Most BioWare fans will agree that the last few years have been far from the company’s greatest. While they eagerly awaitDragon Age 4, just as many have long since moved on from its last game, the tepidly-receivedAnthem. Now, to add insult to injury, BioWare was completely missing from parent company EA’s latest investor call.
While EA hasa reputation among many gamers as one of the least popular publishers out there, it still makes a huge amount of money. During its investor call, it highlighted this fact, revealing that it generated $1.59 billion in revenue during its most recent fiscal quarter (October 2019 to December 2019). This was credited to the release of new games likeStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order,Need for Speed Heat, andPlants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville, as well as the continuing popularity ofApex Legends,FIFA, and other consistent IPs.
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Strangely, though, no mention was made ofAnthem. While that might not seem weird at first, especially given that this isn’t the first time EA has largely ignored the game at such an event, it’s still worth noting thatAnthemwas also one of 2019’s best-sellers. Perhaps EA simply didn’t want to remind anyone of a game that attracted a lot of bad press summing it up as one of the biggest letdowns of last year, but it’s still an odd move to ignore the positives that came out of it too.
The lack of BioWare becomes even more noticeable when it comes to EA’s plans for the future. The earnings report mentions future titles likethe next-genBattlefield 6,FIFA 22, andMadden 22, but no update was given onDragon Age 4, a game we know is in the works and that BioWare has been teasing fans with for a while.
And it’s not like BioWare has nothing else in development, if other rumors are to be believed. The last few weeks have seen reports claiming that the company is at work on reviving some of its classic titles, witha remaster of the originalMass Effectand a remake/possible reboot ofStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Not only that, reports in recent months state that BioWare may even be busy with a brand newMass Effectgame and a major overhaul forAnthemas well.
It is possible, of course, that all of these are too early in development for EA and BioWare to begin hyping, but it nevertheless seems strange that EA would avoid sharing any new information aboutthe future of BioWare, still one of its most highly-acclaimed studios in spite of games likeAnthemandMass Effect Andromeda. With any luck, though, that’s something that EA’s next earnings report will address for fans eager to hear anything official aboutDragon Age 4,Anthem, or BioWare’s other current projects.
Dragon Age 4is in development for unknown platforms.Anthemis available for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
