EA Blames Dragon Age

EA Says ‘Dragon Age: The Veilguard’ Failed Because Of No ‘Shared-World’ Features
The Veilguard failing to meet EA goals with only half of the players it wanted, EA CEO Andrew Wilson is reflecting on why that happened.
EA Thinks Dragon Age: The Veilguard Would Have Done Better If It Were Live Service
Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson recently spoke on an earnings call about the underperformance of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, which reportedly reached 1.5 million players. This was apparently around half of what EA was projecting,
EA has learned all the wrong lessons from Dragon Age: The Veilguard, and it's going to be disastrous for the future of Mass Effect 5—if it even has a future
The Veilguard. It was a serious misfire from a once-exceptional studio, and while I can understand why it resonated with some players—it was pretty, breezy and had fun, snappy combat—after Andromeda and Anthem,
EA Blames Dragon Age: The Veilguard's Lackluster Sales Performance On It Not Being Live Service
Last week, publisher Electronic Arts mentioned that BioWare's latest game, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, missed sales projections by a whopping 50%. Was the game's lackluster performance due to a bad story? Outdated gameplay mechanics? Apparently, it was because it wasn't a live service game.
CEO of EA gave reason for Dragon Age: The Veilguard failure. In his opinion, RPG didn't offer players features they desire
The CEO of Electronic Arts believes that the failure of The Veilguard is due to a failure to adapt to „evolving player demands.” In his view, they expect game-service elements.
EA Reacts To Dragon Age: The Veilguard Coming Up Short And Explains What Happened
The newest Dragon Age failed to meet internal targets, and EA said it's due in part to the "evolving industry landscape."
Weak Performance for ‘Dragon Age: The Veilguard,’ ‘EA Sports FC 25’ Drags Down EA’s Latest Quarterly Earnings and Full-Year Outlook
EA confirmed weak results for its latest quarterly earnings, mainly attributed to a rough start for "Dragon Age: The Veilguard" and "EA Sports FC 25."
EA Comes to Odd Conclusion About Dragon Age: The Veilguard Sales Troubles
The Veilguard publisher EA has implied that the game would have performed better as a live-service title. Released in October 2024, Dragon Age: The Veilguard was the l
After ‘Dragon Age: The Veilguard’ Layoffs, BioWare Has Under 100 Employees
There is really no getting around the fact that BioWare is in dire straits at the moment, now at the end of a decade of three missed opportunities
EA Seems To Think That Live Service Would Have Helped Xbox RPG Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Although not directly referenced, that sounds very much like EA regrets sticking to a strictly single-player experience with The Veilguard, even though it reportedly pivoted in that direction mid-development. Of course, there was also EA's Anthem release back in 2019, which tried to tack-on live service to a BioWare RPG and failed miserably.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard was loved by "those who played," EA insists, but "it did not resonate with a broad enough audience"
Three months have now passed since BioWare finally saw the long-awaited release of its new RPG Dragon Age: The Veilguard – and despite favorable reviews from critics, EA states that the game failed to reach a "broad enough audience."
Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson argues that the future of single-player games is a live-service hybrid
The Veilguard missed its sales targets, with EA's CEO suggesting the audience wanted something more akin to live service titles.
BioWare veterans confirm they were laid off by EA, including senior Dragon Age and Mass Effect devs
EA refused to acknowledge layoffs in yesterday's announcement about BioWare's downsizing, but they're happening.