Three months have now passed since 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:BioWare finally saw the long-awaited release of its new RPG 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Dragon Age: The Veilguard – and despite favorable rev🍸iews from critics, EA statꦇes that the game failed to reach a "broad enough audience."
Dragon Age: The Veilguard reportedly didn't meet its publisher's expectations, with sales previously said to be 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:"down nearly 50%" from what EA had initially hoped for and subsequent 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:layoffs reported across BioWare. Speaking in a recent earnings call, EA CEO Andrew Wilson confirm𓂃s as much, explaining that the overall sales 💃EA's published games saw this past quarter didn't hit "the financial performance we wanted or expected." He goes on to name The Veilguard.
Describing the company's "blockbuster storytelling strategy," Wilson says that Dragon Ag꧅e "had a high-quality launch and was well-reviewed by critics and those who played" – but this wasn't enough to keep the title afloat. "However," he admits, "it did not resonate with a broad enough audience in this highly competi෴tive market." Later on during the financial call, chief financial officer Stuart Canfield agrees that The Veilguard "underperformed."
"Historically," Canfield describes, "blockbuster storytelling has been the primary way our industry brought beloved IP to players." This approach didn't work for The Veilguard, with Canfield noting a changing market. "The game's financial performance highlights the evolving industry landscape and reinforces the importance of our actions to reallocate resources towards our most significant and highest potential opportunities."
A majority of the call is spent discussing 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:EA Sports FC 25, but as a longtime fan of the Dragon Age series myself, EA's words on The Veilguard are difficult to process – as are the recent developer layoffs. Our own 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Dragon Age: The Veilguard review dubbed the game a "true return to RPG form for BioWare," with 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:many others expressing a similar sentiment, and believing it was one of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best RPGs of 2024.
After spending years with her head in various fantastical realms' clo🌺uds, Anna studied English Literature and then Medieval History at the University of Edinburgh, going on to specialize in narrative design and video game journalism as a writer. She has written for various publications since her postgraduate studies, including Dexerto, Fanbyte, GameSpot, IGN, PCGamesN, and more. When she's not frantically trying to form words into coherent sentences, she's probably daydreaming about becoming a fairy druid and befriending every animal or she's spending a thousand (more) hours traversing the Underdark in Baldur's Gate 3. If you spot her away from her PC, you'll always find Anna with a fantasy book, a handheld video game console of some sort, and a Tamagotchi or two on hand.
