December 4 was Dragon Age Day, BioWareâs officially unofficial celebration of the studioâs fantasy RPG series that has been missing in action for almost an entire decade at this point. But at least, on this most recent Dragon Age Day, BioWare announced Dragon Age: Dreadwolf, the long-anticipated follow-up to 2014âs Inquisition, is finally getting a proper revealânext year.
News of a full reveal comes from a teaser BioWare released yesterday, which features a few shots of some of Dreadwolfâs vistas, as well as an animation of the map of various places in the universeâs world of Thedas. Several voiceovers hint at the state of each of these territories, referencing series-long conflicts and factions such as the assassin group Antivan Crows and the Grey Wardens, who have been major players in the world since Dragon Age: Origins. None of these voices get a face, but one did sound suspiciously like Nicholas Boulton, who voices the male version of Dragon Age IIâs main character Hawke. So it sounds like Dreadwolf might be touching on a handful of plotlines from throughout the series.
The trailer ends with a final tease: Dragon Age: Dreadwolf will get a full unveiling in the summer of 2024. The sequel has been teased via concept art and development footage since the 2018 Game Awards, but weâve yet to see Dreadwolf anywhere near presentable form since it was first announced. After years of waiting, it sounds like weâre finally getting that.
Check out the teaser below:
It seems pretty reasonable to guess Dreadwolf will show up at next yearâs Summer Game Fest, which has stepped into E3âs absence as the main vehicle through which new games are announced and new trailers are revealed, but weâll have to wait and see.
Dragon Age: Dreadwolf is set to conclude the conflict that first began in Dragon Age: Inquisition against party-member-turned-villain Solas, but has apparently been dealing with a lot of development struggles and has undergone some pretty holistic revamps, including removing multiplayer
