BioWare went rogue on EA with its Dragon Age 4 announcement (retraction)

Retraction, April 3, 9:51 a.m.: GamesBeat has since learned that EA leadership knew that BioWare GM Casey Hudson was going to the Dragon Age 4 blog and announcement. GamesBeat retracts this part of our story. We apologize for the error.

Two hours into The Game Awards 2018, organizer Geoff Keighley threw to yet another one of his famous “world premieres.” Over the next 60 seconds, fans watched a vague teaser for the next entry in the Dragon Age series. The bulk of the clip focuses on a 3D render of an object called the “red lyrium idol.” And it ends with the idol fading into a mural as the character Solas repeats a line from the Trespasser expansion for Dragon Age: Inquisition.