#take your marks e3

[every-rgsa-moment-ever]

they r literally best friends

[mikiemcsmitty]

Fictober Day 3

prompt: "I know you better"

Fandom: Supernatural

Character: Sam Winchester, Dean Winchester

Warnings: Alcohol/substance abuse, Mild self-harm implication

Summary:

Dean's POV: In between S10 E3 and S10 E4 Dean slips away from Sam's careful watch to try to deal with his problems independently.

It was windy and cold outside. Not to mention raining. This was the third bar in Smith County that Sam had walked to and with his car still broken down and the only working car being the one Dean took Sam had no other choice but to trudge through the weather in his pursuit to find his brother. This time he got lucky, the familiar 1967 Chevy Impala was parked outside. He went inside to find Dean completely hammered, sitting at the bar. 

“Dean?”

“Sammy!”

“Common Dean, I'm here to take you home,” Sam said, clearly annoyed.

“Nooo. Come sit, have a drink,” Dean said while slurring his words. 

Sam sighed in exhaustion. “Dean, what are you doing? This self-destructive behavior… it’s getting old.” Sam reached into Dean's pocket to grab his keys and Dean was clearly too drunk to stop him. “Let's go,” he said rattling the keys in front of him.

Dean grabbed his jacket off of the back of the barstool and followed Sam back to the car. “You're such a buzz kill,” he said under his breath.

“Seriously, Dean! Look I know you're dealing with a lot right now but this isn't you.”

“Sam.”

“Don’t start with me. I already told you I forgive you for the Mark of Cain business–”

“Sam!” Dean interrupted him.

“What?”

“Pull over. Now.”

Sam sighed again before obliging knowing that Dean would have a fit if he let him throw up in his own car.

The two of them were on the side of the road for about 20 minutes while Dean threw up everything he ate, drank, and took that night. Sam was getting more and more impatient by the minute. “Talk to me, Dean. What's going on?”

Dean groaned. “It's nothing. Can't a guy just get a drink every now and then?”

“Come on Dean… I know you better than that. What's really going on?”

Dean sighed and leaned back on the side of the car. “It's just… you keep saying you've forgiven me… but that doesn't mean I've forgiven myself.” 

“So you thought disappearing, leaving a cryptic note, and drinking so much your liver will never recover was the right way to go about it.” 

“I'm not in the mood for a lecture right now.”

“Well too bad.” Sam paused before pulling the note out of his pocket. “Going out to get fucked up. Don't come looking for me in the morning. Signed Dean,” he read off. “You can't just keep drowning your sorrows in alcohol and whatever else you're on right now.”

“It's just alcohol.”

“Really? Because you have a track record you know…” 

“What are you talking about?”

“You think I don't notice how the ashtray in the Impala is always full or how whenever you get a headache you just take pills from an unmarked bag and keep it pushing. You’re reckless and self-destructive and probably borderline suicidal at this point and these problems run way deeper than the Mark and you know it.”

“You're one to talk, you know.”

“What's that supposed to mean?”

“I believe I remember you trying to buy sleeping pills off the black market a few years ago not to mention your method to keep the hallucinations away.”

“That was different,” Sam said with a scoff.

“Look. You know it. I know it. Our lives are screwed up enough as it is that we've earned our fair share of illicit assistance.” 

Sam rolled his eyes. “That's a twisted way to think… You know maybe Cas was right. We should take a break– a real break.” Sam folded his arms over his chest. “We could drive out to the lake and just spend some time just you, me, and a reasonable amount of beer. How's that sound?”

“Sounds like a load of crap,” Dean says flatly. After letting the silence drag out he finally gives a real answer. “We can leave in the morning after I sleep this off.”

[felassan]

Snippets/speculation etc of interest from Mark Darrah part 2 (in parts due to Tumblr character limits. Part 1 link), from his co-stream of The Game Awards, under a cut due to length:

"[BioWare] did have a trailer just 4 days ago [the new cinematic], it was a trailer that wouldn't have gotten, Geoff would not have put that on TGA, so it was too small for TGA and too big to be [inaudible]". He said it would have been a lot at one time to show the new cinematic on DA Day, Absolution releasing and to be at TGA. On why that video was chosen, he said probably because it was done, or close to done

When another game was announced and gave a date in its announcement during the world premieres, he said "Yeah, see, they're literally dating and announcing at the same time, Dragon Age might be thinking of doing the same thing"

When asked in chat "​does this mean we're getting DA:D in 2024 tops? Not even late 2023?" he said "no, it doesn't mean that, it means they're keeping their options open and they're just planning to spend their money over their summer, like they're just compressing their marketing so they can have a louder campaign, it doesn't mean anything. It means you're not gonna see it [it's not going to release] in the summer [of 2023], but you were never gonna see it in the summer. 'Cause they have one more big beat. They could drop a big trailer at E3, that's June, if they come out in November that's still tons of time. We'll see something from them in the summer, unless something goes horribly wrong they would have to do something in the summer. I still think they're targeting November 2023, like, eleven months from now. They would do it [push to 2024 if they had to], their financial year ends at the end of March, but the reason they would delay it is for quality reasons, EA wouldn't push it for any other reason"

He said "I don't know, but I doubt DA:D will have a multiplayer at all". Chat asked "the mandate from EA to make DA4 MP when you were running it, did you think it would eventually shape up and work, or was it a bad idea from the start?" and he said "it could have worked, but it was the right choice to move away from it. [...] It could have been made to work, there was work yet to be done there and definitely there wasn't perfect alignment on it. [...] The team wasn't really on-board with multiplayer so it would've been uphill. If the team doesn't wanna do it, it's basically a virtual impossibility to get them to do it effectively and make it good"

He doesn't think the temporal gap between DA:I and DA:D matters really, if the game is good, though "you're definitely not building on momentum. It's a standing start, for sure". "2016 was the best time to release another Dragon Age, but after 2016 you largely lost that moment". Mass Effect is going to have the same situation obviously - "there's enough time between them. [though] it can actually work in your favor because you don't have any drag either"

When asked in chat "wonder if BioWare could have afforded to release DA spin offs in between DA:I and DA:D. Heck why not have some other studio make something? Lack of resources?" he said "EA doesn't like spending money"

"RPGs are expensive and they take a long time". "Probably we need to get used to long development times, but I do think the industry knows, we haven't figured out a way out the other side yet. I think the answer is more true sequels and more [asset] reuse, but there is an active [gaming] community backlash against that sort of thing, so". Not reusing assets much between DA games has happened "for stupider reasons than concern about fan backlash" though

"You just have to treat Frostbite with respect. BioWare has not built upon itself [re: Frostbite] as effectively as it could have unfortunately"

When asked in chat "what did the Dragon Age 'finalling team' do in Mass Effect: Andromeda?" he said "lots of things. The DA team helped shipped ME:A, they came up pretty late, helped with triage, helped with bug-fixing, some level, I think one level was made by that team"

The Alpha phase is much later than two years out from release

"I don't know what it's gonna be like playing DA:D [himself], because there will definitely be stuff in there that was there when I was working on it, so it'll be really weird, I think"

He's not covered by any NDA from BioWare about any upcoming news, but he doesn't ask them for things that he wouldn't want to talk about, because otherwise they would stop telling him things

One of his pitches for Joplin was "no DLC and to make another game in 18 months"

Expansions and DLCs are things you can have devs working on while you're waiting for the next franchise to pick them up. When asked in chat "​why were DAI DLCs so short compared to games like The Witcher 3 DLC? Any reason in particular?" he said that the DA DLCs were trying to be more focused, while The Witcher 3 DLCs were stretching up towards expansion packs and CDPR had/has different terminology for things like patch vs DLC vs expansion pack

When asked in chat "has the origin of the Blight plot been modified since DA:O or did the team stick with the original vision?" he said "the idea is always to leave those threads as open as possible so that they can be tied into a lot of different places, so. Broad strokes are still the same, yeah"

"If we don't see DA:D today we won't see it til EA Play or E3, because that would be as late as you could go in date for pre-orders. I doubt we would see anything between now and then, anything like a trailer at least"

Mark and Matthew Goldman were working together on the DA:D teaser trailer from 2018. "More Matt than me, because I was already taking over Anthem at that point". Mark's talked a few times to Matt since he left BioWare. Matt was only on Twitter because of his role in BioWare and is still in game development

For voice acting in DA, Kate Mulgrew became expensive after Orange is the New Black (which released in 2013)

When chat said "I think it would be a bit late to change DA4 based on Absolution's reception" he said "they wouldn't change it based on its reception but they could change their positioning"

When chat said "maybe they want to give some time between showing Absolution and the trailer for DA:D just in case, since new fans may judge DA:D by Absolution" he said "yeah, that's the thing, they might be holding, they might be keeping some powder dry in case, if Absolution stinks they have something to, a palate cleanser. I think that's reasonable thinking"

[source, part 1]

[dashiellqvverty]

okay wait which ~unpopular~ doctor who episode would you fight to the death defending

based on the lowest imdb ratings (using this list), but i made the call to exclude whittaker episodes bc they've taken up so many of the lowest spots which i think is bullshit and also kind of boring (and i dont want to bog down the options with every chapter of flux lmao). if one of hers is your pick though please explain in the tags!

[666prophet]

Fallout S1:E3 - The Head

I think this one was solid. Moved the plot along some, but mainly a character development episode. This again I feel is geared to not fans of the games (no offense). It does a good job of showing you how things are and why certain characters react the way they do. Also a good juxtaposition of the differences between the Wasteland and Vaults. Did raise a lot of nit picky things though.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Spoilers and Deep Dive ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ok so The Ghoul was an actor before the bombs, got it cool I can dig it. What is interesting to see is if the go further into how he became so cold. Granted yes being alive for 200 years and becoming and irradiated time bomb will do that to you. I'm interested to see what chem he keeps using, it doesn't look like anything that has been in any game yet. Also just as a thought, maybe wrap up the severed head. Walking around with a head is just gonna make you seem like a Fiend or a Raider. Just food for thought. Its amazing the upgrades that Vault dwellers made to the Pip-Boy seeing as neither the 3000 or Mark IV had any kind of tracker feature.

