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Dragon Age: The Veilguard just got an unexpectedly spooky release date

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BioWare dropped the biggest Dragon Age: The Veilguard announcement yet on Thursday, revealing that the highly anticipated open-world RPG will be launching on Halloween, October 31.

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This lines up with expectations from parent company Electronic Arts’ financials, which set The Veilguard‘s launch sometime in the fiscal third quarter, which begins on October 1 and ends on December 31. At this point, the game is on schedule, and the marketing campaign is only just ramping up.

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You can preorder the game now, and receive some blood dragon cosmetic armor.

BioWare announced Wednesday that the release date announcement was coming, although a version of the trailer leaked hours before the actual premiere; it showed up on Streamable and was reposted on X (formerly Twitter) by Wario64. The studio also posted a reveal road map leading up to the launch that featured trailers, Q&As, events, and more that are scheduled throughout the rest of August. It does note that there’s even more to come in September.

The release date for #DragonAge: The Veilguard will be revealed TOMORROW!

We're excited to share this moment with our fans with a release date trailer, and in the coming weeks we'll also have high-level warrior combat gameplay, Companions Week, and more. 💜

Tune in to our… pic.twitter.com/Djft37NIh5

— Dragon Age (@dragonage) August 14, 2024

Here’s what we have to look forward to so far:

  • August 15: Release date trailer and announcement
  • August 19: High-level combat and PC spotlight
  • August 26: Companions week
  • August 30: Developer Discord Q&A
  • September 3: Start of IGN’s monthlong exclusive coverage

This news has been a long time coming. The next game in the Dragon Age series was announced as being in development all the way back during the 2018 Game Awards, with a first official look two years later. The entry was formerly called Dragon Age: Dread Wolf before The Veilguard was revealed as the official subtitle earlier this year. We’ve already gotten a taste of character customization, the companions (who also starred in the release date trailer), and other very important elements, and there’s a lot more to come.

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