During the Xbox Games Showcase today, Electronic Arts interrupted a string of Bethesda announcements to showcase the recently renamedDragon Age: The Veilguardwith a cinematic trailer. The trailer showcased the party members you can expect, and shared thatDragon Age: The Veilguardwill be released this year.
Previously known asDragon Age: Dread Wolf, Bioware announced last week that the gamewasrenamedDragon Age: The Veilguarddue to the game’s focus on your character and their companions. The Dread Wolf will still play a major part in the game, but the story is not centered on them. That announcement also revealed that Bioware had explored many ideas during the creation of this newest game in the series.
When willDragon Age: The Veilguardbe released?
Today’s trailer revealed thatDragon Age: The Veilguardwill be released in the Fall of 2024. They didn’t provide us with more details on that, but they did show us a list of companions who will be in the game, some of whom are returning from past games. The companions who will be inDragon Age: The Veilguardare:
Dragon Age: Dreadwolf Revealed
The trailer also showed the return of Varric once again, as he is talking with Harding in theDragon Age: The Veilguardreveal trailer. He isn’t listed as one of the companions who are focused on in the trailer with each bit describing a bit of what they bring to the team. Neve is mentioned as someone who can be the eyes and ears in the shadows, while Lucanis is mentioned as someone who can bring a little darkness to the day, presumably as essentially an assassin.
Bellara is mentioned after saying that they are going to the fade, as fits with the ending ofDragon Age: Inquisitionand the Dread Wolf’s plans, while necromancer Emmrich is shown after they mention digging up buried secrets. Davrin comes up when the mention of Darkspawn and demons, as the wardens are trained to fight the Darkspawn and other demons. Finally, Taash is mentioned as someone with ‘fire in their blood’ after the mention of their being dragons, who have returned in previous games. The focus on companions brings to mindMass Effect 2(part of theMass Effect: Legendary Collection), and how different characters there fit a role for a specific mission.
Dragon Age: The Veilguardis coming in Fall 2024, for PC, PlayStation, and Xbox.Dragon Age: The Veilguardgameplay will be showcased on Tuesday, June 11 at 11 am Eastern.