Sir....in your boot....that would be the most uncomfortable way to carry around caps ever. Its pretty lucky this random person is skilled and knowledgeable enough to fix a component off a suit of power armor. Ok, at this point its safe to say that Maximus can't fight for shit. He also seems to have an odd obsession with toilet seats. They sent over a new squire amazingly quick, but also how are you surprised he is there? You just talked on the radio and they said they would send a new Squire. Oh its the asshole bully, how convenient. So how far are we gonna take the bully my bully trope.

Its funny that they have a prominent Sunset Sarsaparilla logo on the truck. Considering that Todd Howard has had this weird relationship with Fallout: New Vegas. He doesn't dislike it or speak badly about it, just more tries to avoid talking about it. I would say New Vegas is probably my number one in the series. It feels like a good successor to Fallouts 1 and 2, seeing as Fallout 3, 4, & 76 ditched the west in favor of the east. If any of the older games deserve a redo/remaster it's New Vegas. I see Lucy took my advice. So wait the first sign(not actually the first but still) of wildlife we see in an UNMUTATED FAWN?!?!?! Where is the mother? Did deer on the West Coast just not suffer from mutations due to the fallout? Also weird choice to have a Fallow fawn and not go with something a but more common and widespread in California like Blacktail or Mule. Alright a gulper, I mean you could have also gone with a mirelurk or lakelurk but sure I'll take it.

I think this gives a good incite into how some Vault dwellers are. They are very we are better and nicer. Very naive and very cheery, which gives a good contrast to Norm. The fact that they keep hammering the ghoul hate feels like ham fisted foreshadowing.

Leaches were never in the games. Its interesting to see The Ghoul panic when the winch locks up. Almost like he cares about Lucy for some reason, or he isn't as sadistic as we are lead to believe. Ummmm why does that gulper look like an axolotl? Yes they are also salamanders but not a common species in the US. Ok...gross....it has mouth fingers. I feel like there is some shenanigans going on with this gulper. The white lab coat kind of shenanigans. So either The Ghoul is SUPER addicted to chems or there is something special about these vials. Also that line about getting sidetracked might as well be the new tagline for all the games.

Well here is the "he was just misunderstood, not a bully" trope. More showing the difference between Vault 33 vs Norm as character. I like it. Also showing the cracks with the Overseer comment. The classic waterchip is broken mechanic, a Fallout staple.

Oh were being spoiled in this episode, a whole five seconds of a what looks like a bloatfly. So wouldn't the geiger counter just spike because of the fact that most all water is irradiated? It dies by puking its guts out? That's it? That's underwhelming. Oh look the head, that's plot armor if I've ever seen it.

So is The Ghoul trying to do a tough love mentor thing? I'm confused. Ok so he sold out because of his wife and she is tied to Vault-Tec somehow. Its interesting to see that she seems to know what kind of company Vault-Tec is.

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Its good. Lots of little things but we can chalk it up to me being fussy about detail. Shows more behind the curtain on the characters. We are starting to see more of the world, but I feel like I'm being breadcrumbed on that front. Hope we can start to more widen the scope because part of the story of Fallout is the world. Not just the "main quest".

Final Score - 8/10

[mlobsters]

supernatural s10e4 paper moon (w. adam glass)

(ps apparently i didn't actually finish e3 yesterday, i still had a little scene left. but i glanced down when copying out the transcript to get the dean and cas convo bits and didn't see any more dialogue so i was like okay, see ya. so, noted, new evil beautiful red haired lady to fill up the abaddon shaped hole)

exCUSE ME what are those sunglasses??? cringing and laughing. are those someone else's glasses they just plonked on jared's face? it looks like there's a prescription?? dying.

listen. jared, baby, i am so sorry they did this to you and now i'm wheezing over it

(wiki)

In the scene by the river, Sam is wearing Prada Wayfarer sunglasses and Dean is wearing Oakley Holbrook.

prada???? sam. in prada sunglasses

DEAN Hey, something I needed to ask you. SAM Shoot. DEAN You've been... kicked, bit, scratched, stabbed, possessed, killed... And you sprain your friggin' elbow?

when in reality how is he not constantly recovering from surgery/stab wounds/being shot by bela etc 🤪

very cute. it's been a while since we had a scenic drink and chat! went for a whopper of a view too

DEAN Seriously, I'm good. I am. You know, we got… Three more cases of this stuff on ice in the trunk. Taking some ‘we time.’… best decision we ever made.

*studio audience awwww's* "we time" huh. werewolves gonna crash the honeymoon?

SAM Hear that.

god that just makes me think about

s5e10 abandon all hope this sweet and funny moment that could have started a fight but no one got mad

DEAN Sam Winchester, having trust issues with a demon. Well, better late than never. SAM Thank you again for your continued support.

and jo and bobby and ellen and....

🥲

all right. we time with extremely questionable sunglasses. let's go. oh, honeymoon too boring, the mark still got him stabby feeling.

DEAN Look, Sam, what we're doing here, it's good, okay? You and me hanging out. But I need to work… I need this. SAM If things go sideways... I mean, like, an inch, you gotta give me the heads-up.

sam, the real "we time" would be the werewolves we kill along the way. oh i do have a hazy idea of something that happens when he must still have the mark. i bet it involves not telling sam when he's going sideways :P

SAM Guess she likes bad boys. DEAN Well, wait’ll she gets a load of us.

LOL okay, dean. feelin himself. splitting up when sam is down his dominant arm seems not great, especially at night when he needs a flashlight. needs a headlamp :p

ahh, kate, the werewolf from the found footage episode (s8e4). i gather that was quite unpopular? i liked it fine

oh my god a like, full episode recap so we can dredge up the memory of lester that was what, 2 episodes ago? lol. wow this is some kind of conversation

SAM You're serious? This is about Lester? DEAN Um, don't get me wrong. I'm not -- I'm not -- I'm not trying to start anything either, okay? I'm just saying, maybe... maybe we oughta talk about that. SAM Okay, except there's nothing to talk about. DEAN Okay. SAM Okay. DEAN I just figured, since we're opening up veins that maybe you'd want to talk about the guy who you made sell his soul. SAM The guy who you then killed, right? I mean, that's the same guy we're talking about? DEAN I was a demon. SAM Oh, you were a demon? Oh, I didn't realize that.

made me laugh. tell him, sam!

DEAN Hey, man, Lester was gonna pay for that soul shake sooner or later. So technically, it's still on you. SAM What do you want from me, Dean? Look, I w-- I'm not happy about it, okay? But I needed to find you. So if I had to... bend a few rules...

this is cracking me up. sam's like damnit dean, usually we just ignore this and move on and never address it again. shove it down. you know???

DEAN Go dark. SAM Go dark. Sure. Label it if you want.

now that got another laugh. ugh kids and their labels

DEAN Look, man, again, I'm not complaining, okay? In fact, I'm doing just the opposite of complaining. I... I just... You know, between Lester and the others... SAM There weren't others. DEAN Okay, either way, maybe we both needed that time off. DEAN This is good. This is good. SAM Yeah. Okay.

is our impromptu therapy session over? 😂 dean what are you doing? haha. was that all just a deflection so they wouldn't talk about his issues?

KATE Don't! She's my sister.

snorted. a murderous sibling, oh, the moral dilemma!

SAM Yoga? DEAN [mocking] Okay. KATE You laugh, but... I'll pretty much try anything to keep that side of me under control.

*staring at camera*

feel a little bad laughing at all these things but when they start hitting me over the head with a point/parallel to the boys i just can't

SAM So back at the barn, that was all just an act to protect Tasha? KATE She's family. And, yeah, worth eating a bullet for.

dying for her so she can continue killing other people too! lol. normal sibling behavior

DEAN Kate and Tasha are monsters, okay? Last I checked, we kill monsters. SAM Right, but how can you possibly blame Kate for fighting for her sister? We do it all the time.

mmhm

DEAN Well, yeah, and that's worked wonders for us. SAM Well, we're still here, aren't we? DEAN Yeah, but is it right? I mean, all that you've done for me, I've still got this Mark. SAM And we'll figure that out. We always do. But you can't take whatever's happened to us or to you and -- and dump it at these girls' feet. DEAN All right, so, what? You wanna nuance this thing? Hit me. What's your plan?

look at all of this impressive communication. impromptu therapy session #2 in the books

SAM Okay. Then, um... I gotta tell you something. I, uh... I lied about Lester. DEAN What? SAM There were others. DEAN Other humans? SAM No. No, no. And -- and I'm sure there were a few hunters I rubbed -- or I... punched the wrong way, but...No. I pretty much saved my best stuff for the bad guys. But you gotta understand something, Dean.

ringing up #3! it's like a season's worth of straight forward communication

SAM I watched you die. SAM And I carried you. I carried your corpse into your room, and I put your dead body on your bed, and then you just... DEAN Yeah.

sam 💔

DEAN I know. I guess I was hoping that note would, you know, fill in the blanks. SAM “Don't look for me”? That note? Yeah, that was really informative. Thanks. DEAN Yeah. I... SAM What? DEAN It's embarrassing, you know? SAM W-what's embarrassing? DEAN All of it. You know, the -- the -- that note. Crowley. Everything.

oh, dean. i hadn't thought about that, that would be mortifying

SAM Dean, you were a demon. DEAN I was a demon? Oh, thanks. I didn't -- I didn't realize. SAM [smiling] Shut up.

cute cute

DEAN Not to mention, I never even said “thank you”" so... SAM You don't ever have to say that, not to me.

oh my god LOL it's like.

