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BioWare's Mass Effect and Dragon Age teams "didn't get along", former dev claims

Dragon Age's creator has discussed the friction within BioWare felt between his team and those making Mass Effect.

Gaider says he had been specifically asked by BioWare management to write a science fantasy story for Anthem, after the project had initially been concepted as a "hard sci-fi setting" akin to Aliens. Ultimately, Gaider departed BioWare after 17 years following a failed attempt to bargain for a creative director position on another project after Anthem, and some "blunter words" on the likelihood of him having success outside the company if he did quit. The studio subsequently released the well-received Mass Effect: Legendary Edition in 2021, followed by Dragon Age: The Veilguard, which garnered positive reviews but lacklustre sales.

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