, our armor, and our entire party. It’s even in our hair. Whether you’ve slain a pack of wild beasts or put a gang of mercenaries to rest, in Dragon Age: Origins there will be blood - lots and lots of blood ...

Dragon Age getting DLC expansion on day one (News)

Oct 7, 2009

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."

How to get dual purpose armor for Mass Effect 2 and Dragon Age: Origins [screen] (News)

Oct 5, 2009

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.

The screenshot shows you what the Blood Dragon Armor will look like (sorry, laser gun pictured not included for Dragon Age!). It was previously announced as being part of the Dragon Age: Origins Collector's Edition, but it looks like BioWare and EA have extended it to all editions of the game.

Dragon Age: Origins – hands-on (Preview)

Aug 28, 2009

First things first: there’s a lake-load of blood in the game proper, but certainly there’s nothing to rival a limb-lopping fest like Dead Space. And, as far as sexy times go, think God of War II pre-watershed tame. ...

The games of fall '09 (Feature)

Aug 28, 2009

The end of summer means the beginning of the game season, and today is the last Friday before the game industry’s big holiday push. Publishers jam the fall with games to challenge the true worth of your credit card – a double dog dare in the uncertain economy of 2009. ...

Dragon Age: Origins Collector's Edition and Pre-Order Program Revealed (News)

Aug 12, 2009

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."

Dragon Age: Origins isn't as bad as its E3 trailer looks (Preview)

Jul 10, 2009

Seeing Dragon Age: Origins this time, we were skeptical. ...

Dragon Age: Origins System Specs Announced (News)

Jun 17, 2009

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...

Pre-order Dragon Age and level up quicker when you play (News)

Apr 29, 2009

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.

Dragon Age: Origins – hands-on (Preview)

Feb 24, 2009

In less than three hours, I’d been appointed commander of a dwarven army, only to be tricked by a member of the royal council into committing fratricide - killing my brother, the true heir to the throne. I have unseated my father's kingship over the dwarven capital of Orzammar. I have disgraced my house. I am an exile from my people. ...

New Dragon Age details (News)

Feb 13, 2009

BioWare has removed the veil of secrecy on all six Origin Stories featured in its upcoming action-fantasy epic, Dragon Age: Origins.

According to the dev, "Each Origin Story starts the player off with a unique series of locations, characters and events that establish their motivations and lay the groundwork for the adventure to come." Each story is said to feature "several hours of unique game play".

Dragon Age: Origins - Fable II's grown-up older brother? (Preview)

Feb 9, 2009

PREVIEW: How Bioware's new epic could be a mature alternative to Lionhead's RPG laugh-fest ...

'Sims 3' And 'Dragon Age' Release Dates Pushed Back (News)

Feb 3, 2009

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.

The top 9 PC games of 09 (Feature)

Jan 20, 2009

When Blizzard showed off Diablo III for the first time at the developer's World Wide Invitational 2008 in Paris, France, more than a few long-time fans of the franchise experienced self-induced strokes at the sight of some of the revamped features. Change, after all, is difficult to cope with. ...

Best first quarter for video games EVER? (Feature)

Jan 9, 2009

We just made it through the holiday rush, wallets scraped bare from last year’s heaviest hitters, and there are no fewer than eleven quality games about to rush us. The first quarter (January through March) is usually a time of “catch-up,” where you play all the stuff that keeps piling up on your teetering backlog of games. Not happening this time.

No matter your platform there’s something killer on the way ...

Dragon Age: Origins (Preview)

Dec 3, 2008

Since we last saw Dragon Age its name has gained extra weight. According to Bioware the Origins reference is twofold: both a nod to the company setting aside recent projects such as Mass Effect and returning instead to its Baldur’s Gate roots, and also a hint at the game’s opening hours. The first is exciting for all RPG fans, but especially for console players. ...

