Dragon Age: The Veilguard, the long-awaited
Fourth installment in the Dragon Age series, has officially gone gold, confirming it won't face any more delays. The game, which has been in development at BioWare since 2015, is set for release at the end of October 2024. Over its nearly ten-year development cycle, The Veilguard has undergone multiple internal changes, including a significant name change earlier this year from Dragon Age: Dreadwolf to its current title. With this milestone achieved, Dragon Age fans can look forward to finally playing the game this month.
Dragon Age Hits Key Development Milestone
In a social media post, BioWare shared the news that Dragon Age: The Veilguard is now gold, a term that indicates the game's primary development is complete, and it's ready for distribution. With this status, production of physical copies for consoles will commence, and the game will soon begin shipping worldwide. Despite hitting this milestone, BioWare is expected to continue refining The Veilguard, likely preparing additional updates or fixes that will be included as a day-one patch.
"Dragon Age: The Veilguard has gone gold!"
BioWare announced on X (formerly Twitter).
"Thank you all for your support as we cross this important milestone. See you in Thedas on October 31st!"
The post also included a link for fans to pre-order the game ahead of its launch, along with an image celebrating the news.
BioWare's Next Focus: Mass Effect
As BioWare wraps up this nearly decade-long project, they’ve also confirmed their next focus will be on a new Mass Effect game, which is expected to connect to events from Mass Effect 3. However, little information has been provided about this new entry in the Mass Effect series, and BioWare has yet to specify even a broad release window. Fans will likely hear more about this next project as development progresses.
Release Date and Platforms
Dragon Age: The Veilguard is slated to release on October 31st, 2024, and will be available for current-generation platforms, including PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. After years of waiting, Dragon Age fans are finally on the cusp of diving back into Thedas, as excitement builds for what could be one of the year’s biggest RPG releases.
