{
  "id": 17652,
  "title": "Dragon Age's former producer had envisioned a 'Champions Edition' equivalent to Mass Effect's Legendary Edition, but he doesn't think it will happen anymore: 'There are basically no companies that could help you'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/dragon-ages-former-producer-had-envisioned-a-champions-edition",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-01T13:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PC Gamer",
    "slug": "pc-gamer",
    "url": "https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/dragon-ages-former-producer-had-envisioned-a-champions-edition-equivalent-to-mass-effects-legendary-edition-but-he-doesnt-think-it-will-happen-anymore-there-are-basically-no-companies-that-could-help-you/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Dragon Age producer Mark Darrah had once envisioned a \"Champion's Edition\" for the series, akin to Mass Effect's Legendary Edition, but now believes such a remaster is unlikely to happen. The main obstacle is the technology used to develop the games. While the Mass Effect trilogy utilized Unreal Engine, a widely recognized technology, the Dragon Age games were built using different engines - BioWare's Eclipse, Lycium, and Frostbite. Darrah explained that there are no companies now capable of assisting with a remaster due to the specialized knowledge of the Aurora Engine, which only BioWare developers are familiar with. Furthermore, Darrah suggests that launching such a project would necessitate a new team, but EA currently prefers independent developers, making it unlikely. Despite this, Darrah remains optimistic about the possibility of a Dragon Age remaster, citing the game's outdated appearance as a potential selling point.",
  "summary": "\"There's basically no one outside of BioWare anymore that understands the Aurora engine.\"",
  "key_points": [
    "Mark Darrah envisioned \"Champion's Edition\" for Dragon Age.",
    "Dragon Age games built using different engines than Mass Effect.",
    "Aurora Engine specialized knowledge hinders potential remaster."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
        "title": "Capcom are reworking Dragon’s Dogma 2's infamous Dragonsplague so you can \"enjoy the strategic decisions we originally envisioned\" for it",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/capcom-are-reworking-dragons-dogma-2s-infamous-dragonsplague-so-you",
        "published": "2026-08-03T15:43:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}