EA always favored Mass Effect over Dragon Age, says co-creator of RPG series. „They never knew what to do with DA”
According to Dragon Age series writer David Gaider, the franchise has always faced an uphill battle at Electronic Arts, which never hid its preference for the Mass Effect series.
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April 14, 2025
The Last of Us and Uncharted Creator in Firing Line of Devs Criticism. They Want to See Neil Druckmann Use AI to 'Push the Boundaries of Storytelling in Games'
Controversial statements made by the director of The Last of Us about AI haven't been well received by some industry insiders. Among others, David Gaider, co-creator of the Dragon Age series, spoke critically.
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May 27, 2024
RPG Veterans Explain How Stores Contributed to Death of Isometric RPGs
Veterans Josh Sawyer and David Gaider talked about what they believe led to the disappearance of isometric 2D RPGs on PC for a long time.
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January 9, 2024
Dragon Age Head Writer on BG3: 'I Enjoyed Every Hour'
The head writer of the Dragon Age series, David Gaider has spoken about Baldur's Gate 3, calling the game from Larian Studios a worthy successor to the iconic RPG series.
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August 29, 2023
Baldur's Gate 3 Delay Makes Waves; Dragon Age Co-creator Delays His New Game
The earlier release of Baldur's Gate 3 has forced David Gaider to postpone his latest project. Fortunately, the new debut date for the game developed by the former director of the Dragon Age series is not too far from the previously anticipated one.
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July 17, 2023
Dragon Age Dev Criticizes Multiverse Fad, Cites Own Mistakes as Warning
Dragon Age series creator David Gaider warns against introducing omnipotent elements into games and movies, and recommends sticking to a consistent plan from the beginning to avoid narrative problems later on.
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June 25, 2023
Dragon Age Devs Skeptical About AI in Games: 'We're Gonna Waste a Lot of Time'
David Gaider commented on the development of AI in the context of writing video game plots. In his opinion, screenwriters need not fear for their jobs.
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June 1, 2023
'BioWare Stopped Being Fair'; Dragon Age Dev on Role of Scriptwriters in Games
The screenwriters' strike currently underway in the United States is gaining momentum. It turns out that also in the video game industry, narrative writers do not have an easy life. The co-author of the Dragon Age series talked about the behind-the-scenes of the difficult work at BioWare.
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May 7, 2023
Dragon Age Director Shows Teaser for New RPG Stray Gods
David Gaider (the Dragon Age series) reminded us about his new game. After more than two years we got a short trailer, a new title, a publisher and a handful of screenshots on Steam.
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March 18, 2022
Dragon Age 2 Dev Wanted Better Kirkwall and Regrets Canceled Expansion
David Gaider - a well-known developer and former employee of the Canadian studio BioWare, who worked, among others, on the Dragon Age series - told us how the improved version of the second installment of the series could have looked like.
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April 14, 2021
Chorus is New Game Developed by Former Writer of Dragon Age
David Gaider, the former writer of Dragon Age, revealed his next game, Chorus. It will be an adventure musical for which Summerfall Studios needs over half a million dollars, and plans to collect it during a crowdfunding campaign on Fig.co.
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October 11, 2019
Main Writer of Dragon Age Sets up His Own Studio
David Gaider, the main screenwriter of the Dragon Age series and Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark, founded a new studio, Summerfall, in Australia. The first game of the team will be revealed next month.
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September 18, 2019
Ex-BioWare writer s Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition developer
Developers of Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition and its expansion happily greeted ex-BioWare David Gaider as their new creative director. The writer behind Dragon Age series will guide the studio in their new projects.
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February 11, 2016