Dragon Age: Dreadwolf won’t release before April 2024 says EA

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EA’s latest earnings report has confirmed that Dragon Age: Dreadwolf won’t be out until at least April 2024. 

The report contained a schedule that includes all announced titles currently slated for release before next April. These include the mobile game Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle Earth, Immortals of Avenum and Madden 24, but not Dragon Age: Dreadwolf. The follow-up to the beloved Dragon Age trilogy was conspicuous by its absence, affirming that we won’t see the game release until Fiscal Year 2025 at the earliest, which, confusingly, begins on April 1 2024 (via Eurogamer(opens in new tab)). 

Dark fantasy RPG Dragon Age: Dreadwolf has been in development since 2017. Developer BioWare revealed that the game had reached its Alpha Milestone(opens in new tab) and that a build could be played from start to finish. The studio stressed that the game is “not finished by any means”. 

There were reports back in early 2022 suggesting that the game could have seen release in “late 2023” (via Eurogamer(opens in new tab)).However, these latest EA earnings reports suggest that this may have been wishful thinking. 

EA confirmed record net bookings of $1.95 billion during its most recent quarter, an 11% increase from last year. It sees the release of FIFA 23 as the root of this success, which, having surpassed the entire lifetime sales of FIFA 22 in under six months, has become “the most successful launch in franchise history”. The report(opens in new tab) also touted the success of Apex Legends Season 16, which has seen active uses increase by over 20% compared to the previous season. EA also boasted that The Sims 4 player network has grown to more than 70 million people. 

It’s been almost nine years since the last mainline Dragon