Dragon Age 4’s new name is “Dragon Age: The Veilguard”, first gameplay preview coming next week

Dragon Age: Dreadwolf, the next game in the series, has a new name – Dragon Age: The Veilguard. BioWare first revealed the game in 2018, and we later learned that it was called Dragon Age: Dreadwolf in 2022. Now, BioWare has changed the name to Dragon Age: The Veilguard, with the promise of a first look at its gameplay next week on Tuesday June 11.

As for why, the team explains that these are the characters that will make up the companions you will meet in the game in a new blog post.

“At BioWare, we create worlds of adventure, conflict, and camaraderie, where you are at the center of it all. As fans of our franchise know, each Dragon Age game has delivered a new, self-contained story. Set in the world of Thedas, these stories explore epic locations and threats, always throwing you into a new conflict. Each game also introduces a new main hero – The Warden, Hawke, The Inquisitor – that you can call your own. expect all of this, and more, with the new game. And of course, just like your unique hero, it wouldn’t be a Dragon Age game without an incredible group of companions, right?

Each of the seven unique characters that make up your companions will have deep and gripping storylines in which the decisions you make will impact your relationships with them – as well as their lives. You will unite this team of unforgettable heroes as you face a terrifying new threat unleashed on the world. Of course, the Dread Wolf still plays an important role in this story, but you and your companions – not your enemies – are at the heart of this new experience.

So to capture what this game is about, we changed the name because the original title didn’t show how committed we are to our new heroes, their stories, and how you’ll have to bring them together to save all of Thedas . “.

Elsewhere in the announcement, BioWare appears to confirm earlier reports that this game – Dragon Age’s fourth mainline entry in the series – was at one point being experimented with as a “multiplayer concept.” However, over time and experimentation, the team decided to refocus on its roots with “an incredible single-player game, with all the choices, characters, and world-building you’ve come to expect from us.”

There’s no release date for Dragon Age: The Veilguard, but BioWare said last year that the game‘s full reveal would happen this summer – it appears to be next week.

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