Formerly a developer on the rework ofAnthem, Christian Dailey has now become executive producer of theDragon Ageteam. This move comes alongside news that Casey Hudson and Mark Darrah will be leaving Bioware.
Casey Hudson announced in a blog post earlier todaythat he and Mark Darrah would be stepping down from Bioware in order to pursue other opportunities. It was Mark Darrah’s departure that led to Christian Dailey’s position being changed. Darrah was previously the executive producer of theDragon Ageseries, but with his departure, the role needed to be filled, and Dailey was chosen to take his place.
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Antheminitially launched to rather mediocre reviews, and since then, Bioware and Dailey specifically, have slowly announced plans to update the game in order to address many of the complaints. Bioware has detailed some of the changes that it wants to make, such as making new abilities unlockable instead of world drops. Like inDragon Age,Bioware also intends tointroduce specializations toAnthem. These changes and more are still being tested by the team and no release details have been announced.
Dragon Age 4,on the other hand, is still relatively early in development and so not much is known.ADragon Age 4teaserof sorts was released earlier this year, but it revealed very little besides some character and environment designs. Based on the ending ofDragon Age: Inquisiton’sTrespasserDLC and a teaser at the 2018 Game Awards, Bioware has made it clear though that the next entry in the series will focus on the Dread Wolf, whose identity was revealed in the conclusion to the aforementioned DLC.
WhileDragon Age: Inquisitiondid very well for itself, including winning several Game of the Year awards, the perception of Bioware has been wavering in some gamers' minds. This decline likely began in 2011 after the lukewarm reception by fans ofDragon Age 2,followed by the negative reception ofMass Effect 3’s original ending. Hopefully, these changes in staff will not negatively impact the future ofAnthem,Mass Effect,andDragon Age.
That being said though, it is important to note thatDragon Age’s lead writer, Patrick Weekes, is still on-board forDragon Age 4and has a successful history with the company, having written several characters for both theMass EffectandDragon Ageseries. They also wrote the excellent companion novel,Dragon Age: The Masked Empireand were the lead writer on theTrespasserDLC. Weekes' work onTrespasserbodes especially well for the future ofDragon Age 4given it served largely as a setup for the next entry in the series.
Anthemis now available on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. No release date forDragon Age 4has been announced.
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