According toKotaku, a number of big announcements may be coming from Electronic Arts in the near future, including word thatDragon Agewill be getting a multiplayer mode. The arena-based game will feature playable dragons and make use of DICE’s Frostbite 2 engine, claims the gossip.
It’s unsure if the mode will be its own game or part ofDragon Age 3, but it furthers EA’s apparent plans to put multiplayer into everything. If it’s true, of course.
There’s also a lot of talk aboutDead Spaceand yet more plans to expand the brand like crazy. It’s been said that a fully-fledged first-person shooter could be on the way, as well as a game based around piloting spacecraft. This would be in addition toDead Space 3, which will feature co-op (sigh), and a new project called “Unchartedin Space.”
It’s been said thatDead Space 3almost got canceled because the last game was not exactly as successful asUncharted.That’s EA for you, too busy looking side-to-side and not enough time spent looking at itself. That company needs to stop with the jealous glances and actually concentrate on not being the game industry’s biggest glans.
Although these rumors are dramatic, they all seem fairly plausible. EA clearly wants multiplayer in everything and has been pushing the online passes really hard. Additionally, it’s been trying to forceDead Space‘s success for years, with movies, comics, toys, and novels. Saturating fans withDead Spacecontent is nothing new, so while these are all still rumors, I’d not be shocked if they all came to pass.
