BioWare Fans Can Extend Their Journey with the First Expansion Pack
to the Best RPG of 2009
EDMONTON, Alberta, Mar 16, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The siege begins again! Leading video game developer BioWare(TM), a
division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS), today announced that Dragon
Age(TM): Origins - Awakening, the expansion pack to the globally
acclaimed Dragon Age: Origins, is available now at
retailers and via download on Xbox LIVE(R) and the PlayStation(R)Network
(PSN) in North America. In Europe, the game will be available on
Xbox and PC at retail and also via download from Xbox LIVE(R) and
PlayStation(R)Network on March 19. Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening builds
on the original Dragon Age: Origins masterpiece beginning where
the first game ended.
"Dragon Age: Origins introduced us to a robust, mysterious, and
tumultuous fantasy world," said Aaryn Flynn, Studio General Manager of
BioWare in Edmonton. "Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening brings
players deeper into the folds to face even more complex moral decisions
as the leader of the Grey Wardens and the results of those
responsibilities and actions."
In Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening players assume the role
of a Grey Warden Commander entrusted with rebuilding the order of Grey
Wardens and uncovering the mystery of how the darkspawn survive after
the slaying of the Archdemon. In this chapter of the epic RPG saga,
players make difficult moral choices about how to rebuild their order,
resolve the conflict with the mysterious "Architect," and determine the
fate of the darkspawn. Each choice impacts the shape of each player's
heroic journey. Players will be able to import their character from Dragon
Age: Origins or start out as a new Grey Warden from the neighboring
land of Orlais.
Designed and written by the same team that created Dragon Age:
Origins, the Awakening expansion pack introduces a brand new
area of the world to explore known as Amaranthine. In this dark and
dangerous world, players set out to unravel the secrets of the darkspawn
and learn their true motivations. Players will face a range of horrific
and terrifying creatures including an evolved, intelligent breed of
darkspawn and other menacing creatures such as the Inferno Golem and a
spectral dragon. Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening provides
new customization tools for players to tailor their heroes and party and
re-spec their character attributes, allowing for even greater
replayability. Featuring an increased level cap, new spells, abilities,
specializations and items, plus five all-new party members, players can
further advance their adventures from Dragon Age: Origins.
Dragon Age Origins won over 30 "Best of 2009" awards, was named
"RPG of the Year" by Game Informer, G4, SpikeTV, and PC Gamer, and
was hailed by Seth Schiesel of The New York Times as,
"...perhaps the best electronic game made yet."
Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening is available for the Xbox
360(R) videogame and entertainment system, the PlayStation(R)3 computer
entertainment system, and PC. The game is rated "M" for mature by the
ESRB 18 by the BBFC, and '18+' by PEGI, and has an MSRP of $39.99 in
North America. Dragon Age: Origins is required to play Dragon
Age: Origins - Awakening for original campaign, full features, and
downloadable content.
For more information on Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening, please
visit www.dragonage.com/awakening.
Assets for Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening can be downloaded here:
http://press.bioware.com/DAO_Awakening
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About BioWare
BioWare develops high quality console, PC and online role-playing games,
focused on emotionally engaging stories, unforgettable characters and
vast worlds to discover. Since 1995, BioWare has created some of the
world's most critically acclaimed titles, including Baldur's Gate(TM),
Neverwinter Nights(TM), Star Wars(R): Knights of the Old Republic(TM), Jade
Empire(TM) and Mass Effect(TM). BioWare operates in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Austin, Texas and Fairfax, Virginia at BioWare
Mythic. BioWare's most recent award-winning projects include the dark
heroic fantasy adventure Dragon Age: Origins, and the epic science
fiction shooter-RPG Mass Effect 2(TM). Currently. BioWare Austin is working
on the world's first story-driven, multi-language MMORPG, Star Wars(R):
The Old Republic(TM). In 2008, BioWare was acquired by Electronic Arts, a
leading global interactive entertainment publisher. For more information
on BioWare, visit www.bioware.com;
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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.
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