The Dragon Age is pretty damn long

Depending on who you ask, Dragon Age is either one of the best RPG franchises to come out of BioWare in a long time or a lot of failed potential from a once great company. While I never personally cared for the series, I do admire how the PC version of the first game can be played exclusively like Icewind Dale or Baldur's Gate from an overhead viewpoint, which is really old-school. I just wish the rest of the series reveled in that attention to detail, ?since the games are mostly a hodge-podge of action elements with lite-RPG systems.

If you're big into the series though, you'll be happy to know that BioWare has plans for a theoretical Dragon Age 4 and 5! Mike Laidlaw, the senior creative dire?ctor for BioWare, told a fan on Twitter that his team has a?? plan for the series that involves being two games ahead.

As you can see, it looks like Dragon Age won't be ending anytime soon. It has been roughly three years since the release of Inquisition, though, so maybe Laidlaw is hinting at a new sequel being in the works. Even if he isn't, fans won't have to worry about the series ever randomly endin?g only to b?e revived with a half-baked interquel.

BioWare has already plotted out "theoretical" Dragon Age 4 and 5 [Eurogamer]

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'Oh Boy! Assassin's Creed III' - No one ever

Look, I'm going to be honest with you guys. I hate Assassin's Creed III. I understand some people feel it is a great game and it does have a very interesting setting, but it was easily one of the worst titles of 2012. I didn't even play it until years later (2014) and on PC, but the game still had a bunch of issues. That final chase scene was one? of the worst ??bits of gameplay I've ever dealt with; I don't know why Connor likes running up invisible walls or can't jump over fire, but I guess Ubisoft wants me to experience their grand finale in a highly scripted manner.

Regardless, I wouldn't consider next month's line-up of Games with Gold bad if Assassin's Creed III was the only questionable title. For whatever reason, Microsoft has deemed Xbox One owners should get Watch_Dogs, so now I really have to wonder if Ubisoft made some kind of deal to ruin Xbox Gamers' June. At least the other two games are good, even if Dragon Age is eight years old.

For Xbox One users, you'll be able to grab Speedrunners (finally) from June 1 to the 30th and pass over Watch Dogs from June 16 - July 15. Xbox 360 users can forget Assassin's Creed III from June 1 - June 15 and nab Dragon Age: Origins from June 16 - June 30. Microsoft is also throwing in a freebie of some Phantom Dust DLC, which should? work on Xbox One and PC (the game is an Xbox Play Any??where title).

It should also be noted that all 360 titles offered on Games with Gold are backward compatible, so if you feel the need to destroy your soul, you can relive the horror of Assassin's Creed III on your Xb?ox One. If you actually do enjoy the game, then more power to you. I wish I could see what you find so appealing.

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OH MY GAWD!!!

Maybe in a move to compensate for the cancellation of Scalebound, Microsoft has updated the backward compatibility service on Xbox One with a whopping seven games today. Announced through Twitter by Major Nelson, gamers will be able to experience some older Battlefield titles along with Live Arcade games I've honestly never heard of. Note that Battlefield 3 is disc only for the time being.

According to some previous tweets, it seems like January is going to be quite the month for backward compatible games on Xbox One. Maybe we can finally knock out the rest of the missing Call of Duty games so they can leave the list of the most requested titles. Really, I just want DJ Hero on Xbox One, as impossible as that may be.

Major Nelson [Twitter]

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DLC not included

Many of you haven't seemed too thrilled with EA's free game offerings on Origin, which is?? understandable -- they've been hit or miss. This one should prove a bit more c??ompelling.

The standard edition of Dragon Age: Origins is free to download on Origin now through Tuesday, October 14. To be clear, if you get the title in that time, it's yours to keep and play as you like. (Some of EA's other prom??otions don't func??tion this way.)

Yeah, the promo is clearly timed as a lead-in to Dragon Age: Inquisition's impending release, but that's fine. Just glad it's the original we're getting here instead of the sequel.

Also, I love how this is the scre?enshot that greets? you upon entering the game's Origin page.

Lik??e, "Hey kids, have we got a videogame for you!"

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It's been a while since we last heard of Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker, the anime spin-off of Bioware's fantasy RPG. Dragonagemovie.com has been updated, and we now know that Bioware and EA's collaboration with FUNimation is coming in Spring 2012. Fumihiko Sori (Vexille) is directing the project, and studio Oxybot is taking care of anim?ation duties. And my, what horrible animation it is. It looks quite poor, with objects having no weight at all.

Maybe the story will make up for it? Dawn of the Seeker te??lls the story of Cassandra, an Orlesian Seeker who is framed while attempting to save the Chantry of Andraste from a dan??gerous conspiracy. Cassandra must clear her name and "overcome her raging emotions" to save the day. I can almost see Bioware finishing their synopsis with, "Women, am I right?"

VIDEO: Dragon Age Anime Production Update [Crunchyroll]

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A little over a year ago, FUNimation announced a Dragon Age anime project, a surprising move for a company that normally focuses on translation and localization. Since then, we haven't heard much, and here's why: the project has been pushed back to 2012. At least FUNimation has released a little? more info about it though!

Officially titled Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker, the anime will feature a girl with three swords and, most likely, a drag?on. You can check out some trailers of what's in progress so? far, as well as the first concept art image. For a picture, it looks good! Now to wait on a synopsis.

D?ragon Age anime called 'Dawn of the Seeker,' pushed to 2012 [Joystiq]

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