Witch Hunt released this week and the reception has varied wildly from love to hate to bugged out experiences. But elsewhere it’s been pretty full on the news front. This week also includes Lady Hawke, developers dish and PAX as well as some hot topics from the forums.

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Fans are getting the royal treatment on the BioWare forums as lead gameplayer designer Peter Thomas is tackling hundreds of questions submitted by forum members addressing gameplay topics. Although Thomas is only providing information to some gameplay topics (nothing story, plot, or art/design related), the amount of information he’s already shared is staggering. If you want to learn more about Dragon Age 2 in development, you MUST check out this Q&A.

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The long wait for a screenshot of the female default Hawke (Marian, seen above) is over. Gamespot hooked up fans with two new screenshots including some Qunari warriors. Check them out below.

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PAX came and went prior to the Labor Day weekend and a couple new pieces of information came out during the show. In the Dragon Age 2 demo, players got a look at the rogue class, a first glimpse of the female default Hawke, and some news from the devs.

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We’ve got another interview from Cologne’s gamescom convention, this time with BioWare co-founders Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzyka. Both take the time to talk about the development process and making new games as well as the challenges of creating an interesting sequel. While a lot of interviews feel like the BioWare staff are trying to sell you on the project, this interview is a pretty down-to-earth discussion on games development. Check it out below.

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The third edition of the Dragon Age 2 Podcast dropped yesterday and executive producer/project director Mark Darrah and lead designer Mike Laidlaw stopped in to chat about a number of topics. Items covered in this podcast include some information about development, reaction and input from fans and some of the Dragon Age 2 fan threads that have popped up over on the social network.

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