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Bioware delays Dragon Age expansion

Published on 5th January 2010 by Joe Martin

Bioware and EA have delayed the release of the Return to Ostagar expansion just one day before release.

Bioware and Electronic Arts have announced that the Return to Ostagar downloadable expansion for Dragon Age: Origins has been delayed indefinitely just one day before the original release date.

The news was broken by Bioware's Chris Priestly on the official Dragon Age: Origins forums, who didn't provide any further details on why the expansion had been delayed or how long fans would have to wait.

"We're sorry but the planned Return to Ostagar downloadable content scheduled to launch on January 5th has been delayed for all platforms," he wrote. "We will update you as new information becomes available."

The expansion was set to cost 400 Bioware Points (£3.10) on PC, 400 Microsoft Points (£3.40) on Xbox 360 and £3.99 on PlayStation 3, but it's unclear if the delay will affect the pricing at all.

Return to Ostagar focuses on the eponymous battlefield where the Grey Wardens were nearly wiped out by an army of Darkspawn and would give players access to new kit, quests and areas.

Let us know your thoughts in the forums and check out our Dragon Age: Origins review for more info on the game.

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l3v1ck 5th January 2010, 12:27

Boooo, hissssss!
Bloody EA.

Abhorsen 5th January 2010, 14:07

Wow, total fail in announcing it like that. £10 says they knew they wouldn't have been able to meet the date at least a week ago!

msm722 5th January 2010, 14:43

Muppets...

Denis_iii 5th January 2010, 15:08

rather released working then buggy I say and gives ppl time to play more Torchlight:)

Veles 5th January 2010, 15:13

Still need to complete it

DarkLord7854 5th January 2010, 15:29

Aww I was looking forward to this :(

sentek 5th January 2010, 17:47

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Originally Posted by Denis_iii
rather released working then buggy I say

agree.

although im disappointed by the news, i'd rather wait a bit more and have it polished up.. it sucks when a game you've been waiting for is released too soon and is full of bugs that make it unplayable, i guess the same applies to dlc too.

Flintsteal 6th January 2010, 01:48

ah wells some times shiet happens then you die.

javaman 6th January 2010, 01:51

origins was alright, donno if I wanna get the expansion tho. Probally will tho >.>

GravitySmacked 6th January 2010, 07:51

Oh well will give me time to finish the rest of Origins, only 43 hours in.

Unknownsock 6th January 2010, 10:57

Wasn't sure whether the expansions were worth it but just seen the price, cant go wrong.
One of the best games of the year if not the best.

Although in terms of the delay, i'd rather have it working than a buggy release, theres been a few games ive never touched again on my shelf because of the buggy launch. Arma 2 for example..