Dragon Age II

Dragon Age/Mass Effect Art Direction Interview

OXM took advantage of a relatively quiet weekend to bring us a three-page interview with BioWare art director Neil Thompson about the artistic vision behind Dragon Age and Mass Effect, how the next generation of consoles will push graphical technology…

Greg Zeschuk Interview

The Los Angeles Times online edition is offering an interview with Greg Zeschuk, known by most of our readers as one of the two BioWare co-founders, the doctors, who left the company last September. Here’s a snip: (Console stuff has…

David Gaider on Writing in Different Mediums

Dragon Age lead writer David Gaider has chosen to dedicate his latest blog post on writing in different mediums, based on his experiences with novels, video games and comic books. Here’s a snip: There are also lots of ways to…

David Gaider on Planning Ahead and Burn Out

BioWare’s lead writer David Gaider is writing on various aspects of his job on his Tumblr blog, the latest subjects being long-term plans and burn out. A snip: Am I complaining? Heck no. Part of being a game developer means…

David Gaider on Romances and Followers Depth

While answering to fan questions on his Tumblr blog, BioWare lead writer David Gaider, who’s now busy on Dragon Age III: Inquisition, has taken the time to expose his views on romances and followers in his games. Here’s a snip…

Dragon Age in a World of Skyrim

GamingIllustrated’s Mark Gonzales has penned an editorial on what Dragon Age III might learn from Skyrim, and largely seems to focus on the way the world is presented, rather than mechanical changes. Here’s a snippet: Dragon Age does not evoke…

David Gaider on Narrative Design

Dragon Age: Origins/Dragon Age II (and presumably Dragon Age III: Inquisition) lead writer and longtime BioWare veteran David Gaider has been detailing BioWare’s own narrative design methods and idyosincracies, covering subjects such as quest design, naming things, and more. Suffice…

Dragon Age Retrospective

As far as I’m aware, Dragon Age isn’t so old a franchise that people have started to forget about it… nevertheless, PopMatters’ Mark Filipowich has decided to take a look back at both Origins and Dragon Age II in a…