BioWare’s Dragon Age slips to late 2009

EA and BioWare have announced that Dragon Age: Origins, said to be a spiritual successor’ to the Baldur’s Gate series, has slipped all the way back to the “last half of 2009.” The game will now be available on PC, 360 and PS3 sometime during the course of that rather vague release window, instead of the early ’09 date that was originally touted by both companies.

“Dragon Age: Origins is shaping up to be quite amazing in its level of quality and polish,” said Dr. Ray Muzyka, General Manager and CEO, BioWare and General Manager and Vice President, EA. “I’m really proud of our team, who are working very hard to make Dragon Age: Origins the biggest and most exciting BioWare game yet, and we will work to ensure it not only meets, but exceeds the expectations of our loyal audience of fans.”