Dragon Age: Origins Character Creator and BioWare Social Network Now
Available with Tools to Create a Player Character and Share Online
Before the Game Launches
EDMONTON, Alberta, Oct 13, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Leading video game developer BioWare(TM), a division of Electronic Arts
Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced the release of the Dragon
Age(TM): OriginsCharacter CreatorandBioWare
Social Networkin North America and Europe. The BioWare
Social Network will provide a destination for players of Dragon
Age: Origins on any platform to upload screenshots, game data and
story information to share with other community members as they progress
through the dark and epic journey. The free* to download Character
Creator allows players to create and customize a player character on the
PC and then upload their character data and avatar online to the BioWare
Social Network before Dragon Age: Origins launches.The
Dragon Age: Origins Character Creatorwill provide players of Dragon
Age: Origins with the tools to create a character with a nearly
endless amount of options.
The Dragon Age: OriginsCharacter Creator and BioWare
Social Network gives gamers a chance to kick start their adventure
by creating a character and unique avatar online to reflect their
in-game personality and share it with the Dragon Age: Origins
community. The Dragon Age: OriginsCharacter Creatoralso
allows players to save their handmade character to use when the PC game
launches in November. This stand alone application is now available free
of charge exclusively on the PC at: www.dragonage.com
"We want to fully immerse players into the world of Dragon Age:
Origins and the Character Creator and BioWare Social Network allows
us to do just that," said Fernando Melo, Producer, BioWare. "This is a
great way for fans to connect, create and share their character
creations now and in game experiences when the game launches. The
creation and connection possibilities are nearly endless."
InDragon Age: Origins, players take the role of a Grey
Warden, one of the last of an ancient order of guardians. Now, as a
rising evil threatens to destroy all life, it is up to players to unite
the shattered lands and slay the corrupted dragon known as the
Archdemon. To restore peace, players must make ruthless decisions and be
willing to sacrifice their friends and loved ones for the greater good
of mankind.
Dragon Age: Origins will be released on November 3rd
in North America and November 6th in Europe on the Xbox 360(R)
videogame and entertainment system and PC. The PlayStation(R)3 version
will follow later in November. Dragon Age: Originsis
rated M by the ESRB and 18+ by PEGI.
Players can get more information on Dragon Age: Origins or sign
up for the BioWare Social Network at: www.dragonage.com.
*Internet connection required.
About BioWare
BioWare develops computer, console, handheld, mobile and online video
games focused on rich stories and memorable characters. Since 1995,
BioWare has created some of the world's best-selling titles, including
the award-winning Baldur's Gate(TM) and Neverwinter Nights(TM)
series, Star Wars(R): Knights of the Old Republic(TM) and Sonic(TM)
Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood (for the Nintendo DS(TM)). Original
BioWare-created intellectual properties include Jade Empire(TM) and
the 2007 Game of the Year, Mass Effect(TM). With studios in Edmonton
(Alberta, Canada), Montreal (Quebec), and Austin (Texas), BioWare is
hard at work on the epic fantasy roleplaying game, Dragon Age(TM):
Origins,Mass Effect 2(TM), the epic sequel to Mass Effect,
and the story-driven massively multiplayer game, Star Wars(R): The Old
Republic(TM), as well as several unannounced projects. In 2008, BioWare
was acquired by Electronic Arts, a leading global interactive
entertainment publisher. For more information on BioWare, visit www.bioware.com.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), in Redwood City, California, is a leading
global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the
Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software
worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless devices
and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand
names: EATM, EA SPORTSTM, EA MobileTM
and POGOTM. In fiscal 2009, EA posted GAAP net revenue of
$4.2 billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies.
EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com.
More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can
be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.
BioWare, Mass Effect, Dragon Age and Jade Empire are trademarks or
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Ltd. in the U.S. and/or other countries. EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile and
POGO are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in
the U.S. and/or other countries. Xbox and Xbox 360 are trademarks of the
Microsoft group of companies and used. "PlayStation" is a registered
trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Nintendo DS is a trademark
of Nintendo. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
SOURCE: Electronic Arts Inc.
Electronic Arts Inc.
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or
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or
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