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Friday8th Nov 2024
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard's First Xbox Update Out Now, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Featuring a Mass Effect crossover!
Dragon Age: The Veilguard has been out for just over a week at this point, and BioWare has now delivered its first update for the Xbox Series X|S RPG. The only bit of new content tucked into this update is a bonus armour set - although it's certainly one for you Mass Effect fans out there! Yep, to celebrate N7 Day...
Tuesday5th Nov 2024
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...
Friday1st Nov 2024
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 Microsoft Adds Two New Dynamic Backgrounds On Xbox Series X|S
To celebrate the launch of a major new title
Microsoft grows its Xbox Series X|S dynamic background collection once again this week, with two new additions arriving from one of the feature's most prominent contributors - EA. Yep, to celebrate the launch of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, EA has added two new dynamic backgrounds themed around the BioWare...
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...
Wednesday30th Oct 2024
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard 'Quite Solid' On Xbox Series X And S, Says Digital Foundry
"Impressive visuals, good performance"
Dragon Age: The Veilguard launches for Xbox Series X|S tomorrow, and ahead of BioWare's new release landing, the folks over at Digital Foundry have taken a look at all the console versions of the game. There's some analysis on both Xbox versions in here - and the good news is that the team deems them "quite...
Tuesday29th Oct 2024
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...
Friday25th Oct 2024
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...
Wednesday16th Oct 2024
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...
Tuesday15th Oct 2024
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard File Size Revealed As Preloads Go Live On Xbox
Install now via the app!
Dragon Age: The Veilguard hits Xbox Series X and S this Halloween, and a couple of weeks out from launch, we have the game's file size revealed as preloading starts to go live. Regardless of whether you've bought the game or not, you can now pre-install The Veilguard on your console
Wednesday9th Oct 2024
News EA Reveals Info On All Six Difficulty Levels In Dragon Age: The Veilguard
The accessibility options are vast in BioWare's new game
In case you'd forgotten, October is the month of Dragon Age: The Veilguard! EA and BioWare's game launches for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on October 31st, and therefore the marketing has really ramped up as of late. This week, EA has been talking about the extensive accessibility options...
Tuesday27th Aug 2024
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...
Thursday15th Aug 2024
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard Launches For Xbox Series X|S This Halloween
We finally have a date!
Update: The news has now been made official, and the date remains the same! Pre-orders will soon be available on the Xbox Store beginning at $69.99, and there are some in-game goodies up for grabs if you buy it ahead of time. "Fans who pre-order the Standard Edition of Dragon Age: The Veilguard for $69.99 USD‡ on...
Tuesday6th Aug 2024
News Game Informer's Sudden Closure Is Also Bad News For Dragon Age: The Veilguard
A marketing mess
Last week, it was revealed that the iconic Game Informer was shutting down after 33 years, and since then the outlet's website has been restricting any access. As things stand, everything redirects to a message about its closure. That's bad news for a lot of people - in particular, the writers who want to access their work - and it...
Thursday18th Jul 2024
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...
Monday24th Jun 2024
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
Tuesday11th Jun 2024
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard Gets Huge Gameplay Deep Dive Ahead Of Fall 2024 Launch On Xbox
BioWare is back
After a brief teaser popped up during the Xbox Games Showcase, EA and BioWare have finally lifted the lid on Dragon Age: The Veilguard, following what feels like an age of waiting for the next big BioWare RPG. Up above, we've got a good 20 minutes of raw Dragon Age: The Veilguard gameplay ahead of its Fall 202
Sunday9th Jun 2024
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard Brings BioWare RPG Back To Xbox In Fall 2024
Rally the Veilguard
Late last week, the team at BioWare re-introduced its next Dragon Age title as Dragon Age: The Veilguard, and today's Xbox Games Showcase delivered a fresh trailer ahead of EA's big gameplay reveal later in the week. This new look at The Veilguard was a pretty brief one, but clearly, the team at BioWare is putting a huge...
Thursday6th Jun 2024
News BioWare Has A Brand-New Name For The Next Dragon Age
And it's about to get a huge reveal
Almost four years after teasing 'Dragon Age 4' at The Game Awards 2020, EA and BioWare are about to re-reveal the game - and it has a brand-new title. The highly-anticipated Dragon Age sequel is now called Dragon Age: The Veilguard, and we're getting a big gameplay reveal very soon. In a new blog post over a
