Dragon Age ''Dragon Age'' is a media franchise centered on a series of fantasy role-playing video games created and developed by BioWare, which have seen releases on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Th ...

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created by Canadian writer

David Gaider David Gaider is a Canadian Narrative Designer and writer. He was the lead writer and creator of the setting for the role-playing video game series ''Dragon Age''. He worked for Edmonton, Alberta-located game developer BioWare from 1999 to 2016, ...

and

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, and owned and published by

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. Central to the ''Dragon Age'' franchise are the main series of

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: '' Dragon Age: Origins'', ''

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'', and '' Dragon Age: Inquisition''. Each game features a different protagonist and plot, but is linked by a common setting, the

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of Thedas, as well as several recurring elements and supporting characters. A fourth main series game was announced by BioWare in December 2018, and is currently under development as of 2020. The ''Dragon Age'' franchise also includes spin-off games, each with a different gameplay style: two

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s developed by EA2D; a mobile collectible card game developed by EA Capital Games; and a resource management browser game developed by

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. The ''Dragon Age''

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have been influential and successful; the release of the first main series game in 2009 was credited for contributing towards a resurgence in popularity for western role-playing video games and inspiring imitators, while ''Inquisition'' won multiple Game of The Year awards and is the most successful video game launch in BioWare history based on units sold. Besides video games, this list covers associated media produced or endorsed by BioWare, or the

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owner Electronic Arts, which includes

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, tabletop role playing adaptation source material, an

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Books

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Tabletop role-playing game

Film and television

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