Dragon Age II News

BioWare says it has moved entire team's focus to the future of the franchise, hints at reexamining studio's previous games for inspiration going forward.

Capcom's 3DS survival horror still clinging on the top alongside SoulCalibur V and Ragnarok Odyssey; PS Vita also hanging onto third place.

Naughty Dog leads the pack with 12 nominations for AIAS-organized honors, joins Portal 2, Skyrim, Batman: Arkham City, and Zelda: Skyward Sword as Game of the Year candidates.

BioWare head Ray Muzkya suggests fantasy RPG franchise will have "more of an open world feel" inspired by Bethesda's latest Elder Scrolls game.

Search engine giant lists Activision Blizzard shooter brands as most popular this year; Halo: Reach, Super Mario, Mortal Kombat round out top five.

Composers from Dead Space 2, Mass Effect, and Dragon Age series involved; album's proceeds to go to struggling musicians.

Dragon Age publisher picks up RPG-centric social developer; studio renamed BioWare Sacramento, forming BioWare Social.

Publisher removes marketing language from online store's license agreement, pledges to never sell personal information or install spyware on customers' machines.

Mandatory licensing agreement for online service appears to indicate publisher can monitor, pass on data on all software installed on users' PC.

Valve head says studio is actively working to "show" Battlefield 3 publisher that it makes sense to release games through online portal.

[UPDATE] Frank Gibeau named president of EA Labels, in charge of EA Games, EA Sports, BioWare, and EA Play; Peter Moore becomes COO; Barry Cottle tapped to oversee mobile/casual-focused EA Interactive.

BioWare's fantasy role-playing game no longer available in Valve's online storefront as Legacy DLC launches.

Valve's puzzler ships 2 million to retailers as Crysis 2, FIFA 11 show staying power; digital revenue makes up more than 20 percent of publisher's income.

Comic-Con 2011: The Guild's Felicia Day teams with BioWare, Independence Day's Peter Winther, Lost's John Bartley, more to discuss what gamers can expect from online show.

BioWare's fantasy RPG bringing new add-on to Xbox 360, PS3, PC and Mac later this month; new enemy types, environments, and improved AI promised.

Studio creative development director Alistair McNally tweets about development of third installment in fantasy series.

Undead outer-space thriller, Dragon Age II, Crysis 2 each ship more than 2 million; company posts quarterly profit of $151 million, annual loss of $276 million.

[UPDATE] Xbox 360 sells 433,000 units as Pokemon Black & White combine for 2.4 million; 3DS first-weeks sales hit 400,000; Homefront and Dragon Age II also medal in weaker-than-expected retail software market.

Trio of industry watchers projects 5-10% software decline; Sebastian says 3DS demand experienced rapid drop-off.

To celebrate its fantasy RPG selling 1 million units, BioWare is offering the Windows version of its multimillion-selling sci-fi RPG for free.