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BioWare Brings Award-Winning Dragon Age Franchise to Google+

^{Published on 2011-08-11 13:56:01 - Market Wire}
 

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--BioWarea", a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced that Dragon Agea" Legends, EAa™s popular dark fantasy Play4Free® RPG is now available on Google+a". Developed by BioWare San Francisco (formerly EA 2D) Dragon Age Legends is available today and is the only game of its kind on Googlea™s new real-life social project. Dragon Age Legends extends the award-winning Dragon Age franchise and reinvents it for social play on Google+. The game blends accessible and engaging tactical combat, progression and exploration in the Dragon Age universe, and is perfect for co-operative and competitive gameplay across playersa™ Google+ Circles and Hangouts.

"Wea™re very excited to be among the first games launching on Googlea™s new social project. Ita™s an honor to join Google in celebrating the birth of their gaming platform on Google+ by expanding Dragon Age Legends to an even wider audience"

aWea™re very excited to be among the first games launching on Googlea™s new social project. Ita™s an honor to join Google in celebrating the birth of their gaming platform on Google+ by expanding Dragon AgeLegends to an even wider audience,a said Dr. Ray Muzyka, Co-founder of BioWare, and General Manager of the BioWare Label at EA. aDragon Age Legends raises the quality bar for social network games. By bringing the franchise to Google+, wea™re able to connect and entertain millions of existing and new fans within the rich, immersive Dragon Age universe!a

Dragon Age Legends for Google+ will put players back into the Free Marches, the primary setting of Dragon Age II. Alongside their Google+ friends, players will take on challenging quests within an engaging storyline, earning loot, sharing rewards and growing their kingdom. The game includes a gratifying character customization and upgrade system that allows players to defeat demons and Darkspawn to become a legendary hero within the Dragon Age universe, as well as exciting player versus player combat in the Guild arenas, enabling players to prove their mettle against their friendsa™ armies.

Dragon Age II launched on March 8, 2011 for the Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system, the PlayStation®3 computer and entertainment system and the PC. The gamea™s first major downloadable content pack, Dragon Age Legacy, was released on all platforms on July 26. For more information on Dragon Age Legends, and to play the game please visit [ www.dragonagelegends.com ] or [ www.plus.google.com ]. To join the Dragon Age community, please visit [ http://social.bioware.com ].

About BioWare

The BioWare Label is a division of EA which crafts high quality multiplatform role-playing, MMO and strategy games, focused on emotionally engaging, rich stories with unforgettable characters and vast worlds to discover. Since 1995, BioWare has created some of the world's most critically acclaimed titles and franchises, including Baldur's Gatea",Neverwinter Nightsa", Star Wars®: Knights of the Old Republica", Jade Empirea", Mass Effecta" and Dragon Agea". BioWare currently operates in seven locations across the world, including Edmonton (Alberta, Canada), Montreal (Quebec, Canada), Austin (Texas), Fairfax (Virginia), San Francisco (California), Los Angeles (California) and Galway (Ireland).

Currently announced projects at BioWare include the development of Mass Effect 3, the sequel to 2010a™s Game of the Year Mass Effect 2, ongoing downloadable content for Dragon Age II such as Dragon Age II Legacy, the social Play4Free RPG for Facebook, Dragon Age Legends, and the story-driven, massively multiplayer online roleplaying game, Star Wars®: The Old Republica". BioWare also operates the award-winning MMOs Warhammer® Online: Age of Reckoning®, Dark Age of Camelota" and Ultima Onlinea".

In 2008, BioWare was acquired by Electronic Arts, a leading global interactive entertainment publisher. In 2011 EA created the BioWare Label, alongside EA Games, EA Sports and EA Play. For more information on BioWare, visit [ www.bioware.com ], or follow us on Twitter at [ www.twitter.com/biofeed ]. To join the millions of fans already registered with the BioWare community, go to [ http://social.bioware.com ].

About Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) is a global leader in digital interactive entertainment. The Companya™s game franchises are offered as both packaged goods products and online services delivered through Internet-connected consoles, personal computers, mobile phones and tablets. EA has more than 100 million registered players and operates in 75 countries.

In fiscal 2011, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.6 billion. Headquartered in Redwood City, California, EA is recognized for critically acclaimed, high-quality blockbuster franchises such as The Simsa", Madden NFL, FIFA Soccer, Need for Speeda", Battlefield, and Mass Effecta". More information about EA is available at [ http://info.ea.com ].

BioWare, Mass Effect, Dragon Age and Jade Empire are trademarks of EA International (Studio and Publishing) Ltd. EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile and POGO are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. Xbox and Xbox 360 are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. PlayStation is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Google+ is a trademark of Google Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.