BioWare announces its final Origins DLC

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Big news of the week: the final Dragon Age: Origins DLC, Witch Hunt, will be released Sept. 7. You’ll get the chance to take your Warden and track down Morrigan in the new DLC. In other news this week, BioWare delivers information about personality shaping in Dragon Age 2, we highlight a major fanfiction project and fans call for gender equality.

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Additional fighting footage and new narration

Dragon Age Origins Blog destiny14 Dragon Age 2: Extended Trailer Available

An extended edition of the Dragon Age 2 ”Destiny” trailer became available today, adding a bit of new narration from Kate Mulgrew and a couple new scenes to some of the battle footage. Check out the new trailer and some of the updates below.

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Track down and confront Morrigan!

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Fans clamored for it and here it is. BioWare announced a new Origins DLC package, Witch Hunt, which will wrap up the loose ends of the Morrigan story. Could this finally answer all those lingering questions: where did she go, what did she do and what happened with the Old God baby? Find out in BioWare’s final DLC offering for Dragon Age: Origins.

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And why Hawke has fans fighting for balance

Dragon Age Origins Blog feminism Feminism and Dragon Age 2 

After the debut of the Dragon Age 2 “Destiny” trailer, fans over on the Dragon Age 2 forums are calling out to BioWare for Lady Hawke in some, any form. Although the option to play as a female is part of the game, BioWare’s promotional Hawke is not  and no signs of a female version of the new game’s protagonist have been released or promised. Lady Hawke is just one example, but feminism in the gaming world is on the rise.

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An interview with authors pagerunner_j and w0rdinista

Dragon Age Origins Blog communityspotlight Community Spotlight: A Midwinters Thaw

In today’s Community Spotlight, we take a look at the celebrated saga A Midwinter’s Thaw, one of the most popular Dragon Age fanfiction series, which has garnered the affection of hundreds of readers throughout the BioWare community.

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How your choices will shape Hawke's demeanor

Dragon Age Origins Blog personality Dragon Age 2: Shaping Personality

In Dragon Age: Origins, it was up to the player to inject some personality into the silent, wooden Warden. When the announcement was made that Dragon Age 2 would feature Mass Effect’s dialogue wheel and voice over for Hawke, concerns arose about a loss of control over the hero’s personality. This week at gamescom in Cologne, Germany, however, BioWare has given more information about a feature of DA2 that should help alleviate those worries – a personality recognition system.

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