Goodbye Dragon Age II

The team at Bioware working on Dragon Age 2 has officially moved on to new projects. With 3 story based DLC content and a series of mixed feelings by critics and fans, Dragon Age 2 has been through a lot. But as stated on Bioware’s official forms, by Chris Priestly, on behalf of executive producer of Dragon Age 2, Mark Darrah: 

 

 

"Hey everyone,

With last week marking the one year anniversary of the release of Dragon Age II, I wanted to take the time to share some news and some great milestones we’ve had lately with Dragon Age.  And though I can’t say too much, I also want to briefly address what is coming in the future.

First, I was delighted to hear that the Dragon Age brand has passed one million “Likes” on Facebook!  This was an incredible reminder for me, and our entire team, that there are a lot of  you out there who are invested in the franchise and who want to explore the world more. From all of us, I want to send a massive thank you!

Next, the lastest and greatest patch for DAII is out, addressing a number of the issues you have helped us track on our tech support forums. Thank you again to those of you who took the time to submit feedback in order to help us make the game better.  

And finally, while we will still be keeping an eye out for any issues that might crop up in DAII and supporting the community should any emergencies should arise, we’re moving the entire team’s focus to the next phase of Dragon Age’s future.

You’ve most certainly heard the rumors floating around, and unfortunately I can’t really comment on them.  However, what I can say is that we’ve been thinking a lot about Dragon Age – what it means, and where it could go.  This past year, we’ve spent a lot of time both going back to the “BioWare vault” of games and re-examining them, and looking at some new possibilities that today’s industry allows.

With that, the next thing for the Dragon Age team members and I to do is hear from you, and not just on the forums, or Facebook, or Twitter.  We’ll be attending a number of conventions and gatherings, including PAX East in April.  The most valuable thing we can get out of those meetings is to hear from you on those same topics – what does Dragon Age mean to you, and where would you like to see it go?  We’re excited to hear what you have to say!

On behalf of the entire team, we are incredibly eager to reach the moment when we can tell you more and show you where we are taking Dragon Age.  But for now, thank you for your continued support, and we will be back here with more as soon as we can."

 - Mark Darrah, Executive Producer (Posted by Chris Priestly)

 

According to Joystiq.com other forms of DLC, such as the Exalted March, was rejected because of new opportunities. Bioware is committed to making Dragon Age 3 and intend to look at past mistakes of other Bioware titles to ensure that certain mistakes don't rise once again. 

 

Bibliography

Priestly , Chris . " Choose Language | BioWare Social Network." Choose Language | BioWare Social Network. N.p., 19 Mar. 2012. Web. 20 Mar. 2012.

Conditt, Jessica. "BioWare done with Dragon Age 2, fully moving on to next phase | Joystiq." Joystiq. N.p., 20 Mar. 2012. Web. 20 Mar. 2012. .