Bioware Says Dragon Age 4 Is In The Middle Of Full Production

Last month, Bioware shared a blog post updating fans on the status of the studio while promising a future update on the next Dragon Age title. Today’s post fulfills the promise and gives fans more information about the current status of the pipeline as well as the design team behind the title.

According to Bioware GM Gary McKay, the unofficially titled Dragon Age 4 is currently in the middle of full production, writing “Our blueprint was completed last year, so we’re now focused on building out our vision: creating amazing environments, deep characters, strong gameplay, impactful writing, emotional cinematics – and much more. The blueprint for the game is well understood and the team is focused.” 

Bioware claims that this is part of a plan to communicate more frequently with its fans about its future projects. Bioware says that it will provide more details about Dragon Age via social media and blog posts “later this calendar year.” The post also bids farewell to Dragon Age 4’s executive producer, Christian Dailey who joined Bioware in 2018. Corrine Busche (Game Director) and EA veteran Mac Walters (previous Mass Effect Legendary Edition leader), and Benoit Houle (Director of Product Development) are the remaining leaders. 

The new Mass Effect gets a small mention with McKay reiterating its veteran team of developers led by ME Andromeda producer Mike Gamble. McKay reminds fans they shouldn’t expect the game anytime soon, however, writing “AAA next-gen games take a long time to make – and we know our fans may want them sooner. But our Number One priority needs to be quality, and that simply takes time to get it right.”

Overall, the update provides a smaller, more granular glimpse of Dragon Age 4’s status but hearing about its progress on a more regular basis beats waiting around wondering what’s going on with the project. There is no current release window for the next Dragon Age.