Return to Thedas?
BioWare is akin to a man caught in a torrential downpour without an umbrella, but with a big goofy smile plastered to his face because sunny daysmightbe ahead. By the most lenient estimate, the rainstorm has lasted nearly three years; by harsher standards, it’s more like eight years.
Through the decade, BioWare has suffered: Enormous blowback to the end of Shepard’s arc inMass Effect 3; a divisive reception toDragon Age: Inquisition; the cancellation ofShadow Realms; a newMass Effectthat was so universally hated that it forced EA to put the series on indefinite hiatus; and an attempt at aDestiny-like games-as-a-service product inAnthem, which saw its player base plummet to depressingly low numbers mere months after launch. All the while, BioWare has been outwardly optimistic about the future of everything —Mass Effect,Anthem, all of it — despite not giving us any real reason to be optimistic about any of it.
It seems as though the next opportunity for BioWare to correct course will be revealed in a month. Earlier today, BioWare tweeted this:
Today marks 10 years of Dragon Age! This year we’re excited to join the community’s party on December 4th and celebrate a decade together in the world we all love. See you on 12/4 for Dragon 4ge Day!
— BioWare (@bioware)July 02, 2025
It’s not an outright confirmation, no, but it’s also as subtle as a baseball bat to the kneecap — which, ironically, is exactly what it’ll feel like ifDragon Age 4isn’t announced. Transposing the A with a 4 would be the cruelest joke if there were no upcoming reveal. That’s especially true because BioWare has beenteasing a newDragon Agefor a year now.
But, there probably will be. We’re probably going to get first confirmation ofDragon Age 4on December 4, and it’ll probably be followed by a proper trailer a week later during The Game Awards. Whatever happens, don’t expect a release anytime in the near future.EA recently told investorsthat a newDragon Agegame won’t launch until 2022 at the earliest.
