14 DAY TRIAL // Electronic Arts and BioWare have announced that the PC version of Dragon Age: Origins, the role playing game supposed to be the “spiritual successor” to Baldur's Gate, has been delayed to the second half of 2009. The reason delivered by the publisher and the developer is that the PC version of the title will arrive alongside the console version, offering players a wider array of options regarding the game.
Ray Muzyka, who is the Chief Executive Officer of BioWare, said that “Dragon Age: Origins is shaping up to be quite amazing in its level of quality and polish. I’m really proud of our team, who are working very hard to make Dragon Age: Origins the biggest and most exciting BioWare game yet, and we will work to ensure it not only meets, but exceeds the expectations of our loyal audience of fans.”
Electronic Arts made the announcement just as it unveiled a spectacular loss for the third quarter of 2008. The publisher is hoping that a release later in the year, probably doubled by an advertising campaign showing off the strengths of Dragon Age, will attract more gamers towards its role playing game.
So, it seems that role playing fans will not be able to spend their summer holidays playing Dragon Age: Origins. Some people said that the delay was to be expected, seeing that only a short time had passed between the announcement of the title and the release of a launch date.
BioWare is well-known for trying to make its games as solid as possible before getting them out the door and to gamers. A few months more to tweak various elements will probably mean that Dragon Age will ship a better game, on both the PC and on home gaming consoles like the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3.