BioWare already planning Dragon Age: Origins follow-up (News)

Oct 21, 2008

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 in an interview to be published tomorrow, lead designer Brent Knowles revealed that BioWare is already planning where the Dragon Age IP is going to go and said there are still "lots of exciting places and events for players to experience".

Dragon Age: Origins, described by Mass Effect developer BioWare as the spiritual successor to its cult RPG Baldur's Gate, is scheduled for release on PC early 2009, with a console version to follow after.

Dragon Age Origins coming to 360 and PS3 after PC (News)

Oct 16, 2008

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.

"We're smart," he told VideoGamer.com. "We think about these things a lot and we know that the console market is an important market as well. And it just makes sense. There's not a lot of RPGs like this available for console players. There's a lot of people that the console is their primary gaming platform, they aren't playing on PC. The reaction to Mass Effect for example, was huge, it was phenomenal. We know there's an audience out there for this Western style RPG and we want to make sure we deliver to them a good, strong fantasy RPG. They're going to have a lot of fun with it. We've kept consoles in mind throughout the development cycle so I think we're going to have a really strong offering to the console players."

Dragon Age: Origins (Preview)

Sep 17, 2008

BioWare’s spun us some epic space operas of late, but the developer’s roots have always been firmly planted in the fantasy setting, à la Neverwinter Nights and Baldur’s Gate. The return to elves ‘n’ ogres territory was inevitable, and the pendulum now swings back with Dragon Age: Origins, a spiritual successor to Baldur’s Gate (Interplay still owns the rights to BG). ...

Dragon Age Toolset Videos Now Online (News)

Sep 16, 2008

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 drops Dragon Age demo hints (News)

Aug 20, 2008

BioWare has told Eurogamer that Dragon Age: Origins will be treated to some "very creative" pre-release content.

Dan Tudge, director and executive producer of the Dragon Age series, said this would be but one of the ways BioWare would build and "love" the online PC community.

"We believe, especially with the PC, that community is a huge part of what we're doing online in Dragon Age: Origins, and the Dragon Age universe as a whole," Tudge told Eurogamer.

Dragon Age Headed to Consoles (News)

Jul 15, 2008

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.

No details were offered on the console editions, leaving it unclear if the console games will be simple ports or entirely new entries in the myhtology-rich series.

Billed as the "spiritual successor" to BioWare's work on the Baldurs Gate games, the first Dragon Age title, Dragon Age: Origins, arrives on PC next year.

Dragon Age becomes Dragon Age: Origins (News)

Jul 10, 2008

From Joystiq

"It turns out yesterday's big Dragon Age reveal -- after years of silence -- was to dump a bucket of MS Paint all over the game's logo. Voilà! Dragon Age: Origins. Same game ... slightly different name."

New Bioware Dragon Age Countdown-July 9th reveal (News)

Jul 6, 2008

July 9th reveal on Bioware's Official Dragon Age site.

Saboteur, Joins Dragon age in Q1 '09 (News)

Jun 19, 2008

Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello has confirmed that Pandemic Studios' Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 title Saboteur and BioWare's Dragon Age for the PC will be releases in early 2009.

Saboteur is a World War II-set stealth title, where Dragon Age is, as you'd probably expect, a fantasy role-playing joint with flying lizards everywhere.

BioWare's Dragon Age finally dated (News)

Jun 19, 2008

Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitello has said that PC owners can expect to see BioWare's fantasy RPG Dragon Age in this fiscal year's fourth quarter.For those unaware, this fiscal year ends next April, so you'll be able to get your grubby hands on the title sometime between January and March, 2009.

According to GameSpot, Riccitello broke the news at the William Blair & Company Growth Stock Conference in Chicago.

When asked ...

BioWare's Dragon Age finally dated (News)

Jun 19, 2008

Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitello has said that PC owners can expect to see BioWare's fantasy RPG Dragon Age in this fiscal year's forth quarter.

