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Review Dragon Age: The Veilguard (Xbox) - Bioware Is Back On Form With An Inquisition-Besting Banger
Blight here, blight now
Dragon Age is finally back, and, let's just get it out of the way in the first sentence - BioWare has officially ended its recent poor run of form in spectacular fashion! We feel like we have to say it straight away, after the waiting we've all done. It's been a full decade since the glory of Dragon Age: Inquisition,...
Review Mass Effect 3 (Xbox 360)
Don't fear the Reapers
It’s been a long time coming, but Commander Shepard’s battle with the Reapers is at a boiling point. The entire galaxy prepares for a war that could quite easily mean the extinction of all sentient life. Do you have what it takes to take back Earth? Mass Effect 3, the final instalment in BioWare’s sci-fi trilogy, takes...
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Report EA Bet On Star Wars Battlefront III Success, Cancelled Mass Effect Was Too 'Risky'
Looks like we're getting another Battlefront game!
It looks like a collective decision was made at EA to shut BioWare down and focus on the biggest opportunities for the future. According to a report from
News The Internet Urges Xbox To Save Mass Effect
"Buy the Mass Effect IP, Hire the Best of BioWare and reform it"
EA's closure of BioWare has sent shockwaves of grief throughout the gaming industry as we mourn the loss of yet another iconic development studio. Best known for Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, the Dragon Age and Mass Effect series, BioWare has been developing some of the best...
News 'Mass Effect Universe' Trailer Suddenly Appears Online Following BioWare Closure
Is it the real deal? It seems so...
Yesterday, we brought you the news that Mass Effect 5 was being cancelled and BioWare was being shut down by Electronic Arts, and now a trailer for something called "Mass Effect Universe" has suddenly been posted online. The trailer is spreading like wildfire on social media, but it can be tracked back to a...
News Mass Effect 5 Cancelled As Legendary Developer BioWare Closes Down
"There is nothing easy about writing these words."
In some absolutely shock news today, it's been announced that legendary development studio BioWare is closing down after 30 years, and the next entry in the Mass Effect series has been cancelled as a result. BioWare shared a statement on social media confirming this, also shouting out games like...
News BioWare Insists Mass Effect 5 Is Still In Development, Says Team Is 'Exclusively' Focused On It
Release seems a long way off though
The next entry in the Mass Effect series was announced back in 2020, and yet we've still barely heard anything about it over the past five years. Speculation has mounted that it might have been cancelled, but that's not the case. Speaking in a blog to celebrate N7 Day today, executive producer Mike Gamble advised...
News EA Rejected The Idea Of 'Dragon Age 1-3 Remastered'
"One of the things that we pitched at one point..."
Dragon Age: The Veilguard launched on Xbox late last year after a decade-long series hiatus, but it didn't have to be that long of a wait, according to former BioWare veteran Mark Darrah. In a new interview with MrMattyPlays, the former BioWare dev claimed that ideas of a Dragon Age remaster of...
News EA Is Shutting Down Anthem, And It Won't Be Playable Offline Either
"Anthem was designed to be an online-only title"
EA and BioWare's Anthem has suffered a lot over the past few years, with development officially ending on the title back in 2021, and now it's been announced that the game will be going offline forever on January 12th, 2026. An "Anthem Game Update" on the official EA website confirms this, with the...
News BioWare Co-Founder Recalls 'Moronic' Xbox Advice That Potentially Ruined A Franchise
"The stupidest thing ever"
Back in the days of the original Xbox, BioWare treated us to an Xbox exclusive in the form of Jade Empire, but it ended up releasing just a few months before the Xbox 360 - and that may have ultimately prevented it from getting a sequel. That's what BioWare co-founder Greg Zeschuk believes at least, telling the
News BioWare's 'Core Team' Working On Mass Effect 5 While Some Devs Move To Other EA Studios
"We are turning towards the future"
BioWare, the developer behind Mass Effect and Dragon Age, has posted a new studio update as the team looks ahead to its next title. With development on The Veilguard now complete, and no DLC currently in the works, the studio h
News Dragon Age Remaster Collection Wouldn't Be 'As Easy' As Mass Effect, Admits BioWare
But "never say never"
Following the release of Dragon Age: The Veilguard last week, there's been a spike in fans returning to the series in general. If you were wondering whether EA plans to give the earlier games a Mass Effect: Legendary Edition style makeover, BioWare has now provided an update. In the same Rolling Stone interview, Dragon Age's...
