“We have several other big projects in the works,” Hudson starts, before clarifying that “they’re super-secret right now.” He goes on to say how BioWare Edmonton has a “large and growing team” tied to one of those projects. Edmonton is now working this project through pre-production. Finally, Casey clarifies that, “based on the progress I’m seeing, I can confirm that indeed the Dread Wolf rises.”
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Casey is referring to the elven god of betrayal, Fen’Harel, who is also known as the Dread Wolf. The Dread Wolf is a part of the Dragon Age franchise’s mythology and a particularly significant role in Dragon Age: Inquisition’s Trespasser expansion. This god is also a primary focus of the upcoming Dragon Age sequel, informally referred to as Dragon Age 4. Casey is saying that Dragon Age 4 pre-production is moving forward and Edmonton is growing its development team for the project.
That Casey is talking about Dragon Age 4 is only obvious due to BioWare officially announcing the game during The Game Awards 2018. BioWare shared a short teaser trailer depicting the Dread Wolf and a mysterious character with their arm upraised. An artifact named the Lyrium Idol floats between them. As Solas, a character from Dragon Age: Inquisition, speaks in the background, the hashtag #TheDreadWolfRises is shown at the end of the trailer.
As exciting as it is to get an update on BioWare’s next major project, to hear that Dragon Age 4 development is moving forward, it’s important to contain that enthusiasm. Dragon Age 4 is still in pre-production. That means that development of the game still has a lot of its development ahead of it. It’s likely to be years before Dragon Age 4 comes together. Though the exception to that rule is BioWare’s Anthem, which launched less than two years after ending pre-production. Hopefully, BioWare takes as much time as it needs.
Dragon Age 4 has no confirmed release window or confirmed platforms.
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