Dragon Age: The Veilguard sleuths track leaks to YouTuber with distinctive Rook, prompting apology as he didn't know his RPG review footage was being passed around

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A YouTuber has apologized after Dragon Age: The Veilguard leaks featuring their character were shared across social media and used in attempts to spoil the game.

Ahead of the Dragon Age: The Veilguard review embargo yesterday, fans discussing the game on Twitter received replies from a user claiming that their "friend" had access to a review copy of the game. As well as hinting at their friend's disappointment, those posts featured images captured in-game, featuring a custom version of the main player character, Rook, covered in distinctive facial tattoos.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard certainly isn't the first game to suffer from malicious social media leaks in the run-up to launch, but the story took another twist yesterday when YouTuber Matty Schroder, better known as MrMattyPlays, published his review. Schroeder expressed his overall disappointment in the game, but the video drew controversy for another reason - the Rook featured in it appeared identical to the one in the deliberate leaks.

It didn't take long for fans to put two and two together and blame Schroeder for the leaks and a handful of racist tweets posted by the leaker's account. That prompted a response from Schroeder late last night, who posted a lengthy apology and explanation on Twitter.

I think it goes without saying, but today has been an extremely hard day. I really appreciate your patience as I looked into things.First off, I would like to apologize to everyone at BioWare and EA. I have already reached out to them to let them know the truth. We already have…October 29, 2024

"First off, I would like to apologize to everyone at BioWare and EA," says Schroeder, claiming that he's reached out to explain the situation in more detail. He admits that the offending footage is "my gameplay," but says that "it was never my intention for clips of Dragon Age to get released" before BioWare granted permission to share them. Schroeder says that he shared two clips with his editor, and that "it is to my