Pylades: I’ll take care of you. Orestes: It’s rotten work. Pylades: Not to me. Not if it’s you. ― Anne Carson, Euripides

which is pretty much their dynamic all the time but the "not to me" would not be denied

TASHA Drop the gun, or Dreamboat here gets his mind blown.

dreamboat, that's a new one. also accurate

TASHA No one's talking to you, Paul Bunyan!

i snorted. okay, maybe this is the problem with my emotional attachment. serious scenes make me laugh. but not in a bad way most of the time? just i'm enjoying the silliness but then not feeling the serious parts. tone too wonky maybe. chicken and the egg, did the tone break the attachment or did the attachment break and made me notice just the jokes because i'm not emotionally engaged

well, they made the sibling parallel diverge pretty starkly what with one being full dark and the other willing and able to kill her

DEAN If you got an itch to scratch... SAM Dean, look, we both jumped on this case. I agree. Equal parts blame there. But the whole idea behind laying low was to rest, to...try and deal with everything we – everything you went through. Maybe we jumped back in too fast. I mean, Dean… you were a demon. You still have the Mark.

yes, dealing with it, definitely a new concept :p is this #4? lost track

SAM Didn't you ever wanna talk about it? DEAN Talk about it? Talk about it how? SAM Come on, man. DEAN I am coming on, Sam, look… I know what happened. Okay? I was there. Remember? I'm not trying to get by it. I just... That's not what this was about. SAM Then what is this about? DEAN It’s about gettin' back in the saddle. Okay? Doing something good, not stewing in my own crap. SAM And what if you're not ready?

this feels like a reminder, hey dean is the king of feeling guilty about things. which honestly, it wasn't at the forefront of my mind either. embarrassed and guilty ✅✅ i'm too worried about what the mark is doing to him

don't think i care if this is ooc i'm taking it. i ship clear communication 🤝 the boys

[saltedslugspine]

south park single episode gags - season three

e1: kelly mispronouncing kenny’s name and kyle having no rhythm

e2: “nerection”

e3: chef’s parents and the lochness monster demanding “tree fiddy”

e4: “fine just fine”

e5: cringey dead wife montage that gets progressively more disturbing

e6: “we don’t take kindly to your types here…”/“now skeeter he ain’t hurtin anyone”

e7: cartman quoting the alien movie “mostly” quote

e8: charlie’s angels and their missions 

e9: trying to kill the bear but instead the squirts keep getting kidnapped by the bear

e10: watchmen talking in detail about sex with grandma broflovski’s corpse/necrophilia in general 

e11: japanese men satiating american men by assuring them they [americans] have way bigger penises than them [japanese]

e12: rebecca being completely oblivious to kyle’s romantic initations/tying both mark and his dad to a bench by the kids and dads respectively 

e13: christian broadcasting company trying to raise money for space equipment  in order to spread the word of jesus across the universe

e14: s’more flavored schnapps

e15: fighting with the frizzies at 11

e16: are you there god, it’s me judy blume parody with stan and jesus

e17: mr. garrison traumatized because his father *didn’t* molest him

[every-rgsa-moment-ever]

they have to compliment each other at every opportunity

[44gamez]

Dying Light 2 Getting a Game-Changing Update - Firearms Arrive in Villedor

This month marks the second anniversary of the launch of Dying Light 2 Stay Human. As this can be a large milestone, we’re celebrating all month lengthy. Kicking all of it off was the Yr of the Dragon exercise, however that was simply the beginning. Now, we’re able to convey out the large weapons in additional methods than one with our first main replace of 2024: the Firearms Replace. We’re sure this’ll please followers because it brings with it one thing they’ve been asking for, for some time now: weapons! Nevertheless, earlier than we get into the nitty-gritty of what to anticipate from the brand new replace, we’ve obtained some large information: we’re making the ‘Bloody Ties’ DLC free for anybody who already owns the sport! To get it, go to the Xbox Retailer and declare it. However newcomers received’t be unnoticed both: we’re launching a brand new model of the sport, Reloaded Edition, which is able to enable new gamers full entry to the DLC as soon as claimed, too! Now, let’s get into the replace!

Firearms Replace: Absolutely Loaded

Because the identify suggests, the most important half – and arguably an important to our gamers – of the replace is the addition of firearms. Till now, Villedor had been a gun-free zone, with the closest you’d get to a gun being the Boomstick or an auto-firing crossbow, however neither packed the punch of an actual one. Now, gamers will be capable of get their arms on 4 various kinds of firearm: pistols, shotguns, rifles and SMGs. And gamers received’t have to attend lengthy to get their arms on them, as all Pilgrims who’ve accomplished the prologue will discover the ‘Harran Pistol’ of their stash till March 7. However there’s much more to the replace than simply firearms. We’re additionally introducing Survivor Missions, which is able to provide a brand new sort of problem to gamers. Whereas playable solo, these missions are supposed for co-op as they may check your whole abilities, particularly the Elite ones. The preliminary set of Survivor Missions has dropped alongside the replace, with extra being added on February 29 and March 7. On the subject of missions, there are some new postings on the bulletin boards of Villedor. Take them on to assist out the residents and get rewarded! And, in fact, there are extra in-game gadgets for gamers to earn, this time with the addition of fifty extra Legend Ranges and a brand-new reward: the Doppelganger Legend outfit. Moreover, the radio waves are saying a few acquainted faces from the unique Dying Mild are making their method to The Metropolis. Tolga and Fatin will likely be arriving on February 29, and from what we’ve heard they’ll be needing your help. We guess, even sooner or later, it’s cool to be fashionably late. Outdoors the sport, gamers can discover extra bounties to tackle at Pilgrim Outpost which can be particularly designed for Neighborhood Maps. And carrying on from that, a few of our greatest creators have already been onerous at work on a group of latest maps which take advantage of the newly-added firearms.

Hold the Celebrations Going

As we talked about earlier, this month marks our 2nd anniversary and there’s lots extra purpose to have fun with Anniversary Bounties. For the following few weeks, there will likely be three units of 4 missions (every week unlocks a brand new set) for gamers to finish to earn some superior throwback gadgets from the unique Dying Mild and the 2019 E3 trailer: the Scorpio, the Nocturnal Tribal Machete and the Acolyte outfit. Nevertheless, there’s no purpose to panic as in the event you aren’t in a position to begin immediately, you’ll be capable of full Week 1’s bounties in Week 2 or 3 (and Week 2’s bounties in Week 3), so there’s loads of time so that you can nab your rewards! Moreover, the vast majority of the bounties will deal with the replace’s new additions, so you possibly can absolutely expertise them! These particular bounties are activated on Pilgrim Outpost, the place you may as well discover out extra about your complete exercise.

Right here’s to Many Extra

Pilgrims, as we're celebrating this milestone, we’d additionally wish to thanks on your continued assist for a sport we put blood, sweat, tears and UV Shroomz into. With out you, we wouldn’t be right here, so from all of us right here at Techland, a large thanks! We hope you benefit from the first replace of 2024. Sufficient discuss; get on the market and fill the contaminated with lead. Social gathering hats elective. Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Editionis now obtainable for buy on Xbox Collection X|S and Xbox One.

Dying Light 2: Stay Human – Reloaded Version

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Masterlist

Karasuno

Sawamura Daichi

First Time vs. Tenth Time (NSFW)

Sugawara Koushi

Just Like Candy(NSFW)

S/O who hates playing volleyball

FIrst Kisses

180 (Omegaverse AU)

Childhood Friends (Omegaverse AU)

First Time vs. Tenth Time (NSFW)

Prompt: “Come here” // “I could just pull your bikini bottoms to the side, no one will notice” (NSFW)

“Sorry, She’s Busy” (NSFW)

Asahi Azumane

Libero S/O

Alpha!Asahi (Omegaverse AU)

Claim (Omegaverse AU)

Jealousy

First Time vs. Tenth Time (NSFW)

“Sorry, She’s Busy” (NSFW)

Nishinoya Yuu

Alpha!Noya (Omegaverse AU)

Too Much (Omegaverse AU)

Kageyama Tobio

Stumbling In (NSFW)

Communication (Omegaverse AU)

Yamaguchi Tadashi

Kinks (NSFW)

Aobajohsai

Oikawa Tooru

Needy (NSFW)

Violent

Giggles

First “I love you’s”

Marking (Omegaverse AU)

Her Too? (Omegaverse AU)

Not-So-Popular (Omegaverse AU)

Iwaizumi Hajime

Truth or Dare

Irritable (NSFW)

“Sorry, She’s Busy” (NSFW)

Matsukawa Issei

Prompt 92: “I’m not going to touch you unless you beg” (NSFW)

Kyoutani Kentarou

Prompts: “You’re not taking me to bed. Ever.” “Who said it had to be on a bed?”

Prompt E13 +E14: Safe Word + Aftercare (NSFW)

Soothe (Omegaverse AU)

A Favor (Omegaverse AU)

Nekoma

Nekoma

Nekoma’s Omega Manager (Omegaverse AU)

Kuroo Tetsurou

GF with nipple piercings 

Little Black Dress

Sensitive 

Piss Me Off (NSFW)

Distractions

Idiot

Protective Kuroo

First “I love you’s”

Kuroo x Reader x Bokuto (NSFW)

A Mistake // Part 2 (Omegaverse AU)

Alpha!Kuroo (Omegaverse AU)

Road Trip (feat. Bokuto)

Prompt: “Are you sure? Once we start, I might not be able to stop.” (Omegaverse AU)

Prompt: “We’re not just friends and you fucking know it” (NSFW)

Jealous/Possessive (Omegaverse AU)

Prompt 11: “I didn’t know you were so sensitive”Prompt 46: “I haven’t even touched you and you’re already this wet” (NSFW)

Prompt E13 + E14: Safe Word + Aftercare (NSFW)

“Sorry, She’s Busy” (NSFW)

Prompt E3: Exhibitionism (NSFW)

“Yo lemme dom you” (SMAU)

Kenma Kozume

S/O who hates playing volleyball

You’re Dating Him?

