Bioware Community Swells Thanks To Dragon Age: Origins
Dragon Age: OriginsThere's little doubt that November has been all about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Assassin's Creed II, but EA wants tor remind us that Bioware's latest RPG is awfully popular.
Today, EA has announced that DragonAge.com has set a new record for site traffic and the social networking site, Social.Bioware.com, has also reached new heights in the area of new user registrations. All told, the recent release of Dragon Age: Origins has swelled Bioware's ranks; the community has grown to a record five million registered users. In addition, the game has become the "fastest-growing EA property on Facebook," as over 30,000 fans have responded to the Dragon Age Facebook page. Mass Effect 2 (still exclusive to the Xbox 360) is also getting a ton of attention lately and in general, Bioware is mighty pleased with the widespread show of virtual affection. Said co-founder and Group General Manager, Ray Muzyka:
"We want to thank our fans for their enthusiasm and ongoing support. The passion within the community is not only helping drive momentum for Dragon Age referrals but our actively engaged fan base is eager for future content releases, which we are committed to deliver. We could not be more excited about the outstanding community growth. The connection we are fostering with our fans is direct and personal. This tremendous community will help set the stage for an incredible Mass Effect 2 launch on January 26th."
Oh yes, we're big fans of Origins as well and it's good to see it receiving such attention from so many people. Of course, it helps that we're talking about a game where questions and comments would be sky-high due to the inherent depth and intricacy of the title. Because the game can be played so very differently depending on class and simply how you approach combat, there's a whole lot of, "how do you do this?" going on.
Related Game(s): Dragon Age: Origins
11/25/2009 10:32:53 AM Ben Dutka
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Kevadu
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 @ 11:25:31 AM
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nickert0n
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 @ 11:35:24 AM
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NeoHumpty
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 @ 11:42:59 AM
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Alienange
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 @ 12:24:08 PM
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Alienange
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 @ 12:26:10 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 @ 12:45:56 PM
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I'm starting to think EA will be releasing Mass Effect 1&2 for PS3 on a single Blu Ray 6 months to a year after the 360 debut of ME2. If they don't they are cutting their own throat profit-wise.
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BTNwarrior
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 @ 12:47:36 PM
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MyWorstNightmar
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 @ 2:40:41 PM
I have not played either game, but everyone seems to agree that this game doesn't have great graphics.
Last edited by MyWorstNightmar on 11/25/2009 2:42:00 PM
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Alienange
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 @ 5:54:42 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 @ 5:01:44 PM
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Alienange
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maxpontiac
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 @ 8:17:48 PM
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Lotusflow3r
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 @ 8:32:34 PM
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However, it seems that whenever the west do an RPG in a fantasy setting, they can't go any further than the Lord Of The Rings feel or get stuck into too much realism.
I like my imagination to be challenged. JRPGs usually do this for me, Dragon Quest being the last one to fully do so.
They (WRPGs) always have the serious orchestral score, english voice overs and medieval setting, it just gets a bit tired.
I like the unrealistic nature of JRPGs like the toad who could synthesise weapons in Rogue Galaxy! I love it!
The melodic music that's usually keyboard driven (think Uematsu), the colourful worlds and characters....its just so much more appealing then these WRPGs like DA:O and Oblivion.
Ive clocked in 54hrs so far so i'm still enjoying it. Qualities like character bonding and choices are something i praise on the WRPG side...its kept me going clearly.
But, I guess what i'm saying is, i'm dying for a JRPG! BRING ON WKC!
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WorldEndsWithMe
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 @ 9:05:21 PM
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Thursday, November 26, 2009 @ 12:12:00 AM
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just like assassins creed, i hated playing that game because it was so boring, but the story, the questions kept me coming back night after night till i answered everything.
and now, the curse of assassins creed is back.
curse you ubisoft ive been staying up till 3 in the morning everyday ever since AC2 came out.
hopefully ill be done by next week because ive got my final exams on next wednesday and thursday.
and i need to get 76% or higher in 2 of the tests otherwise im a goner.
why the &^%@ you have to study electrical engineering maths to do computer programming is beyond me.
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009 @ 11:09:37 AM