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Depending on who you ask, Dragon Age is either one of the best RPG franchises to come out of BioWare in a long time or a lot of failed potential from a once great company. While I never personally cared for the series, I do admire how the P...   read

Recently BioWare have made a lot of headlines. First, Mass Effect lead Casey Hudson returned to the fold after the departure of Aaryn Flynn. Then, sadly, we learned yesterday of the passing of long-time developer Corey Gaspur. This morning ...   read

BioWare said goodbye to veteran developer Corey Gaspur yesterday. The company made the announcement over a blog post, sending their best to Corey's family.  "Corey was a talented designer and an even better person. We offer our co...   read

Mass Effect: Andromeda has had a tough year. It launched to a tepid reception from both consumers and critics. It had technical and tonal issues. Word got out that there was a very strained development process. It was enough that EA ev...   read

Every year, people have the opportunity to disappear off the face of the Earth, never to return (probably) by entering the annual Edmonton Corn Maze. This year, BioWare's local development studio took the opportunity to craft the maze of ma...   read

When I was growing up, to openly love video games was to be a nonconformist. There was no getting around that, and in a small cliquey town where social status determined much of your experience in life, being a nonconformist meant being avo...   read

BioWare Canada is going through some major personnel changes in the immediate future. The role of general manager is getting a shakeup as the studio's de facto head is leaving and a familiar face is returning. In two separate posts on BioWa...   read

Mass Effect: Andromeda might have a ton of issues, but now you can judge the game for yourself in a fairly sizable 10 hour demo across the PC, PS4, and Xbox One platforms. Previously it was on EA's Access/Origin program, but now everyo...   read

On July 6, BioWare released a new update for the PC version of Mass Effect: Andromeda. The release notes at the time indicated that the patch was going to focus primarily on improving facial animations and stability, along with numerous oth...   read

Go ahead and watch the below video, which showcases Anthem footage allegedly hosted by a PS4 Pro. Flip over to 3:39 -- enhance...enhance. Wait, is that a Photoshopped UI? According to Eurogamer and many other fans who pointed it out, i...   read

Mass Effect: Andromeda has had a tough go of it over the past three months. It launched in a disappointing state, rife with technical issues and tonal problems. BioWare is one of those studios that people expect more from and Andromeda...   read

When it comes to Anthem, let's get the whole Destiny comparison out of the way first. When Destiny was announced, Activision explained that they had a "10 year plan" to work with Bungie on the game, which led people to erroneously believe t...   read

Mass Effect: Andromeda started development five years ago, but most of the game came together in the final year and a half, according to "almost every" developer speaking to Kotaku anonymously in a lengthy expose on the struggles Andromeda ...   read

With the latest patch for Mass Effect: Andromeda, BioWare is fleshing out the character creator (couldn't help myself) and opening up a path for Scott Ryder to romantically pursue the squadmate Jaal. For the character editor, there will be ...   read

It's been an open secret and not really discussed here, especially with Mass Effect: Andromeda hogging the recent limelight, but the Dragon Age series, last seen with 2014's Dragon Age: Inquisition, is still alive over at BioWare. Eurogamer...   read

Green Man Gaming may not be as well known as GOG.com or Humble Bundle, but they have been a pretty big force in digital sales for a while now; seven years, as a matter of fact! To celebrate the near decade of existence, GMG is holding a sal...   read

If you aren't playing Mass Effect: Andromeda but still catch yourself keeping tabs on the patches, you and me both, buddy. BioWare has detailed its latest patch and efforts to balance the multiplayer. Generally speaking, it's a lot of fixes...   read

Yesterday we learned that BioWare has delayed their new IP past March 2018, but thanks to an earnings call we now have a little more information as to why it was delayed. Specifically, that Mass Effect: Andromeda isn't to blame --...   read

BioWare's new intellectual property is seemingly going to remain elusive for some time to come. The vaguely-talked-about project, which was previously described as an action-adventure game that'll "bring players together in exciting ways," ...   read

According to NPD Group, an analyst firm that tracks the sales stats of games, Ghost Recon Wildlands outsold Zelda: Breath of the Wild in the US for March. While this shouldn't be so surprising (Wildlands launched on three platforms versus Z...   read

Usually, when looking over my Dtoid emails, I'm content to watch the main staff do their thing. This includes controversial topics that I must later brace myself to help moderate alongside the rest of the community team, so it's rare that I...   read

When the most recent patch for Mass Effect: Andromeda dropped, some of you probably noticed an innocuous little detail: "Improved lip-sync and facial acting during some conversations, including localized VO." As one of the most contest...   read

My decision to put Mass Effect: Andromeda back on the shelf for now is already paying off. BioWare has a big update planned for the game on Thursday, April 6 with fixes for technical issues and, thank goodness, a way to skip through those p...   read

While not providing any specifics just yet, BioWare has issued a message to Mass Effect: Andromeda players to reassure that feedback is being heard and that the team is "working around the clock to gather information and plan out solutions ...   read

Although everyone has enjoyed dunking on the incredibly odd (and sometimes unsettling) Mass Effect: Andromeda animations, at least one developer has chosen to give his opinion on why they ended up the way they did, sans shade. That individu...   read