Alpha!Kenma (Omegaverse AU)

Prompt: “Just let me finish this level and I swear I’ll go down on you until you cum at least three times” (NSFW)

Attention (Omegaverse AU)

Kinks (NSFW)

Do It Again (NSFW)

Lev Haiba

Silly Girl

Fukurodani

Bokuto Koutarou

S/O who hates playing volleyball

Feelings

Kuroo x Reader x Bokuto (NSFW)

Someone Else // Part 2 (NSFW) 

Road Trip (feat. Kuroo)

Alpha!Bokuto (Omegaverse AU)

Prompt D6: Jackhammering (NSFW)

Kinks (NSFW)

Akaashi Keiji

Good Girl

Feelings

Alpha!Akaashi (Omegaverse AU)

Intimidating (Omegaverse AU)

Prompt D9: Spanking (NSFW)

Shiratorizawa

Ushijima Wakatoshi

Love Letters

Pretending

Don’t Call It A Crush (NSFW): Part 1 / Part 2

Untamable Masterlist (Omegaverse AU)

Libero S/O

Personal Performer (Mob AU)

“Sorry, She’s Busy” (NSFW)

Tendou Satori 

Perfect Masterlist (Omegaverse AU)

Alpha!Tendou (Omegaverse AU)

Prompt: “Want some help?” (NSFW)

D12: Vagina Worship (NSFW)

“Sorry, She’s Busy” (NSFW)

Shirabu Kenjirou

Alpha!Shirabu (Omegaverse AU)

Prompt 62: “If you don’t like my teasing then why are you moaning?” (NSFW)

Johzenji High

Terushima Yuuji

“Sorry, She’s Busy” (NSFW)

Inarizaki

Miya Atsumu

Buckling Knees

Prompt: “You’re so fucking hot when you’re mad”

“Sorry, She’s Busy” (NSFW)

Selfish (Omegaverse AU)

Date Tech

Futakuchi Kenji

Hate-Fuck (NSFW)

Nohebi Academy

Daishou Suguru

“Sorry, He’s Busy” (NSFW)

Itachiyama Academy

Sakusa Kiyoomi

“Sorry, She’s Busy” (NSFW)

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PINNED POST

 PIN: ‘Current upcoming BioWare franchise & related stuff’ calendar

This post is frequently updated and edited as new information emerges and as time goes by. Post last updated: November 23rd 2024.

Late November 2024: Mass Effect: Priority Hagalaz - The Board Game and the Mass Effect miniatures should be available from your FLGS for UK and EU in late November

December 4th 2024: Dragon Age Day 2024

December 4th 2024: 2 hour BioWare developer AMA on the Dragon Age subreddit. 12pm PST / 8pm GMT

December 12th 2024: The Game Awards 2024. Streaming live at 4.30pm PST. Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a nominee in the Innovation in Accessibility category. You can vote [here] and watch free on YouTube and Twitch. Voting closes some time before the show

February 4th 2025: Electronic Arts Q3 2025 Earnings Conference Call. These usually take place at 2pm PT. Sometimes snippets emerge from these

Winter 2025: Pre-orders of this new Dragon Age: The Veilguard map of Thedas item are expected to arrive by this point

(Sometimes release dates for books/comics etc vary from the dates given in the original news announcements and/or between retail outlets, so may be incorrect or subject to change over time. Dark Horse dates tend to be accurate, Amazon listing dates sometimes change.)

Notes: BioWare have said that further patches for DA:TV are upcoming. E3 is officially dead.

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2020

October 3rd - Gamers For Groceries charity Twitch stream. This game dev variety show will include interviews and writer insights, and feature talent from BioWare including PW, John Epler, Sheryl Chee & Presley Hynes. Two DA-heavy panels are “Examining Blackwall, Sera and Iron Bull” and “Redesigning Dragon Age Audio Assets”

October 21st - Mass Effect: The Complete Comics collection releases [date from Dark Horse]

October 23rd - The next Twitch stream in a series from Summerfall, with Liam Esler playing through DAO while David Gaider gives interesting dev commentary. 5pm PST

November 2nd - N7 Week 2020 begins. The BioWare Gear Store N7 Week discount promo begins. The N7 Week 2020 Tee and N7 Car Emblem become available in the store

November 3rd - The N7 Backpack becomes available in the store

November 4th - The Mass Effect Magnet Set becomes available in the store

November 5th - The Paragon Renegade Mashup Hoodie becomes available in the store

November 6th - The UNC N7 Watch becomes available in the store

November 6th - The next Twitch stream in a series from Summerfall, with Liam Esler playing through DAO while David Gaider gives interesting dev commentary. 5pm PST

November 7th - N7 Day 2020. The BioWare Gear store N7 Week discount promo ends. N7 Week 2020 ends

November 7th, 8am PST - Rumored BioWare Blog update with Mass Effect news (remaster?)

November 7th, 11am PST - Special N7 Day panel, ft. Jennifer Hale (Shep), Mark Meer (Shep), Raphael Sbarge (Kaidan), Ali Hillis (Liara), Courtenay Taylor (Jack), Steve Blum (Grunt), Kimberly Brooks (Ash), AWR (Traynor), William Salyers (Mordin), D. C. Douglas (Legion), plus devs PW and Karin Weekes

November 7th, 1pm PST - Episode 1 of the BioWare Base online, featuring developer interviews

November 7th, 2pm PST - Special N7 Day tabletop RPG game “Omniblades in the Dark”, ft. Austin Walker and special cast of players

November 11th - BioWare: Stories and Secrets from 25 Years of Game Development book releases [date from Dark Horse]

November 12th - Last day to enter the store’s N7 Week merch giveaway

November 17th - Dragon Age: The Last Court game deactivates in the Keep

November 20th - The next Twitch stream in a series from Summerfall, with Liam Esler playing through DAO while David Gaider gives interesting dev commentary. 5pm PST

December 4th - Unofficial Dragon Age Day 2020. The BioWare Gear Store are doing a flash sale and a giveaway, along with stocking some new DA products

December 4th - BioWare are/were supposed to be doing a Twitch stream as it’s DA Day. It was originally going to be at 9am EST or earlier, but it was postponed. At the time of writing it doesn’t sound like they’ve decided on a new time/date yet. It sounded like tuning into it would be a good idea

December 4th - The next Twitch stream in a series from Summerfall, with Liam Esler playing through DAO while David Gaider gives interesting dev commentary. 5pm PST

December 10th - Tune into The Game Awards for a special look at the next Dragon Age. Show starts at 4pm PST. Pre-show starts at 3.30pm December 18th - The next Twitch stream in a series from Summerfall, with Liam Esler playing through DAO while David Gaider gives interesting dev commentary. 5pm PST. This one is their final end-of-year stream before they take a break for the holidays. Stream cancelled due to tech issues

December 31st - Flash Player browser support ‘dies’ and Dragon Age: Journeys may no longer be playable as before (though as you can see from the link if you download the Newgrounds Player you should be able to keep playing it indefinitely)

2021

January 15th - The BioWare Gear Store’s last Holiday sale ends

January 17th - Episode 2 of Mass Effect: C-SEC, a 4-episode TTRPG show (D&D 5E, ME homebrew) from Roll4It. Mark Meer is part of the cast. 6pm GMT

January 24th - Episode 3 of Mass Effect: C-SEC, a 4-episode TTRPG show (D&D 5E, ME homebrew) from Roll4It. Mark Meer is part of the cast. 6pm GMT

January 31st - Episode 4 of Mass Effect: C-SEC, a 4-episode TTRPG show (D&D 5E, ME homebrew) from Roll4It. Mark Meer is part of the cast. 6pm GMT

January end - The Twitch stream series from Summerfall, where Liam Esler plays through DAO while he and David Gaider give interesting dev commentary, returns after their holiday break. Update: No word recently on this front

February 1st - TheGamer.com’s ‘Mass Effect week’ began and will run til Feb 5th. This week is devoted to articles, news, dev and actor interviews, stories and other behind-the-scenes and never-before-seen info and material, as a celebration of the upcoming remaster

February 1st - Matthew Goldman began ‘12 Days of Dragon Age’ on his Twitter, in celebration of being on DA for 12 years. He’s posting interesting things from the vault for this period. Update: These images were posted for Day 12

February 2nd - EA earnings/investor conference call, as their quarterly report should be out. Sometimes snippets emerge from these. Update: Some snippets emerged

February 5th - TheGamer.com’s ‘Mass Effect week’ ends

February - Matthew Goldman’s ‘12 Days of Dragon Age’ ends

February 2nd - GameInformer’s ‘Mass Effect month’ began. They have exclusive content to reveal including exclusive interviews, and a whole month of additional celebratory content due to the upcoming remaster

February 23rd - The Art of the Mass Effect Trilogy: Expanded Edition book releases

February 28th-ish - GameInformer’s ‘Mass Effect month’ ends

March 4th - Dragon Age: The First Five Graphic Novels TBP collection releases

Mid March-ish - Dark Fortress #1 (see below) preview may be available. These normally come out a couple weeks before release at the earliest. Update: Out now (spoiler warning for link)

March 31st - Issue 1 of Dragon Age: The Dark Fortress releases. This miniseries will have 3 issues and feature Fenris, Autumn the Mabari, Vaea, Ser Aaron, Francesca, Tessa and Marius. This series will continue and conclude the larger overarching story that has been ongoing in recent comics [date from Dark Horse]

April 13th-ish - The MELE official website will update with another post like this one providing information about the game and the changes it contains (a look at the remastering process with a strong focus on the visual changes across the trilogy). This post is said to be the 2nd of two [the timeframe given was “next week”, said on April 6th]

Mid April-ish - Dark Fortress #2 preview available? These normally come out a couple weeks before release at the earliest

April 18th - Episode 2 of Mass Effect: MERCS, a 4-episode TTRPG show (D&D 5E, ME homebrew) from Roll4It. Mark Meer is part of the cast. 6pm BST

April 25th - Episode 3 of Mass Effect: MERCS, a 4-episode TTRPG show (D&D 5E, ME homebrew) from Roll4It. Mark Meer is part of the cast. 6pm BST

April 28th - Issue 2 of Dragon Age: Dark Fortress releases [date from Dark Horse]

May 2nd - Episode 4 of Mass Effect: MERCS, a 4-episode TTRPG show (D&D 5E, ME homebrew) from Roll4It. Mark Meer is part of the cast. 6pm BST

May 5th - Lead DA Producer Scylla Costa is hosting a talk session titled “Challenges of Dragon Age production during the pandemic” (two) as part of Brazil’s Independent Games (BIG) Festival. Limited capacity, requires registering to attend, free to do. Streaming online at 6pm UTC-3

May 12th - MELE pre-load on Origin and the EA app will be available from 6pm EEST

