
We still haven't gotten a gameplay trailer, but some other videos do exist. "Get a first look at some of the new locations you’ll discover and the factions fighting by your side in the next chapter of Dragon Age. "The world of Dragon Age needs a new hero - someone who can take on the evil forces threatening Thedas," the video's description says. While the game recently lost two of its biggest creative forces, Casey Hudson and Mark Darrah, this trailer indicates that the game is still on track. We also briefly see Solas at the end of the trailer, confirming what the Dread Wolf will look like in BioWare's next title. It was purely cinematic and emphasizes that the hero isn't a chose one fulfilling a prophecy. Is there a Dragon Age 4 trailer?Ī full trailer for Dragon Age 4 was released at The Game Awards 2020. We'll know more when BioWare and EA actually reveal more, but there's really no telling how long it'll be before that happens. An April 2019 Kotaku report indicates a strained relationship between BioWare and publisher Electronic Arts due to tension over financial goals and fan expectations.

That means April 2022 is the earliest possible release date, but even that seems farfetched. Before that point, Venture Beat's Jeff Grub had reported in early December 2018 that unnamed sources said Dragon Age 4 was "at least three years away." These same estimates were corroborated in EA's 2020 report as well. In October 2019, publisher EA confirmed during an earnings call that the game wouldn't be released until after the fiscal year 2022, which means sometime after March 2022. The Game Awards 2020's trailer did not include any sort of release window. But as of late 2020, that's just a vague guess. Realistically, Dragon Age 4 will probably be released sometime in 2023.

but could all of these shakeups lead to a delay? Possibly. Production on the next Dragon Age should continue, particularly after Anthem Next has been released. Christian Dailey, meanwhile, will now be leading the new Dragon Age project.


These are just the latest of several key staff who have departed over some kind of creative differences. Then, Anthem's lackluster release now has that game careening towards a reboot, called Anthem Next, led by Christian Dailey.īioWare announced in a Decemblog post that General Manager Casey Hudson and Executive Producer Mark Darrah had left the company, saying that both wanted to "try something different." Hudson and Darrah published their own statements on the blog reflecting on many years with the company. In January 2018, BioWare shifted much of its resources towards Anthem instead of the next Dragon Age. What were your favorite video games and gaming moments of 2020? Take our poll!īy all accounts, Dragon Age 4 - which may or may not be called Dragon Age: The Dread Wolf Rises - has had something of a rocky development. Following the game's latest trailer from The Game Awards 2020, here's everything we know about Dragon Age 4.
