Play4Free Hit Dragon Age Legends Available Now as a Launch Title on
Google's New Social Project
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
BioWare™, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today
announced that Dragon Age™ Legends, EA's popular dark
fantasy Play4Free® RPG is now available on Google+™. Developed by
BioWare San Francisco (formerly EA 2D) Dragon Age Legends is
available today and is the only game of its kind on Google's new
real-life social project. Dragon Age Legends extends the
award-winning Dragon Age franchise and reinvents it for social
play on Google+. The game blends accessible and engaging tactical
combat, progression and exploration in the Dragon Age universe,
and is perfect for co-operative and competitive gameplay across players'
Google+ Circles and Hangouts.
"We're very excited to be among the first games launching on Google's
new social project. It's an honor to join Google in celebrating the
birth of their gaming platform on Google+ by expanding Dragon Age Legends
to an even wider audience," said Dr. Ray Muzyka, Co-founder of
BioWare, and General Manager of the BioWare Label at EA. "Dragon Age
Legends raises the quality bar for social network games. By bringing
the franchise to Google+, we're able to connect and entertain millions
of existing and new fans within the rich, immersive Dragon Age
universe!"
Dragon Age Legends for Google+ will put players back into the
Free Marches, the primary setting of Dragon Age II. Alongside
their Google+ friends, players will take on challenging quests within an
engaging storyline, earning loot, sharing rewards and growing their
kingdom. The game includes a gratifying character customization and
upgrade system that allows players to defeat demons and Darkspawn to
become a legendary hero within the Dragon Age universe, as well
as exciting player versus player combat in the Guild arenas, enabling
players to prove their mettle against their friends' armies.
Dragon Age II launched on March 8, 2011 for the Xbox 360®
videogame and entertainment system, the PlayStation®3 computer and
entertainment system and the PC. The game's first major downloadable
content pack, Dragon Age Legacy, was released on all platforms on
July 26. For more information on Dragon Age Legends, and to play
the game please visit www.dragonagelegends.com
or www.plus.google.com.
To join the Dragon Age community, please visit http://social.bioware.com.
About BioWare
The BioWare Label is a division of EA which crafts high quality
multiplatform role-playing, MMO and strategy games, focused on
emotionally engaging, rich stories with unforgettable characters and
vast worlds to discover. Since 1995, BioWare has created some of the
world's most critically acclaimed titles and franchises, including Baldur's
Gate™, Neverwinter Nights™, Star Wars®: Knights of the Old
Republic™, Jade Empire™, Mass Effect™ and Dragon Age™. BioWare
currently operates in seven locations across the world, including
Edmonton (Alberta, Canada), Montreal (Quebec, Canada), Austin (Texas),
Fairfax (Virginia), San Francisco (California), Los Angeles (California)
and Galway (Ireland).
Currently announced projects at BioWare include the development of Mass
Effect 3, the sequel to 2010's Game of the Year Mass Effect 2,
ongoing downloadable content for Dragon Age II such as Dragon
Age II Legacy, the social Play4Free RPG for Facebook, Dragon Age
Legends, and the story-driven, massively multiplayer online
roleplaying game, Star Wars®: The Old Republic™. BioWare also
operates the award-winning MMOs Warhammer® Online: Age of Reckoning®,
Dark Age of Camelot™ and Ultima Online™.
In 2008, BioWare was acquired by Electronic Arts, a leading global
interactive entertainment publisher. In 2011 EA created the BioWare
Label, alongside EA Games, EA Sports and EA Play. For more information
on BioWare, visit www.bioware.com,
or follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/biofeed.
To join the millions of fans already registered with the BioWare
community, go to http://social.bioware.com.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) is a global leader in digital interactive
entertainment. The Company's game franchises are offered as both
packaged goods products and online services delivered through
Internet-connected consoles, personal computers, mobile phones and
tablets. EA has more than 100 million registered players and operates in
75 countries.
In fiscal 2011, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.6 billion.
Headquartered in Redwood City, California, EA is recognized for
critically acclaimed, high-quality blockbuster franchises such as The
Sims™, Madden NFL, FIFA Soccer, Need for Speed™, Battlefield, and Mass
Effect™. More information about EA is available at http://info.ea.com.
BioWare, Mass Effect, Dragon Age and Jade Empire are
trademarks of EA International (Studio and Publishing) Ltd. EA, EA
SPORTS, EA Mobile and POGO are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. Xbox
and Xbox 360 are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies.
PlayStation is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment
Inc. Google+ is a trademark of Google Inc. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.
Electronic Arts
Lisa Chan, 650-628-2748
Sr. Publicist
lisachan@ea.com
Stephanie
Driscoll, 650-628-7890
PR Coordinator
sdriscoll@ea.com
Source: Electronic Arts Inc.
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