May 14th - Mass Effect: Legendary Edition releases (trailer, trailer 2)

May 15th - JHale is holding a live MET cast and crew reunion in honor of MELE, ft. MET and MELE devs, and VAs. It will be streamed on JHale’s YouTube channel: watch link. Noon - 1.30pm PDT

May 11th - Jason Schreier’s new book Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry releases. BioWare are mentioned in it according the Google Books preview (there were insights into DAI’s development in his prior book)

Mid May-ish - Dark Fortress #3 preview available? These normally come out a couple weeks before release at the earliest. Note: No preview emerged for #2, so it may be the same for #3

May 22nd - Gamers for Groceries 2 [schedule]. Some DA writers and editors are taking part again in this game dev variety Twitch/charity stream. GFG 1 contained lots of DA & ME insights/trivia etc. 1pm MST - ~7pm MST

May 24th - DA Narrative Director John Epler’s chat with the Zero to Play podcast, on how stories are told in games and what it’s like to work on DA, comes out

May 26th - Issue 3 of Dragon Age: Dark Fortress releases [date from Dark Horse]

June - According to a Community Manager on Polish EA Answers HQ, a new patch for MELE is due to be released soon, which will include various updates such as localization fixes. The stated time period was “early June”

July 22nd - EA Play Live. Pre-show starts at 10am PT / 1pm ET, main show follows. Nothing hinted, confirmed or guaranteed but may be something worth keeping an eye on/tuning in to. A new DA4 teaser dropped at EA Play Live 2020. Update: BioWare have confirmed that they will not be at EA Play. [elsewhere, E3 2021: Game On is scheduled for June 12 - 15th and Summer Game Fest began June 10th. EA is a partner in SGF]

July 31st: Free Mass Effect Bonus Content download on the MELE website expires, unless it’s expired already by then as download capacity was reached

August 4th: EA’s investor/conference call for Q1 ‘22. Sometimes snippets emerge from these

August 16th - 20th: TheGamer’s Dragon Age Week. This week will involve lots of celebratory coverage on the series, featuring original interviews with folks like devs and voice actors, insights and never-before-seen details and content

August 25th - 29th: Gamescom. Opening Night Live is on August 25th, 8 - 10pm CET and “Geoff Keighley is once again putting on a unique show for new announcements and world premieres.” The pre-show begins at 7.30pm CET. Nothing hinted, confirmed or guaranteed but may be something worth keeping an eye on/tuning in to. A new DA4 trailer dropped at Gamescom 2020

October 20th: Dragon Age: Dark Fortress Hardcover collecting all 3 issues releases [date from Dark Horse] October 23rd: Gamers for Groceries 3, 1pm MDT (schedule). This is a game dev variety Twitch/charity stream. DA devs will be taking part, answering fan questions about companions

November 7th: N7 Day. November 7th - November 13th: Mass Effect N7 Week in the BioWare Gear Store, a sale on ME merch

December 4th: Unofficial Dragon Age Day. Nothing official hinted, confirmed or guaranteed but always a fun unofficial day and celebration! New DA4 content dropped on Unofficial Dragon Age Day 2020

December 4th  - December 10th: Dragon Age Week in the BioWare Gear Store, a sale on DA merch

December 9th: The Game Awards, 4pm - 8pm PST. Nothing hinted, confirmed or guaranteed but may be something worth keeping an eye on/tuning in to. A new DA4 trailer dropped at TGA 2020. At TGA 2021, the Next Mass Effect has been nominated in the special category of ‘Favorite Moment of TGA 2020′, for its reveal trailer. Update: Do note BioWare have now said in a blog “We’re excited for next year when we can talk more about what we’re working on”, seemingly advising there will not be any DA content at TGA

2022

April 21st - April 24th: The BioWare Gear Store will be in attendance at PAX East 2022 with a merch stall (Booth #22059). There is an accompanying celebratory site-wide 20% off sale during the same period

May 2022: ?¿? Some folks hopefully tinfoil (emphasis on the “hopeful tinfoil” :D) that this tweet containing a DA4 news wish-meme refers to the month of May in the year 2022

May 28th: Gamers For Groceries 4. 3pm EDT. Pre-show starts 1 hour before. This is a game dev variety Twitch show for charity (for a great cause!), with interviews, trivia and more. In previous GFGs there have been insights on previous games, trivia etc. this year once again some BioWare devs including writers are special guests. [full schedule]

June 9th: Summer Game Fest 2022, 6pm GMT. Nothing hinted, confirmed or guaranteed but may be something worth keeping an eye on/tuning in to. EA are one of the publishers involved

June 13th: Some EA game digital extras/bonus content (such as wallpapers, soundtracks & art books) will no longer be accessible from Origin or through the EA app. See EA’s page here for more info on these changes and what they advise to do, and also here

August 2nd: Electronic Arts Q1 2023 Earnings Conference Call. 2pm PT. Sometimes snippets emerge from these

August 23rd - 28th: Gamescom 2022. Opening Night Live is on August 23rd at 8pm CET. Nothing hinted, confirmed or guaranteed but may be something worth keeping an eye on/tuning in to. A new DA4 trailer dropped at Gamescom 2020. Update: It sounds like EA have confirmed that they won’t be at Gamescom this year August 24th: Dragon Age: Wraiths of Tevinter releases. This hardcover collects Dragon Age: Deception, Dragon Age: Blue Wraith, and Dragon Age: Dark Fortress into a single volume

October [?]: Gamers For Groceries 5? This is a game dev variety Twitch show for charity (for a great cause!), with interviews, trivia and more. In previous GFGs there have been insights on previous games, trivia etc and some BioWare devs have taken part. During GFG4 it was said that there would be a GFG5. Date is a guesstimate based on previous GFG dates

October 11th: Starting from today, EA is retiring BioWare Points and they will no longer be available as a form of currency on the Origin Store

October 20th: EA is shutting down the “MP Screenshots Server” of Dragon Age: Origins (online component)

November 1st: Electronic Arts Q2 2023 Earnings Conference Call. 2pm PT. Sometimes snippets emerge from these November 7th: N7 Day 2022. Some members of the Mass Effect cast are doing an N7 Day reunion Q&A panel along with signings and line readings at 12pm noon PT. Submit questions here and watch live here. The BioWare Gear Store N7 Week sale begins today and runs til November 13th

November 13th: Last day of the BioWare Gear Store N7 Week sale

November 23rd: EA will be retiring Heroes of Dragon Age. As of this date, HoDA will no longer be available to download and EA will no longer be supporting the game (new in-app purchases have already been suspended and new customer support requests are no longer being attended to). Gems will still be able to use in game until January 24th 2023, when the servers will be disabled and the game will no longer be accessible

December 1st: The first episode of Dragon Age: Absolution is premiering on an episode of Netflix Twitch show ‘Geeked: Toon In’. 5pm PST. At the end of the most recent episode the host said “We will be here on December 1st and it's gonna be Dragon Age Day so make sure you tune in to Toon In, we're gonna have a whole bunch of cool surprises”. The showrunner and some voice cast will be appearing

December 4th: Unofficial Dragon Age Day 2022 December 6th: MELE comes to PlayStation Plus

December 8th: The Game Awards 2022, 4:30pm PT. Nothing officially hinted, confirmed or guaranteed but may be something worth keeping an eye on/tuning in to. It’s worth noting that in their most recent blog post BioWare said that they were “closing this year out” with the contents of that blog post, and that when asked if we could expect to see DA:D at TGA Jeff Grubb tweeted “No”

December 9th: Dragon Age: Absolution, a 6 episode Netflix animated series, debuts. All episodes drop on this date. According to Wikipedia, Dragon Age: Absolution is a Netflix original, and according to Netflix Help, "Netflix original TV shows and movies are typically released globally at 12:00 a.m. Pacific Time”

2023

January 24th: Due to EA retiring Heroes of Dragon Age, after this date Gems will no longer be able to be used in-game. After this date the HoDA servers are being disabled and the game will no longer be accessible January 25th: First issue of new upcoming Dragon Age comic Dragon Age: The Missing releases

January 31st : Electronic Arts Q3 2022 Earnings Conference Call. 2pm PT. Sometimes snippets emerge from these

February 22nd: Second issue of Dragon Age: The Missing releases

March 29th: Third issue of Dragon Age: The Missing releases

May 9th: Electronic Arts Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call. 2pm PT. Sometimes snippets emerge from these

May 10th: Fourth issue of Dragon Age: The Missing officially releases (the original Dark Horse page publication date changed from April 26th til May 10th, and then the whole comic became available to read early on Apple Books on May 1st, possibly in error)

May 29th: BioWare Mega Collection game bundle sale on Steam ends. Bundle includes every Dragon Age and Mass Effect game and all their DLCs for $20, and the Mass Effect in the bundle is MELE

June 8th: 1pm EST. Pre-sale for the Dragon Age - Selections from the Original Game Soundtrack 4LP Vinyl Box (a Deluxe box set coming from spacelab9) is tentatively scheduled to begin on Spacelab’s website. Equivalent pre-sale the BioWare Gear Store is tentatively scheduled to begin on June 21st (Spacelab advised dates can and do change). Each outlet will offer their own exclusive vinyl color variants

June 8th [?]: Kicking off the summer round of game industry showcases, events and expos (where news sometimes emerges), it’s the Summer Game Fest 2023 live showcase, 3pm EDT. Nothing hinted, confirmed or guaranteed but may be something worth keeping an eye on/tuning in to. EA are one of the publishers involved in SGF 2023. (Note: Jeff Grubb has tweeted that he doesn’t expect to see DA:D at this summer’s game events). Also at SGF, the Xbox Showcase is on June 11th.

June 21st: Pre-sale for the Dragon Age - Selections from the Original Game Soundtrack 4LP Vinyl Box (a Deluxe box set coming from spacelab9) is scheduled to begin on the BioWare Gear Store. The equivalent pre-sale on Spacelab’s website began on June 8th 1pm EST. Each outlet will offer their own exclusive vinyl color variants

August 1st: Electronic Arts Q1 2024 Earnings Conference Call. 2pm PT.  Sometimes snippets emerge from these.

