Since 2018, Dragon Age fans have been celebrating the unofficial Dragon Age Day on December 4, highlighting all kinds of community work and events. This year, BioWare is also involved, releasing new short stories and organizing charity events. They also took this opportunity to remind fans that Dragon Age 4 still on the way, confirmed that it will be a single player. Don’t get your hopes up on Game Awards news, though, because it doesn’t look like we’ll hear anything about it until 2022.
“We wanted to let all of you know that we’re still working hard to build the next single-player-focused experience for Dragon Age,” BioWare wrote in a blog post. “We’re excited for next year when we can talk more about what we’re doing.”
Although there is no Dragon Age game focused on multiplayer yet, Dragon Age: Inquisition does have a multiplayer mode. It’s four-player co-op, and you have to go on missions to deal with enemies Inquisiton. It doesn’t affect the game’s campaign and is designed to be a live service (with premium currency and all). But it’s a bit clunky, and feels like an odd addition, especially given how much work there is to do in Inquisition. While “one player concentrate“implying that they could have multiplayer on the side again, I hope BioWare doesn’t mind that. Their single-player content shines much brighter.
I was hoping we could get a glimpse of what they’re up to during this week’s Game Awards, as that’s where a lot of Dragon Age news has been in previous years. In 2019, they tease the return of Varric in the trailer below and gives us a look at the dark and glittering Tevinter, the country ruled by wizards where the next game will be set.
Alas, we’ll probably wait a little longer for more of these teases right now. However, in the meantime, BioWare has also released a few short stories set in the Dragon Age universe.
Firstly, Won’t know when, about a pair of Gray Wardens who have just finished fighting a goblin. Antoine and Evka are a young couple who were previously paired in Tevinter Nights, an anthology of Dragon Age stories, so it’s possible BioWare is setting them up for something bigger. They also talk about Calls though, so I think the devs are trying to remind us a bit of what happened to the Wardens. The call was something all Grays heard near death, and was a major plot point in the Inquisition as every Warden started hearing it at the same time, then that order changed. takes quite a bit (you discover more about this in the game, and it’s hinted that they’re looking for a cure).
letter two, Eternal Flame, set in 9.22 Dragon, which BioWare says is thirty years ago. But considering that the last events in Inquisition took place in 9.44, this could imply that the next game is set in 9.52, eight years after what we last played. Speculation aside, this short story follows a pair of mages resting their souls at the Grand Necropolis in Nevarra, a district we haven’t visited in the game. I want to visit that place, it sounds very spooky.
As a final part of Dragon Day celebrations, fans also donated money to charity AbleGamers through live streams, giveaways and more. While the festivities are over, you can still donateand at the time of writing, they have raised over $25,000.
