EA is going to make Star Wars games for the foreseeable future. Read on to find out why it's not only not the end of the world, but it's also a good thing.
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Earlier this year, BioWare was hit with layoffs as part of a downsizing of parent company Electronic Arts, but fans have been reassured that the next Mass Effect game hasn’t been impacted. Likewise, Dragon Age: Dreadwolf’s development is still churning along, with BioWare putting it at the forefront of its focus and rumors suggesting that it could launch sometime later this year. Fans might be getting another look at the long-in-development Dragon Age: Dreadwolf at the Summer Game Fest in June.
If the recently posted job offering for a temporary development manager is any indication, BioWare could have yet another surprise up its sleeve for when Mass Effect 4 and Dragon Age: Dreadwolf are nearing completion. This mystery BioWare video game could truly be anything, from another spin-off of its two major properties to something entirely new. All there is to go on at the moment is a vague mention in the job posting, and it might still be some time before BioWare is ready to confirm any new games in its pipeline.
So a studio that spent years on anthem then this dragon age thing is now also working on another ip along with mass effect,
You think they would be worried that there brand has been on 3 major screw ups
Dragon age 3 launched broken with the frostbite engine yes its a good game but you can see in the late game how rough it was
anthem......
Mass effect 4 well that dev team was fired so yeah.....
They should make sure this new dragon age is a goat instead of putting more work on the table
How about they focus on those games and not over extend themselves? We don't need another Anthem.
Bioware died after Inquisition (some would even argue after ME3). They are no longer the same company.
Today Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson provided a look into his ideas for the use of generative AI in the company's development processes.
EA is still a shady shitty company even with or without the help of Skynet. All they will use AI for is new ways to milk loot boxes and come up with the same sports title with a different year on the label. They are one company I truly do hate with a passion. They single handedly ruined some great franchise with their death touch. ME, Dead Space, Alice Returns, Dante's Inferno.
EA layoffs followed by 'Generative AI to Drive Monetization'
I knew it. Wonder what AI salary looks like? Nothing.
And take away creativity, and people's jobs as we've been seeing. Got it.
No thanks. I want my games created by people, not AI.
EA doesn't want to lose their title of worst gaming company ever, always trying their best to remain the champs!
What's sad is that they have so much potential to be a decent publisher.
SSX Tricky / SSX 3
Def Jam Vendetta / Fight for New York
NBA Street
NFL Steet
Mirror's Edge
Bad Company
Burnout 3 / 4 / 5
Remember when EA used to be awesome? It's all over with now. Unpolished, if not out-right broken games these days. Endless monetization and gambling in their sports games, and let's not forget wasting hours of your life trying to unlock characters or equipment using "surprise boxes!"
Ugh, I dont get why people are starting to think this. EA has tried Star Wars. Look at Star Wars: The Old Republic, they pumped crazy amounts of cash into that game and look where it is now. Its F2P and has about 4 servers that are playable, all thanks to EA and its noose around BioWare. Star Wars is one of my favorite universes and to see EA take it would really be a crushing blow, not only to me but i assume others as well.
Battlefront 3 will happen. That game was 90% complete. EA isn't going to waste those assets.
Kotor 3 will happen.
Their are many reason that one can agree or disagree about the EA/Disney deal, but the one that let me sleep better at night is knowing all Star Wars games will remain 3RD party games, multiplatform games. that in it self is reason enough for me to like this deal.
lol, no.
The only sure thing with EA at the helm is we will be getting more SW games than in recent years. Unfortunately that doesn't mean quality titles, just that EA will be more than willing to cash in on a well loved and popular IP.
Its almost a guarantee that we will see a new KotoR or something very similar next gen because of the deal as it will be one of the best sure fire sellers from their perspective as well as being something RPG fans have wanting all generation. The only reason we might not see Battlefront is because it competes with Battlefield (somewhat but not directly) however I still think they will release one during a non-Battlefield release window (same reason as above--people still want it after a gen without). I can see them make a few new IPs but more likely they will cash in on existing ones which would be easier to continue than working on a fully fledged new SW IP (and probably cheaper/less risky).
I don't know if its really a "good thing" with it in their hands however they have the devs and resources to do it justice IF they decide to. I can hope at least while silently not expecting the "best" from recent experiences.