August 22nd [?]: Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023, 8pm - 10pm CET. Streaming live on their channels including Twitch and YouTube. Gamescom 2023 itself is from August 23rd til August 27th. Nothing hinted, confirmed or guaranteed but may be something worth keeping an eye on/tuning in to

September 5-6th: The Dragon Age: The World of Thedas Boxset, a collection of reprints of World of Thedas volumes one and two, releases. Dark Horse lists Sept 6th as a release date. Other outlets such as Amazon list Sept 5th

October 4th: Dragon Age: The Missing paperback (collects all issues, 1 to 4) releases

October 17th: Dragon Age: The Official Cookbook Tastes of Thedas releases. The publication date on the listing originally was 31st December 2023, then this tweet advised the cookbook is coming in Fall 2023. Amazon (dot com) and other outlets such as Barns & Noble now advise October 17th on the listing

November: This month is the estimated beginning ship date for orders of the Dragon Age: Selections From The Game Soundtrack 4LP Box Set vinyl

November 1st: Electronic Arts Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call. 2pm PT. Sometimes snippets emerge from these

November 7th: N7 Day 2023

November 12th: N7 ‘Day’ Mass Effect cast reunion on Jennifer Hale’s YouTube channel, with various ME voice actors. 1pm PT

November 28th: The latest estimated ship date for orders of the Dragon Age: Selections From The Game Soundtrack 4LP Box Set vinyl from Spacelab

December 4th: Dragon Age Day 2023

December 7th: The Game Awards 2023. 4.30pm PT. Nothing hinted, confirmed or guaranteed but may be something worth keeping an eye on/tuning in to. Update: going by what was said on DA Day, it does not sound like DA:D/BW will be at TGA.

2024

January 30th 2024: Electronic Arts Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call. 2pm PT. Sometimes snippets emerge from these

May 7th 2024: Electronic Arts Q4 and FY 2024 Earnings Conference Call. 2pm PT. Sometimes snippets emerge from these

The run-up to Summer 2024: According to a BioWare blog post, they will have more to share about Dragon Age: Dreadwolf “as we approach Summer 2024″

May 23rd 2024: Last day that Dragon Age: Inquisition is available for free from the Epic Game Store

Summer 2024: Dragon Age: Dreadwolf is officially slated to have its “full reveal” in “Summer 2024″. According to a BioWare blog post, this is when they will show new trailers, show gameplay, answer questions, and announce the release date.

“All Summer” 2024: “More [DA:TV news/info is] to come”

June 9th 2024: Xbox Showcase livestream event (10am PT) at SGF. Shinobi602 said that there will be a trailer for DA4 coming soon at SGF or the Xbox Showcase. Jeff Grubb said that DA4 will be at the Xbox Showcase. Therefore we can probably assume from these comments that a DA4 trailer will appear at the Xbox Showcase.

“Later this year [2024]”: Jeff Grubb’s latest on the anticipated release window for Dragon Age: Dreadwolf is that last he heard, it’s planned to be released later this year. This isn’t a guarantee and it could still slip, but he reported that internally this is when BioWare expect to release the game and that they are feeling pretty confident about this. Given that DA:D is officially slated to have its full reveal in Summer 2024, that would likely  place “later this year” in the second half of 2024, after summer (so Fall/Holiday). further, EA currently plans to release DA:D at some point in FY25, which runs from April 1st 2024 until 31st March 2025 (see “March 2025″ entry below).

June 11th 2024: DA:TV first official gameplay reveal, as announced by BioWare. 8am PT on the official Dragon Age YouTube channel. (but join the chat early as they said they have some surprises ready!)

also June 11th 2024: Summer Game Fest first impressions of DA:TV. This sounds to me like when, for those press & others who attended SGF who played DA:TV to get hands-on-impressions, interviewed devs for coverage etc, an embargo is lifted and they can release their coverage.

June 14th 2024: Discord Developer Q&A on DA:TV, taking place on the official BioWare Discord. 10AM PT. [Discord link]

June 18th 2024 and the following few weeks: Game Informer cover story on DA:TV releases. [info] - Update: The cover story has come out, and the writer advised that they will have more DA:TV features going up at least every other weekday for the next few weeks, if all goes according to plan

June 23rd 2024: Last day of this celebratory 20% off site-wide Dragon Age sale in the BioWare Gear Store (20% off discount codes stack with this)

June 25th 2024: The next Game Informer article on DA:TV will come out

June 27th 2024: Game Informer article drop. 3pm ET

July 1st 2024: Game Informer article dropping. 3pm ET

July 4th 2024: Game Informer article dropping

July 8th 2024: Game Informer article dropping. 3pm ET

July 10th 2024: Game Informer article may drop

July 15th 2024: Game Informer article dropping. 3pm ET

July 17th 2024: Game Informer article may drop

July 19th 2024: Game Informer video dropping

July 22nd 2024: Game Informer’s final piece of DA:TV coverage may come out

July 25th - July 28th 2024: Dragon Age at San Diego Comic-Con - DA can be visited at the Dark Horse Comics Booth (2615) during this time

July 25th 2024: Dragon Age at San Diego Comic-Con - DA:TV acting talent signing ft. the actors of Neve, Harding, Lucanis and Emmrich. 3pm - 3:50 pm PDT

July 25th 2024: Entertainment wiki platform Fandom’s ‘Fandom Party’. 7pm til 11pm PDT at SDCC (Hard Rock Hotel), “presented by DA:TV”. This is a “preview event” to “unveil” DA:TV, and guests “will explore a variety of fan-first experiences including the opportunity to learn more about DA:TV”. There will be a Dragon Age-themed scavenger hunt interactive experience that leads to a custom photo booth, among other things

July 26th 2024: Dragon Age at San Diego Comic-Con - DA:TV acting talent panel ft. the actors of Neve, Harding, Lucanis and Emmrich. 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT

July 28th 2024: Dragon Age at San Diego Comic-Con - DA:TV dev team signing. 3pm - 3:50 pm PDT

July 30th 2024: Electronic Arts Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call. These usually take place at 2pm PT. Sometimes snippets emerge from these

August 2024: BioWare announced on July 31st that sometime in August they will release a new roadmap, more looks at DA:TV, and the official release date

August 20th 2024: Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024. Gamescom 2024 itself is from August 21st til August 25th. Nothing hinted, confirmed or guaranteed but may be something worth keeping an eye on/tuning in to - update: this article states that DA:TV & BioWare won’t be at Gamescom

August 15th 2024: DA:TV release date trailer and announcement. The trailer premieres here at 5pm UTC+1

August 15th 2024: DA:TV pre-orders open

Week of August 19th 2024: DA:TV high-level combat and PC (as in computer) spotlight

August 24th 2024: The high-level combat content is dropping on this date

Week of August 26th 2024: DA:TV companions week

August 27th 2024: Full screenshots of each companion are dropping

August 29th 2024: Episode 1 of the new Dragon Age podcast, Dragon Age: Vows & Vengeance. 6am ET / 3am PT. This episode features Nadia and Elio

August 30th 2024: DA:TV developer Discord Q&A. 11am PT

August 30th 2024: This DA:TV giveaway ends

Week of September 2nd 2024: Michael Gamble mentioned that there will be a deep dive into progression at some point this week. BioWare said that this would be a spotlight on progression systems, and that those include skill trees, items, and companions

September 2nd 2024: After this date the review embargo on reviews of Mass Effect: Priority Hagalaz - The Board Game is lifted

September 3rd 2024: DA:TV IGN First month-long exclusive coverage begins

September 3rd 2024: 22 minutes of new DA:TV exclusive guided commentary gameplay with BioWare is releasing from IGN, featuring Corinne Busche and John Epler. 5pm BST

September 4th 2024: Michael Gamble mentioned that he heard there is a deep dive on DA:TV progression systems coming on this date in the morning. It’s said to be about 10 minutes in total and include a blog

September 5th 2024: Episode 2 of the new Dragon Age podcast, Dragon Age: Vows & Vengeance. 6am ET / 3am PT. This episode features Harding

September 12th 2024: Episode 3 of the new Dragon Age podcast, Dragon Age: Vows & Vengeance. 6am ET / 3am PT. This episode features Davrin

September 19th 2024: Episode 4 of the new Dragon Age podcast, Dragon Age: Vows & Vengeance. 6am ET / 3am PT. This episode features Bellara

September 19th 2024: Thoughts on DA:TV from a hands-on DA:TV preview event are coming out from shinobi602 and many others. Note that on this date, the embargo for attendees of the recent preview event is lifted (at 8am PT) meaning that a lot of new info and some spoilers will come out around this time

September 26th 2024: Episode 5 of the new Dragon Age podcast, Dragon Age: Vows & Vengeance. 6am ET / 3am PT. This episode features Taash

September 26th - 29th 2024: Tokyo Game Show 2024 (TGS). Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a partner title in the lineup

End of September/early October 2024: End of the DAT:V IGN First month-long exclusive coverage

October 3rd 2024: Episode 6 of the new Dragon Age podcast, Dragon Age: Vows & Vengeance. 6am ET / 3am PT. This episode features Lucanis

September 2024 and beyond: BioWare said that much more is to come for Dragon Age: The Veilguard in September and beyond

Early October 2024: modiphius.us orders of Mass Effect: Priority Hagalaz - The Board Game only will start shipping

October 10th 2024: Episode 7 of the new Dragon Age podcast, Dragon Age: Vows & Vengeance. 6am ET / 3am PT. This episode features Emmrich

October 14th 2024: Pre-load for DA:TV is available on Xbox Series X|S. 9am PDT

October 17th 2024: Episode 8 of the new Dragon Age podcast, Dragon Age: Vows & Vengeance. 6am ET / 3am PT. This episode features Neve

October 18th 2024: From today fans can pre-order the Official Soundtrack album of Dragon Age: The Veilguard on iTunes and Amazon Music

End of the week beginning October 14th 2024: modiphius.us orders of Mass Effect: Priority Hagalaz - The Board Game which also included the Mass Effect miniatures should have started shipping by this time

