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Dragon Age 4: Release Date, news, trailer and more
Dragon Age: Origins debuted in 2009, Dragon Age II debuted in 2011 and Dragon Age: Inquisition debuted in 2014. The developers are making fans wait a little longer between each successive Dragon Age game, and the upcoming Dragon Age 4 is no exception. Six years (and counting) after Inquisition, fans are still waiting on a lot of concrete details about the next entry in BioWare's sprawling high fantasy saga.
However, at least the end of this torturous vacuum of fresh information has a (vague) end date. BioWare has confirmed that fans should expect to hear more details about Dragon Age 4 in 2022. Alongside this tease comes confirmation that the game will be "single-player focused" — which has certainly gone down well with fans.
We also know a few things about Dragon Age 4: a basic premise, a suspected villain and even a potential title. Information beyond that, however, is largely speculative and uncertain — owing, perhaps, to a tumultuous development history. Here's everything we know about Dragon Age 4 so far.
Dragon Age 4 release date
First things first: We have no idea when Dragon Age 4 is coming out. Dragon Age has never been a "new entry every X number of years" series, and we doubt it's going to become one anytime soon. The one solid trailer for the game we've seen didn't give us any hints. So, all we can say for sure is that Dragon Age 4 release date is "late 2020 or later."
If I had to put money down, though, I would wager on "later." BioWare tied up a lot of its resources in launching Anthem last year, and to put out an equally big (or bigger, if Inquisition is its template) game one year later would be quite a feat, even for a developer with EA's resources at its disposal.
A Kotaku report suggests that BioWare canceled an earlier version of Dragon Age 4 outright, which would push the release date even further into the future.
Dragon Age 4 latest news
A fairly substantial behind-the-scenes video for Dragon Age 4 debuted at the Gamescom Opening Night Live 2020 stream on August 27. While it doesn't give us a tremendous amount of new information about the game, it's a satisfying update on how the game's development process works, and some of the people involved. You can watch it below:
The video doesn't address the game's release date, story premise or gameplay systems, but it shows that BioWare definitely has big plans for the game. On the other hand, Dragon Age 4 doesn't seem like it's ready to launch anytime soon, so we'll probably have to wait a while longer before we get any substantial development updates.
At the very least, the wait for more information will stretch into 2022. In a recent blog post to celebrate the annual Dragon Age Day event, BioWare confirmed that new details about the next installment in the franchise are planned to be revealed at some point next year.
This article also confirmed that Dragon Age 4 will be a "single-player focused" experience. This announcement has delighted franchise fans especially in light of concern that Dragon Age 4 would take an online-centric approach ala BioWare's most recent project Anthem. Thankfully, it appears that for now at least Dragon Age is sticking to its single-player RPG roots.
Dragon Age 4 trailer
At The Game Awards 2018 in December, BioWare showed off a very short teaser trailer for Dragon Age 4. You can watch it here:
As you can tell, there's not a whole lot there: Just some armor, a magical trinket and the silhouette of Fen'Harel, the Dread Wolf: one of the gods in the Dragon Age pantheon. There are also two lines of dialogue from the traitorous mage, Solas: "You've found me at last. I suspect you have questions."
One interesting tidbit, though: The trailer ends with a hashtag, #TheDreadWolfRises. This might be the game's title — or it might just be a way for BioWare to keep tabs on the game's social media presence. (It does have a nicer ring to it than "Dragon Age 4.") If The Dread Wolf Rises is really the game's title, it's not a bad one; if not, it does at least give us a few hints about the story.
Dragon Age 4 story
To summarize the whole saga of Dragon Age would take more time than I have in this particular article, but here are the broad strokes. Spoilers ensue, particularly for Dragon Age: Inquisition.
In Dragon Age: Origins, you take control of an adventurer who swears his or herself to the Grey Wardens. This ancient order exists to fight against the invasive Darkspawn, and their draconic master, the Archdemon. If left unchecked, the Archdemon can summon a Blight that will wipe out all life in the high-fantasy world of Thedas. By recruiting a party, making alliances with powerful nations and performing a tremendous sacrifice, the Grey Warden defeats the Archdemon and saves the world — for now.
Dragon Age II tells a much more personal story, centered on the Hawke family in the city of Kirkwall. Taking place before, during and after the events of Origins, you play as Hawke (first name: up to you), the son or daughter of a noble household trying to make your way in the world. Dragon Age II's story is picaresque and takes you in a variety of different directions, but the central conflict is between the Mages, who want freedom from an oppressive religious order, and the Templars, who see themselves as the last line of defense against a demonic uprising.
Dragon Age: Inquisition ties these two stories together, to some extent. Hoping to avoid a full-scale war between the Mages and the Templars, the most powerful people in Thedas convene a conference. But a magical explosion kills all in attendance, save for a lone survivor who sets out to investigate the matter. He or she becomes an Inquisitor, who must build up a grassroots support network all around the continent, with the ultimate goal of defeating a demon who seeks to manipulate both the Mages and the Templars for his own gain.
In Inquisition, one of your party members is Solas: an enigmatic mage who is never 100% clear on why he's joined your quest. After you defeat the final boss, he leaves the party entirely. (There is some postgame content that you can complete with other companions.) During the Trespasser expansion — Inquisitions' final piece of downloadable content — you finally reconvene with Solas, who reveals that he is really Fen'Harel: the Dread Wolf. And he wants revenge on Thedas for making his race, the elves, into second-class citizens.
The Inquisitor realizes that Solas knows the party too well, and that any action against him will have to come from a brand-new group of adventurers. So, it seems safe to say that Dragon Age 4 will involve — at least in some capacity — a new protagonist leading a (mostly) new group of heroes against the Dread Wolf.
Of course, knowing BioWare's propensity for twists and turns, it probably won't turn out to be quite that simple. But it's a good place to start. We'll share more about Dragon Age 4 whenever BioWare elects to reveal more information.
Marshall Honorof is a senior editor for Tom's Guide, overseeing the site's coverage of gaming hardware and software. He comes from a science writing background, having studied paleomammalogy, biological anthropology, and the history of science and technology. After hours, you can find him practicing taekwondo or doing deep dives on classic sci-fi.
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