The Veilguard, which, of course, was one of the subjects of Electronic Arts’ third-quarter earnings call on Tuesday with CEO Andrew Wilson. Dragon Age: The Veilguard garnered 1.5 million players in its first two months after release,

Former BioWare employees respond to EA's recent suggestion that Dragon Age: The Veilguard would be more successful as a live-service title.

Laidlaw's new team at Yellow Brick Games have released Eternal Strands, a fantasy RPG that isn't currently a live service. While it's certainly not reached Dragon Age levels of popularity yet, it also lacks 16 years of history to build hype from.

The Veilguard failed at least partially because it didn’t have live-service elements. The gaming landscape has changed quite radically over the last decade. Games like Destiny and Fortnite have encouraged developers to look toward making its games everlasting rather than an experience that lasts a finite amount of time.

The Veilguard publisher EA has implied that the game would have performed better as a live-service title. Released in October 2024, Dragon Age: The Veilguard was the l

In a lot of ways, The Veilguard feels like a soft reboot for the series: Fewer returning characters than in Dragon Age 2 or Inquisition, minimal choices carried over, and a fresh cast in a new corner of the world. This was a bet on attracting new players, with an assumption that series fans would still be along for the ride.

The Veilguard had a strong opening and plenty of hype around its launch, but failed to stick the landing. As EA reported last month, despite good reviews, The Veilguard reached 1.5 million players across all platforms,

Last week, publisher Electronic Arts mentioned that BioWare's latest game, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, missed sales projections by a whopping 50%. Was the game's lackluster performance due to a bad story?