Later in October 2024: Mass Effect: Priority Hagalaz - The Board Game and the Mass Effect miniatures should be available from your FLGS in US and Canada later in October

October 22nd 2024: Currently listed release date for Mass Effect: The Official Cocktail Book according to publisher Insight Editions’ product page for it

October 23rd - 27th 2024: Paris Games Week. DA:TV will be there and attendees will be able to play the game at the booth

October 27th 2024: MCM Comic Con London DA:TV panel titled “Beyond The Veilguard: BioWare on the return to Dragon Age” ft. dev Scylla Costa. 12:10pm - 12:55pm. The panel will give a behind the scenes look at the return to Thedas and a glimpse of what to expect in DA:TV

Week beginning October 28th 2024: modiphius.net orders of the Mass Effect miniatures only are expected to ship the last week of October

October 28th 2024: The review embargo on Dragon Age: The Veilguard will lift and reviews will come out. Lifts at 8am PT

October 29th 2024: Pre-load for DA:TV is available on Playstation 5. 9am PDT

October 29th 2024: Electronic Arts Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call. These usually take place at 2pm PT. Sometimes snippets emerge from these

October 31st 2024: Officially-announced worldwide release date for Dragon Age: The Veilguard! The worldwide release time is 4pm GMT. There is no pre-load for PC; the game can only be downloaded on PC from this time

November 1st 2024: Formal release of the Dragon Age: The Veilguard Official Soundtrack album, via Lakeshore Records

November 1st 2024: New DA:TV merch items collection from Dual Wield Studio launches. 11 AM PT

First week of November 2024: modiphius.net orders of Mass Effect: Priority Hagalaz - The Board Game are expected to start shipping in the first week of November

November 5th 2024: At 5pm PST pre-orders close for this new Dragon Age: The Veilguard map of Thedas item. The item is expected to arrive by Winter 2025

November 6th 2024: The Dragon Age: The Veilguard art book The Art of Dragon Age: The Veilguard releases. I have put this here as Dark Horse lists this as the release date for both the standard and Deluxe editions. This article says it releases on November 5th bookstores and November 6th in comic shops

November 7th 2024: N7 Day 2024

[silvercompassjournal]

Silver Compass Journal’s Favorite Travel Gear

“Keep a notebook. Travel with it, eat with it, sleep with it. Slap into it every stray thought that flutters up into your brain. Cheap paper is less perishable than gray matter, and lead pencil markings endure longer than memory.” - Jack London.

You need the right gear when you travel. The things that can make your trip more enjoyable. Gear to help you enjoy books and music on the go and gear to capture the people and places that you discover. This list contains the items I take no matter where I'm going. Whether it's a trip to New Orleans, Key West, New York, or somewhere off the beaten path, this is what I'm taking with me. The essentials. What go to gear do you take on a trip? Let me know what you think. - G.S. Fujifilm X-E3 and 23mm f2 lens I love travel photography. yes, I could take pictures with my phone, but it's not as fun and you get great pictures with this little Fujifilm Camera. Eventually I will upgrade this to the Fujifilm X100v. It's more compact and 23mm is the focal length I use ninety percent of the time anyway. Kindle Paperwhite I love physical books, but when traveling there's nothing better than having a few books on this small, light device. It's also great for reading news, articles, and even magazines on the go. Field Notes notebooks For me, these are the perfect travel notebooks. great for keeping a log of where you stayed, what you ate, what good bars & shops you found as well as any other general notes about the place your exploring. Pocket Knife Swiss Army or Benchmade. Comes in handy for lots of things but probably used most to open cold bottles of beer. Guide Book Lonely Planet or Wildsam. I've been using Lonely Planet guidebooks for as long as I can remember and still pick them up if I'm going to a new destination. Recently however, I've also been enjoying what Wildsam is doing with their guidebooks to cities, regions, and national parks. Also, if you're planning a trip to New Orleans or Key West, check out my own Field Guides to French Quarter and Key West Bars (or Both). Airpods Pro Music is an important part of any trip. Whether in the car, on a plane, or by the pool. Apple's Airpods Pro might be the perfect travel headphones. I know some people swear by over ear noise cancelling headphones like the Bose QC45s, and there's definitely a place for those, but for small, compact, take anywhere ear buds these are a must have. Rayban aviator sunglasses My go to sunglasses. They're classic and scream adventure. I wear them until they break and buy another pair. They go with anything and blend into any location. Timeless design. Gold frames are a must. M1 Macbook Air My everyday computer at home and on the road. The Macbook Air is the main hub for my photography and writing. It's light, powerful and the battery lasts forever. Mine has 16g of ram and 1TB of storage. Yeti Water bottle Yeti products are great. I use the 26oz Rambler. It's nice to have a refillable water bottle with you that can keep drinks cold all day.

[ded-7]

The History of Grand Theft Auto

Grand Theft Auto has left a great mark on the pop culture landscape that a few franchises have done before or since. To mark the 20th anniversary of GTA 3 and the announcement of the GTA trilogy the definitive addition let's take a look at the history of Grand Theft Auto.

GTA

In the early 90s DMA designs a Scottish developer was experimenting with a top-down game of cops and robbers known then as Race'n'Chase the four and a half year development wasn't exactly easy only one person on the team had ever actually shipped a game before and the team butted heads constantly over direction and scale as most games in development do it evolved, they realized it wasn't fun playing as the police so that was dropped. the team wished to create a living and breathing city that caused headaches and constantly needed to be tweaked and scaled back. Despite DMA designs feeling like they were onto something publisher BMG interactive wanted to cancel the game even up to 3 months out to the completion.

Sam & Dan Houser brothers who worked at bmg and championed the game early on helped to get it outdoor. the game named grand theft auto was finally released in 1997 on PC with a PlayStation version released a few months later. even then game contained the core DNA of GTA would be known for you play as a rookie criminal looking to improve your reputation by taking on various jobs in 3 different fictional cities San Andreas, Vice City, and Liberty City. the jobs are straightforward ferry passengers take out gang rivals be getaway drivers. you are free to choose how and when to do them but you'd only complete each level by reaching a set target amount of chaos caused too much bother though and your wanted level increased and the cops will try and catch you.

Controversy

The original GTA certainly had a big one in the UK its pr was handled by the now-disgraced publicist max Clifford who deliberately courted controversy for attention by stirring up a public outcry with carefully placed newspaper articles that all but guaranteed that politicians would get involved this led to discussions in the UK parliament about banning the game before it even launched some countries such as brazil did ban GTA for its violent content reviews of the game were mixed most critics weren't impressed by the graphics but admitted that it was a huge amount of fun and gave enormous praise for its sound work, in particular, the radio stations that would play whenever you got in and out of vehicles it sold a million copies in its first year and DMA knew they were onto something.

in 1998 GTA's original publisher BMG interactive was shut down by its parent company and take two interactive swooped in to buy up its assets including the rights to grand theft auto and some key personnel such as the Hauser brothers. Rockstar games were formed that year more grand theft auto was on the way.

Grand theft auto London

Grand theft auto London 1961 was released a few months later it was free and only available on pc it was set eight years before the previous expansion and featured the same characters but new vehicles missions and a new multiplayer map based on the northern city of Manchester 1999 was a packed year for GTA with developer DMA design and publisher rockstar releasing grand theft auto 2 in October of that year set in anywhere city USA GTA 2 had a sort of retro-futuristic vibe to it and the game experimented and built on what the developers had created with the original GTA, for example, you could now spend points to save your game and undertake jobs from different syndicates doing so would build your rep with one group allowing you to take on different jobs with them.

GTA 3

Grand theft auto 3 was the first game in the series to be 3d and despite a lukewarm reception at that year's e3 it was a huge success going on to change open-world games as we know them for rockstar and DMA it was a whole new challenge not only were they working to populate and bring a 3d world to life but they had to balance non-linear and story-driven gameplay so that players felt like they had stuff to do but also the freedom to do whatever they wanted with so many plates to spin a decision was made during development to keep the protagonist silent, in fact, we didn't actually even know his name until san Andreas came out.

[every-rgsa-moment-ever]

he can b anything he wants to b 💔

[gunblade-revolusio]

Region Mags

Region Mags are regular installations across the world map that grant various boosts to players when fed.

Each Region Mag grants its own unique ship-wide boost, in addition to a rare drop rate boost to individual players that feed it enough.

These boosts are only active per region, so if the Aelio Region Mags are starved, it will not affect Retem. Similarly, feeding Retem Region Mags will not affect Aelio.

R Mag Boost [All]

Also referred to as the “Full Stomach Bonus” in the overview, this is a bonus granted to all players for 24 hours upon being fed enough.

If a certain Region Mag’s Full Stomach Bonus isn’t active, it will be marked on the map as asleep.

In order to make it easier to re-activate the Full Stomach Bonus, a sleeping Region Mag will gain more points from wish list items.

It currently takes a combined total of 1,350,000 points across all players to activate the Full Stomach Bonus.

Each Region Mag has its own Full Stomach Bonus, and point totals are not shared, so feeding an awake Region Mag will not contribute to waking up another one.

R Mag Boost [Personal]

A boost to your drop rate, based on how many points you've contributed to Region Mags. It has three levels.

Level 1 - 100 points - 3% Drop Rate Up

Level 2 - 200 points - 9% Drop Rate Up

Level 3 - 400 points - 20% Drop Rate Up

Upon activation, the personal boost will last for two hours and the duration cannot be refreshed until it is activated again.

Activating a higher level of the boost will not refresh the timer.

Even if you insert thousands of points worth of items into a Region Mag, the boost will only go up to a max of level 3 with a two hour duration, so be careful.

Wish List

Each Region Mag has a Wish List of items that rotates daily - a specific item (+200%) and a general category (+50%).

These boosts are multiplied further if the Region Mag's Full Stomach Boost isn't active, meaning a specific item can have triple or quadruple its normal value.

Sourcing for claims is from both in-game testing and references from the JP strategy wiki’s Region Mag page: https://pso2ngs.swiki.jp/index.php?%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B0

[jackdawyt]

Your bird is back with another Dragon Age 4 News Update!  🐦

For the first time this year, I’m doing a massive monthly news recap of everything we learned about Dragon Age 4 going forward (JUST) in the month of March, because slap my arse and call me Andraste, this month was huge for Dragon Age 4 updates, we’ve got a lot of exciting info to get into!

