Dragon Age ex-lead writer doesn't have high hopes for the franchise's future

At least not while it is still owned by Electronic Arts It seems like everyone is still wondering what the fate of Dragon Age will be since 2024's The Veilguard didn't live up to the expectations of its publisher. That includes David Gaider, the lead writer on the first three Dragon Age games. Unfortunately for fans, Gaider doesn't have the best outlook on the future of the series. In an interview with PC Gamer, Gaider said that it seems "unlikely" that Dragon Age has much hope of continuing under publisher Electronic Arts. He explained that during his time at Dragon Age developer BioWare, Electronic Arts treated the series like "the redheaded stepchild." The publisher always preferred BioWare's more action-oriented sci-fi series, Mass Effect. When Dragon Age sold well, Gaider recalled, it was called a "fluke," while when Mass Effect didn't sell well it was met with "excuses." The Veilguard underwent a nearly decade-long, notoriously troubled development with multiple shifts in direction. When the game finally released in 2024, it was met with largely positive reviews. In our review we wrote that it is "BioWare at its best, and while the game takes a bit to get properly rolling, by