Tag Archives: Dragon Age II

Tue, May 31, 2011 | 04:58 BST

Laidlaw: Dragon Age II’s weaknesses “must be improved”

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Dragon Age lead designer Mike Laidlaw has responded to criticism of Dragon Age II, thanking players for feedback and standing by the game’s narrative elements.

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Tue, May 10, 2011 | 18:52 BST

Saturday Shorts: Crysis for cheap, L4D2 Midnight Riders, Brink, DMC sale

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Some weeks just eat you alive, or at least grab you by the neck an maul you a bit. To cope, read up on some smaller things that don’t bite as hard.

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Sat, Apr 23, 2011 | 20:18 BST

Combining content from Origins and Awakening into Dragon Age II was “harder than one might think,” says Gaider

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Dragon Age writer David Gaider has said it was “harder than one might think,” to combine content from Origins and Awakening into Dragon Age II in a sensible fashion.

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Sat, Apr 23, 2011 | 18:49 BST

Weekend Deals: EA, Metro 2033, The Witcher 2, Ubisoft

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Lots of Easter sales going on this weekend. Get a few highlights below.

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Wed, Apr 13, 2011 | 03:14 BST

Dragon Age II: The Exiled Prince DLC bugs patched, Sebastian accessible again

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If you nabbed yourself a BioWare Signature Edition of Dragon Age II, you were probably a trifle upset by the bugs plaguing the bonus quest line and companion included therein. Happily, this has been fixed – but only for PC users.

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Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 19:16 GMT

Gaider explains the different romantic choices in Dragon Age II

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Dragon Age lead writer David Gaider has replied to a post on the DAII forums, which accuses BioWare of not catering to the “straight male gamer,” but instead providing “exotic” choices catering more to – in his opinion – homosexuals and females instead of focusing “on making sure male gamers were happy.”

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Tue, Mar 22, 2011 | 17:30 GMT

Dragon Age II down to $40 on Amazon today, other games reduced

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Amazon is holding a gaming-focused set of Gold Box deals today, including the utter steal that is Bioware’s recent RPG release Dragon Age II for a third off at $40.

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Sun, Mar 20, 2011 | 21:57 GMT

Dragon Age II SecuROM debate continues

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BioWare and EA’s public relations nightmare continues, as vocal anti-DRM groups accuse the company of failing to declare Dragon Age II’s SecuROM-related Sony Release Control.

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Mon, Mar 14, 2011 | 13:25 GMT

UK charts: Dragon Age II grabs number one from Pokemon

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BioWare RPG Dragon Age II has taken the reins of the number one spot from Pokemon White in this week’s UK charts.

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Sun, Mar 13, 2011 | 21:59 GMT

Dragon Age II PC beta patch available

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BioWare has released an in-beta patch for the PC version of Dragon Age II, resolving a number of wince-worthy issues.

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Sat, Mar 12, 2011 | 19:49 GMT

Dragon Age II does not “use SecuROM for the DRM,” says BioWare

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BioWare’s live team technical producer Derek “CrushBug” French has said that reports of SecuROM DRM in Dragon Age 2 are not what they seem.

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Sat, Mar 12, 2011 | 14:02 GMT

“Glitch” caused Dragon Age 2 player’s account to be banned for 72-hours

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A Dragon Age II player  had his EA account suspended for 72 -hours, causing him to be unable to play EA’s PC games. However, apparently it was just a glitch in the system that caused the entire account ban, according to EA.

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Fri, Mar 11, 2011 | 07:42 GMT

Dragon Age II on short release to “capitalize on the success of Origins,” says composer

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Dragon Age II composer Inon Zur has said the sequel was put out less than 18 months after the release of Origins due to EA wishing to gain quick success on the back of the original.

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Thu, Mar 10, 2011 | 14:15 GMT

Latest Edge gives Dragon Age II a 6, Homefront a 5

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The latest Edge has given THQ big-hitter Homefront a winceworthy 5/10, as well as awarding BioWare’s Dragon Age II a 6/10 score, well below the game’s Metacritic average.

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Thu, Mar 10, 2011 | 10:46 GMT

Thursday shorts: 3.6 may fix PS3 hacks, unlimited DAII XP, other acronyms

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Someone said something, something’s rubbish and something else is amazing. And there’s a new BlazBlue game coming. See for yourself below.

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Thu, Mar 10, 2011 | 02:20 GMT

Dragon Age II reviews go live – looking good so far

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The reviews have gone live for Dragon Age II following the release of the launch trailer earlier today. Scores so far seem to be around the eights and nines for the BioWare RPG. Find out the scores below the break. Dragon Age II releases today in the US and Friday in the UK for PS3, 360 and PC.

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Tue, Mar 08, 2011 | 14:19 GMT

Dragon Age II trailer is go for launch

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EA’s released the launch trailer for Dragon Age II as the BioWare RPG releases in the US today. You can watch it below, via GT. The publisher’s also confirmed the release of the The Exiled Prince, the first DLC for the game, available from PSN, Xbox Live and PC.

May want to keep an eye out later this evening: embargo for reviews lifts at 5pm GMT. Keep them zesty. Game’s out on Friday in the UK for PS3, 360 and PC.

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Fri, Feb 25, 2011 | 07:31 GMT

Dragon Age II soundtrack to feature Florence + The Machine

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EA’s announced details of the Dragon Age II soundtrack, including a collaboration with Florence + The Machine.

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Thu, Feb 24, 2011 | 22:45 GMT

Laidlaw: Dragon Age 2 lowers the entry barriers to RPGs

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BioWare’s Mike Laidlaw has said a significant number of Dragon Age: Origins players didn’t complete even an hour of the game, so Dragon Age 2 has a more forgiving learning curve.

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Wed, Feb 23, 2011 | 06:28 GMT

Dragon Age II demo available now – video, screens

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The Dragon Age II demo is now available from Xbox Live Marketplace and PC, and it will release later today on PS3.

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