"Dragon Age: The Veilguard Director Leaves BioWare"

Corinne Busche, the director of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, is reportedly set to leave EA-owned BioWare in the coming weeks. Eurogamer broke the news, and IGN has reached out to EA for further comment. Busche joined BioWare in 2019 after working at Maxis on The Sims projects and took on the role of game director for Dragon Age: The Veilguard from February 2022 until its launch last year.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard, released in October last year, has been under scrutiny regarding its commercial success. Despite this, Eurogamer states that Busche's departure is unrelated to the game’s performance. EA has yet to disclose whether the game met its sales and revenue expectations, with the company set to report its Q3 2025 financial results on February 4.

Busche played a pivotal role in steering Dragon Age: The Veilguard to completion during its final years of development, which spanned nearly a decade. This period saw a significant shift from a multiplayer game framework to a full-fledged single-player RPG. IGN’s detailed article, ‘How BioWare Finally Got Dragon Age to the Finish Line After a Tumultuous Decade,’ highlights this challenging journey.

BioWare has confirmed that there will be no DLC for Dragon Age: The Veilguard, as the studio shifts its focus to the much-anticipated Mass Effect 5. Although teased over the years, Mass Effect 5 has yet to be fully revealed.

In August 2023, BioWare laid off around 50 employees, including veteran narrative designer Mary Kirby, who had been with the company since the inception of Dragon Age. These layoffs were part of a broader internal restructuring at EA, which saw the company split into sports and non-sports divisions. Rumors of BioWare's potential acquisition circulated that summer, and Star Wars: The Old Republic was transitioned to a third-party to allow BioWare to concentrate on Mass Effect and Dragon Age.

The journey of Dragon Age: The Veilguard has been tumultuous, with the initial reveal in 2024 met with negative reactions. The studio quickly responded with an early gameplay tease to address fan concerns. The name change from Dreadwolf to The Veilguard also faced criticism, though subsequent impressions of the game were generally positive.

As Busche prepares to leave BioWare, Dragon Age fans are left pondering the future of the franchise. Will BioWare have the opportunity to develop another Dragon Age sequel following The Veilguard?