[UPDATE] The news is now official, and EA also opened Dragon Age: The Veilguard pre-orders. The game's standard edition will be priced at $69.99 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S|X and $59.99 on PC. The Deluxe Edition ($89.99 on consoles and $79.99 on PC) offers the following cosmetics: three Rook armor sets, six Rook weapons, seven companion armor sets, and seven companion weapons.
Additionally, BioWare's gear store has been updated with the so-called Dragon Age: The Veilguard Rook's Coffer, priced at $150. This won't include the game, but it will get you a light-up Lyrium Dagger, Rook’s deck of cards featuring in-game art, an enhanced D12 die, a glass potion flask, a cloth map and quiver, a companion lithograph, and a thank-you letter from the developers.
[ORIGINAL STORY] A few hours ago, BioWare announced that the launch date for Dragon Age: The Veilguard would be revealed later today. However, a leaked video already shared that information; as spotted by Wario64, the game will launch on Thursday, October 31. Dragon Age: The Veilguard is also opening its pre-orders later today.
Overall, it's good news for RPG fans after the delays of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 and Avowed, both now scheduled within a week of each other next February. The other major RPG in the release schedule, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, still clings to its Fall 2024 launch window, but that might change soon, leaving the door wide open for BioWare's latest game.
The developer and publisher EA are planning a few weeks of hard-hitting news. According to the freshly published roadmap, next week will be devoted to a high-level combat overview and a PC spotlight. The latter announcement will probably reveal a partnership with one of the three major hardware manufacturers (Intel, AMD, or NVIDIA). The following week will be fully dedicated to companions, while another developer Q&A on the official Discord server has been set for August 30. On September 3, IGN will begin its month-long exclusive coverage, and there will be more press coverage throughout the month.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard is the fourth mainline installment in the fantasy franchise. It is set around ten years after the events shown in the previous game and its narrative follows directly on that thread. The main character isn't the Inquisitor anymore, but players will encounter the Inquisitor throughout the game. For a lot more info on Dragon Age: The Veilguard, head to our roundup article.
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