(Romance Tweets)

Calling all romance fans, you can bank on Dragon Age 4 to fulfil all of your intimate desires, perhaps even more so than the previous games. Jon Renish, Foundation Programming Area Director working on the next Dragon Age had a few things to say whilst watching a romance scene script read through:  

“Don't want to alarm anyone, but I'm starting to think 'Dragon Age' games might be a bit randy.” (March 3rd)

‘Randy’, according to the Oxford Dictionary, means ‘sexually arousing’ and ‘exciting.’ So, we can prepare for that, whatever that is! Jon continues his tweet thread with:

“Well now it's all sad and sweet and emotional. I was not prepared for this rollercoaster.”

In true BioWare fashion, we’re going to have a lot of sexy times, however, brought together with moving and character developing moments – y’know, the ups and downs of the romance as the relationship builds and grows throughout the entire game experience.  

“Oh, nothing like that.  Just watching a script read through.”

Jon confirms that this was indeed a script read through, as we can tell reviewing a potential romance scene. As a romance advocate myself, I am very interested in the direction romances will be going in for Dragon Age 4. That is something that I will especially be keeping my eyes on. 

(E3/EA Play 2020 Update)

EA Play and E3 2020 are generally the most expected places to see a new Dragon Age 4 reveal trailer.

E3 2020 has been cancelled due to the current outbreak, however, we’ve yet to be updated on the status of EA Play 2020. Of course, it is most certainly cancelled since the tickets for the show were supposed to drop this March. But, we still don’t know what will replace the show.  

The teams behind E3 2020 are supposedly working on a digital showcase to display new announcements that would’ve been revealed on stage. We can only assume that EA will follow suite and do the same for EA Play, making it a digital show, like Nintendo’s Direct conferences.  

Regardless, this is something that we’re going to have to wait and see until EA speak out, and when they do, I’ll be sure to cover that in a news update. I feel we could have a Dragon Age 4 reveal, with an expected release of 2022/2023, but with everyone hectic right now, I’m unsure.  

(C Virus Update)

Speaking of hectic... with the current outbreak, EA have spoken and shared a statement about health and safety during these times:  

(March 13th) “These are challenging times for everyone.  We’re working to look after our employees and their families, and make sure we’re doing the right and responsible things to fight this pandemic illness.”

Thankfully, everyone working at BioWare have been asked to work from home. Justin Masse, Experience Designer working on the next Dragon Age tweeted he’s “working from home until April 1st", confirming the length of this situation.

According to Crystal McCord, Associate Producer of Performance Capture and VO, working at home has been very productive for the team at BioWare as they have “exceeded all expectations.” 

So, it’s great knowing that despite the crazy situation in the world right now, BioWare developers are staying safe, working from home and progressing hugely on the next Dragon Age title!  

(Slack Server)

(March 13th) While Mark Darrah was working from home, he tweeted a picture regarding his tiling progression, as he’s currently redesigning aspects of his home. However, in the very corner of Darrah’s picture lies a laptop screen with a Slack Server revealing many Dragon Age development secrets!  

The server shows plenty of channels for the BioWare developers regarding specific work notes on all aspects of progression. A large amount of the channels are abbreviated to “MOR_” - which is most certainly shortened from ‘Morrison’, Dragon Age 4’s current project title as we know.

This list of the channels are endless, and I could spend forever looking into what exactly they all refer to regarding the production of the next Dragon Age game. We have one channel called ‘mor_announcement’ - does this hint at a new trailer to soon be showed off, or is it an old channel since The Dread Wolf Rises teaser? Are they planning an upcoming announcement? Surely, they would be right? Is that anytime soon?  

Another channel is called ‘mor_da_week’ which from what I can assume stands for Dragon Age week? We have a Dragon Age Day created by the fans and made offical by BioWare, but a Dragon Age week, that’s something I’ve never heard of...  

And there’s just plenty of channels referring to Dragon Age 4’s current development, there’s even a bad design ideas thread, an ask Mark anything chat, approvals on key aspects of the game, marketing assets, and so on!  

It’s a gold mine of tidbits, orchestrated by none other than Mark Darrah, the Executive Producer on Dragon Age. He has once more tweeted a cheeky little tease that may appear mundane, passing a blind eye to it, however, when you take some time and actually look at what he’s posted, it reveals a nug-ton of info we can speculate on.

(New Associate Producer / Jobs)

Illustrator and Creative Professional “Mad Bee” has returned to work at BioWare, they previously worked on Anthem as an Art Quality Analyst. However, this time around, they are an Associate Producer, most likely working on Dragon Age 4. 

And, following that, BioWare are currently hiring! I’ve seen this news piece get quite the few news articles, but I figured I could break this one down better, rest in peace PC Gamer.

So, indeed BioWare are hiring for many roles at the company, the most prominent role is a ‘Technical Director’ for ‘the next major title in one of BioWare’s most prestigious franchises.’  

Considering Mike Gamble, the new project lead for the next Mass Effect game tweeted this hiring out, I’d assume this position is needed for the Mass Effect team who are also in Edmonton, opposite the Dragon Age team.  

What’s most concerning about this job listing relating to the future of Mass Effect is that, according to the job requirements, the applicant needs to have experience ‘developing, debugging and optimizing AAA multiplayer games on PC or console.’  

To throw away my suspicion that Mass Effect or Dragon Age are going to have a heavy multiplayer experience, I looked at the other job listings located at Edmonton’s studio and I discovered other job listings, like an Engine Programmer which require the same experience of developing and debugging games, however, without the multiplayer element.  

So, perhaps BioWare have two teams, one working on the main single player element and the other working on the much smaller multiplayer aspect? I’d be naive to not reiterate the fact that future BioWare games are going to be live service, however, we still don’t know to what extent that will look like.  

(Tevinter Nights)

Patrick Weekes teased that Dragon Age 4 is most certainly in Tevinter following there Tevinter Nights Book plug, however, Patrick still calls the next Dragon Age game an unannounced project? Which I don’t understand because The Dread Wolf Rises teaser trailer at The Game Awards 2018 most certainly confirmed that a new Dragon Age game is currently in production and has been announced.

Unless Patrick is calling it ‘still-unannounced' because they’re planning an announcement soon...

I feel like Patrick is just joking at the fact that the next game is most certainly set in Tevinter, considering PC Gamer made an article a while back stating that Dragon Age 4 is set in Tevinter based on the Tevinter Nights book reveal, it made plenty of the BioWare staff and community laugh at their credulous Journalism. So, it could just be that.  

Anyhow, March has actually been an amazing month to be a Dragon Age fan! We had the final issue of Blue Wraith and the release of the anthological Tevinter Nights!

Tevinter Nights dropped plenty of story hints for the future of Dragon Age. I was lucky enough to receive an early copy, as of which, I’ve created plenty of content regarding all of the story threads uncovered in the novel that you should check out once you’ve read the book for yourself, I’ve still got more to content to come from Tevinter Nights too!  

However, if you have not read it and very much care about the future of Dragon Age, which if you’re watching this video, you most likely do. So, you should go and read this book because we learn A LOT going forward for the future narrative of Dragon Age. The book is a huge spring board for the next game, so go and read it!  

(Blue Wraith)

The final issue of Blue Wraith launched and as much as I enjoyed it, the comic ended on a cliff-hanger!

The lead writers Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir are hopeful for another comic to come, stating:

The two also spoke in a comic-centred interview by Deconstructing Comics about the direction of their entire Dragon Age comics. That since Knight Errant, their comics are created to prepare for a hypothetical Dragon Age 4, but not as a prologue or a plot for the next game. Nunzio suggested that fans should instead look at Tevinter Nights.

Nunzio shared on BSN Forums that hopefully the wait for the next comic won’t be as long as last time. Dragon Age: Deception came out through October – December of 2018, whereas Blue Wraith came out through January – March of 2020. So, perhaps the next comic run could come mid-2021.

(Future Books/Comics)

Speaking of future books and comics, just after I finished Blue Wraith and Tevinter Nights, I was asking myself what’s next to look forward to regarding Dragon Age content. However, on March 23rd we got not one, but two book announcements coming later this year.

Dropping on the 13th of October, BioWare are revealing a new development book, charting the legendary game studio's first 25 years in a massive retrospective hardcover book at $39.99. Perhaps we’ll learn more about Dragon Age 4’s previous iteration, project Joplin?  

Following that, on October 27th, the five Dragon Age graphic novels are being put into a massive collection for $29.99.

This book collects Dragon Age: The Silent Grove #1-6, Dragon Age: Those Who Speak #1-3, Dragon Age: Until We Sleep #1-3, Dragon Age: Magekiller #1-5, and Dragon Age: Knight Errant #1-5.

But not Deception & Blue Wraith? Potentially they’ve left these two out because Dark Horse wish to progress with these comics, foreshadowing more comics in the future to come?  

(Reddit Leak)

Moving on to a slightly weird, and most certainly fake-but-take-it-as-you-will-update... we have a reddit leak showing many upcoming games release dates, with some actually being accurate. Dragon Age 4 is listed here, and according to this leak, it’s releasing the 15th of November, 2020. Again, most certainly fake, but take it as you will.  

Speaking of fake leaks, a 2018 leak for Dragon Age 4’s contents has resurfaced, and oh boy is this thing fake. I feel like dissecting this thing as a separate video just for a laugh, but tell me down below if that’s a good idea or not.  

With that, that’s all the updates we had in March! We’re three, almost four months into 2020, as crazy as this year has been so far. I’ve already created plenty previous news updates, so if you need to be caught up to date, or you’ve missed an update, or you’re just stuck inside and need something to put your mind at ease - I have a news playlist with every single major update regarding Dragon Age 4’s development, so be sure to check that out. 

I hope you all are holding up okay and staying safe, distract yourself by telling me some of your own hopes for the next Dragon Age game, it can be anything you'd like to see! Personally, I'd love to see Vaea make any appearance in DA4!