Dragon Age Remasters Are Unlikely As Series Creator And Producer Cites Engine And Staffing Problems

Dragon Age’s Death Means BioWare Can Remake the RPG Fans Have Wanted for Decades

BioWare is responsible for some of the greatest RPGs in video game history. Dragon Age: Origins and Mass Effect offered fans unforgettable companions, difficult choices, and worlds worth exploring. During the PS3 and Xbox 360 era, BioWare was easily one of the strongest developers. That legacy still carries weight, even as the studio has struggled […]

Dragon Age's former producer had envisioned a 'Champions Edition' equivalent to Mass Effect's Legendary Edition, but he doesn't think it will happen anymore: 'There are basically no companies that could help you'

Things haven't looked great for Dragon Age since its latest entry, Dragon Age: The Veilguard was released to a mixed critical and muted commercial response back in 2024. EA subsequently laid off dozens of BioWare's staff, and numerous former developers have recently said they believe the series is probably dead.Yet, while there's little hope of a new Dragon Age game anytime soon (if ever), might there be a chance EA revisits the old Dragon Age g…

Dragon Age Remasters Are Unlikely As Series Creator And Producer Cites Engine And Staffing Problems

Mark Darrah says Dragon Age remasters face major technical hurdles because no one at BioWare still understands the old Aurora Engine. A full rebuild would require a new team EA is unlikely to fund.

Another BioWare veteran steps forth to say a Dragon Age remaster isn't impossible, but that doesn't mean it will happen: "In no means a trivial exercise"

After Dragon Age: The Veilguard, it's hard to imagine the series' future – or a comeback of its past RPGs in the form of remakes. That doesn't mean a return of the original entries is entirely impossible, though. Trent Oster, BioWare co-founder and RPG veteran, believes as much, anyway. In a new online post, the industry legend, who now serves as the CEO of Beamdog, writes, "I've seen a fair bit of chatter about the impossibility of remastering …

Don't Expect Dragon Age Remasters: BioWare Lost Old Engine Knowledge

Mark Darrah believes an Origins remaster would sell well.