News EA & BioWare Aren't Making Any DLC For Xbox RPG Dragon Age: The Veilguard
"Now shifted entirely to the next Mass Effect"
Dragon Age: The Veilguard might look like a big old return to form for EA and BioWare, but it looks like the team has no plans for any DLC at this stage. In a new interview piece with Rolling Stone, the outlet mentions that "there are currently no plans for downloadable expansions" to The Veilguar
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard Dev BioWare Thanks Fans For Support
"Today is the big day for BioWare"
This week marks the arrival of BioWare's new game Dragon Age: The Veilguard and as part of the game's launch, the developer has sent out a message via social media to all of its fans, thanking everyone for making this moment possible. You can read the entire thing in the post below, but in general, BioWare...
Pick One Which Is Your Favourite BioWare Game On Xbox?
A new title is about to enter the ranks
Esteemed EA developer BioWare has released some fantastic Xbox games over the years - right from the OG Xbox all the way through to the current generation. Of course, the company's Mass Effect and Dragon Age series' are most closely associated with the Canadian developer these days, but which Xbox BioWare...
News Mass Effect Lead Says Next Game Will Retain The 'Mature Tone' Of EA's Original Trilogy
We get an ME update as Dragon Age ships
BioWare is about to ship its first original game in a good while here with Dragon Age: The Veilguard - a title we happen to like a lot here at Pure Xbox. However, naturally, folks are now beginning to wonder about the next Mass Effect game coming from the EA developer - and the project's director has a small...
Roundup The Reviews Are In For Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Here's what the critics had to say
BioWare's next big entry in the Dragon Age series is out this week and the critic reviews are now rolling in... In case you missed it, we've already reviewed Dragon Age: The Veilguard here on Pure Xbox - awarding it an "excellent" nine out of ten stars. Here's a bit about what our reviewer PJ O'Reilly thought...
News BioWare Drops One Final Look At Dragon Age: The Veilguard Before Its Xbox Launch
The launch trailer has arrived
Yep, after a decade of waiting, Dragon Age: The Veilguard is almost here - BioWare's latest epic is coming to Xbox Series X|S on October 31st. As expected then, the team has just dropped the game's final launch trailer ahead of next week's release, and it's getting us well and truly hyped for the full thing. We've...
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard Will Have A Performance Mode On Xbox Series S
Smooth 60FPS slicing
The release of EA's Dragon Age: The Veilguard is fast approaching, and we're starting to learn more and more about the title as we approach launch here. We always like to see how the Xbox versions are shaping up if we can, and a brief social media exchange has hinted at some positive signs for Xbox Series S. Developer BioWare's...
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard Combat Detailed In Big Gameplay Breakdown
EA & BioWare lift the veil
Earlier this month, we finally got that sweet sweet release date for Dragon Age: The Veilguard - BioWare's latest is launching almost a decade after the series' last mainline entry in Dragon Age: Inquisition! Anyway, enough about the silly wait time, EA is finally lifting the veil on this upcoming Xbox RPG; with combat...
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard Multiplayer Was 'Looked At', But It Just Didn't Work
"We really felt multiplayer wouldn't do that."
It's been a long wait for Dragon Age: The Veilguard — formerly Dragon Age Dreadwolf — to mark the return of BioWare's long-running RPG series, but we're almost there. Set to launch in Fall 2024, The Veilguard is bringing plenty of BioWare heritage forward - despite once being tested as a multiplayer...
News BioWare Explains Why It Changed The Name Of Dragon Age: The Veilguard
No longer Dreadwolf
This month, Dragon Age has forced its way back into the 2024 conversation - first with a name change, followed by a release window, and then a fresh gameplay deep dive fr