For those unaware, this fiscal year ends next April, so you'll be able to get your grubby hands on the title sometime between January and March, 2009.

EA CEO John Riccitiello; "Dragon Age won't be a risk" (News)

Jun 18, 2008

EA CEO John Riccitiello has been talking at a session with investors at the William Blair & Company's 28th Annual Growth Stock Conference, and assured investors that the upcoming Bioware RPG Dragon Age would not be a risk for the company.

Mass Effect's emotional lessons will be brought forward into Dragon Age, says BioWare boss (News)

Apr 26, 2008

Speaking to videogaming247 at yesterday's EA Games Studio Showcase in London, BioWare CEO Ray Muzyka said that the lessons learnt from the "digital acting" in Mass Effect are most definitely crafting the much-anticipated swords and sorcery RPG, Dragon Age, set for PC release in 2009.

"Dragon Age is like BioWare's bread and butter," he said. "It's appealing to the sweet spot of all the great games people love from the past, like Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights: this aspirational fantasy fulfillment. People that play Mass Effect are also going to love Dragon Age, but there may be a bit of overlap, and there may be some people that flit from one to the other, and that's all good: they have different needs and tastes. But we're certainly taking the things we've learnt from digital actors and emotionally compelling narrative, things like that, and we're trying to apply that back to Dragon Age."

EA To Publish Dragon Age In Fiscal 2009 (News)

Jan 31, 2008

During Electronic Arts's financial conference call with analysts following the release of their latest financial numbers, company execs officially revealed that they will be publishing the long-in-development BioWare developed fantasy RPG Dragon Age. The game, first revealed by BioWare nearly four years ago at E3, has been mostly under a code of silence since its announcement with the last major preview published by the Games for Windows magazine over a year ago. The game is now slated to be published by EA in its fiscal 2009 year which begins on April 1.

Dragon Age (Preview)

Dec 25, 2007

Dec 25, 2007 Ten years ago, when the RPG masters BioWare released their first big game, Baldurs Gate, we were content with the highest fantasy: to play along with template elves and grinning kobolds. But something has changed since then. With authors such as George R. R. Martin producing grittier, bloodier takes on fantasy, and filmmakers like Peter Jackson emphasizing the war and corruption at the heart of Lord of the Rings, its no longer enough to fill a fantasy game with orcs. Fantasy has ...

BioWare builds Qube into Dragon Age pipeline (News)

Dec 19, 2007

BioWare and PipelineFX have announced the studio has integrated render farm software Qube into its production pipeline for new RPG Dragon Age.The software will also support other BioWare next-gen games.

Dragon Age's principal programmer Peter Woytiuk of BioWare commented: "We chose Qube due to its proven track record. Due to the excellent support we received during the evaluation, we were able to integrate Qube into our pipeline in less than a week and immediately started seeing results. Qube has given our artists more time to produce and iterate on content, which is key to creating the next generation of BioWare games."

Dragon Age (Preview)

Feb 14, 2007

For years, RPGs had to rely on text to communicate their stories, dialogue and scenes. Technological advances created new avenues - we started seeing expressions, hearing voices, understanding how characters felt without being told "Bob is angry!" But it's never reached the level of sophistication we've grown used to in other media. Where are the pregnant pauses, the glowering looks, the terrified faces and the cheeky grins that would give our heroes and villains true depth? BioWare ...

Games For Windows Magazine Reveals Dragon Age (News)

Nov 4, 2006

a world-exclusive first glimpse at Dragon Age, the next fantasy role-playing game from the fine folks at BioWare (i.e. they who brought you NeverWinter Nights, Baldur's Gate, and Knights of the Old Republic). It's a fitting way to kick off GFW, since Dragon Age is the fir...

Dragon Age FAQ/Walkthrough (FAQ)

Feb 1, 2010

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Dragon Age Walkthrough (Hint)

Feb 1, 2010

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Guide to Romance and Recruitment (Hint)

Jan 11, 2010

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