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September Update
by Author -Casey HudsonPosted on - September 5, 2019
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Humans!

It’s been a super busy summer at the studio, but I wanted to get a note out to share some of the things we’ve been up to.

Anthem

Over the last few weeks we’ve been ramping up our Cataclysm events in Anthem – a season-long event with new arenas, enemies, challenges, and rewards. We have a big team working on Anthem in both Austin and Edmonton, and while it’s been great to see the community response to Cataclysm, I know there’s a lot more work to do to bring out the full potential of the game. We have plans for those more fundamental improvements, but they’ll take time. While the team works towards the longer-term vision of the game, they will also continue to deliver updates to features and content. I believe in Anthem and would love to see its world grow, evolve, and thrive for years to come. Thanks for your patience and support as we do the work of constantly improving and expanding the experience.

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Cataclysm, happening now in Anthem.

Star WarsTM: The Old RepublicTM

I was in our Austin studio recently, where I was able to check out the update our SWTOR team is working on. Star WarsTM: The Old RepublicTMOnslaught is coming this fall, and delivers an adventure spanning several new areas including two new planets, a return to Corellia, plus a new and updated itemization system. I love seeing the team’s enthusiasm and passion for SWTOR, where nearly 8 years after the initial launch, they are demonstrating their long-term commitment to the game with an ambitious update.

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Corellia – Return to this classic Old Republic planet for the Onslaught finale

Other Stuff Going On

We have several other big projects in the works. I wish I could tell you more about them, but they’re mostly super-secret right now. I can say however that one of our projects has a large and growing team in Edmonton working through pre-production, and based on the progress I’m seeing, I can confirm that indeed the Dread Wolf rises.

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What are they planning?

Moving to New Digs

One of the things I’m most excited about is that after almost 15 years in our previous Edmonton location we have moved to a brand-new state-of-the-art facility in the thriving ICE District downtown. We’ve been very fortunate to have EA’s support in building out three large floors of amazing new office space, custom-designed from the ground up for the future of game development. This represents a tremendous investment in the future of our studio, and I can’t wait to see what we create here.

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Join Us!

With these big projects ahead of us, we’re going to need some help, so we’re looking for amazing people to join our teams in both Edmonton and Austin. Have a look at our jobs page and see if there’s something there for you!

Ultimately what makes me happiest is working with talented teams on games I know players will love, and having the time and resources to make them amazing. When I look at all of the things going on around BioWare I’m more excited about our future than ever.

Thanks for checking out the update and thank you for your continued support!

Casey

Heh heh heh... not very subtle, Mr. Hudson

It's basically a roundabout rebuke to 'Bioware is dead/dying; EA is about to close them'. I'm not an owner of a giant corporation or know exactly how they work, but it would be kinda illogical for them to make 'tremendous investments in the future of the studio' if Bioware was at risk of being shut.

Probably not as much time as they'd like, but hopefully as much as they need...? 

I’m really happy that Casey made the point of asserting that EA is still heavily invested in BioWare. Shoot, I didn’t know EA built the space themselves for BioWare. Can some YouTuber please make a positive video about that? Pls? No? Okay.

And wow, I thought DA4 was at least in the production phase. At least they’re not rushing it. I’m happy they’re taking their time and I hope everyone is healthy.

Nearly a decade since the last DA game is ridiculous. Especially with how they ended said last DA game.

If that's the case, I would like for them to release a remastered DAO while folks wait for the next da game.

It’s not like they planned the original project to be cut and to start all over. They can’t rush development just becaus the last game was far away.
Also, if it means the game will be released on next gen only and that they don’t have to compromise with older platforms (although it wouldn’t be as bad as with DAI) the better for me, and expecially the devs having less workload on that department.

Meh good things come to those who wait.

Honestly though that is one of the things that is frustrating about following game development that they don't use terms the same way as other industries. I still find it difficult to believe we won't see it in 2021.... remember they've already been working on it since 2017...but even if it is 2023 then meh.

The wait will be worth it.
The wait will be worth it.
The wait will be worth it.

*Deep breaths*

Hehe this just me but information can be miss information DA to me can be just around the corner ( 2020/2021) the 2021 could be early year release but I'll shrug who knows but what I do gleam from release dates of other games it could be possible but again that's just me