New 'EA 2D' Studio Creating Flash-based Dragon Age

October 15, 2009 2:00 PM

A new Electronic Arts studio dedicated to creating Flash games has revealed its first project, a browser-based take on BioWare's upcoming RPG Dragon Age.

"At EA 2D it is our mission to create blockbusters for the browser," wrote EA 2D producer Ethan Levy in a dev diary. "Some will be original games created by our teams and some will be games within other EA franchises, such as Dragon Age Journeys." Dragon Age Journeys is aimed to be a "3 chapter, single player, tactical rpg delivered in Flash." The game will function as a stand-alone experience, but is tied to the story and settings of Dragon Age, with the first chapter centered around "the dwarven city of Orzammar and the Deep Roads surrounding it."

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valcan_s

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October 15, 2009 2:20 PM

WTF really? (at the current state don't look that great)

If this sells well, I swear I will make a full blown action rpg out of Silver Light for the web backed by a MS SQL db.

How much would any one pay for:

- one time purchase
- subscription

I would use vextor graphics high rez and possibly some 3d graphics.

Any takers, I love Sacred 2, Loki, Diablo, Titain Quest so I would do the genera justice...
- kenrou
  
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  October 15, 2009 2:24 PM
  
  It's free.
  - davidc02
    
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    October 15, 2009 2:26 PM
    
    Nothing that runs on a browser should be paid for.
    - valcan_s
      
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      October 15, 2009 2:30 PM
      
      This is what I have thought the majorities view is.
      
      What if it looked close Trine but was for the web and played closer to Diablo 2 and was more in depth?
      - davidc02
        
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        October 15, 2009 5:49 PM
        
        Ads...
  - valcan_s
    
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    October 15, 2009 2:27 PM
    
    So I take it they just want to promote their flagship product on the 360, ps3, pc.
    
    I bet no one would pay money for web based games?
    - YummiGummi
      
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      October 15, 2009 5:47 PM
      
      A lot of people do, well sort of. Take "MapleStory" for example. The game is free but they use a "Cash Shop" to sell in-game stuff to help generate revenue.
- st4rdog
  
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  October 15, 2009 2:43 PM
  
  Silverlight shucks.
  - valcan_s
    
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    October 15, 2009 2:54 PM
    
    If you have used that tech along with WPF on a daily basis you would not say that.
    
    Have you even used it? There is nothing you can not do with it, there is no better web technology.
    - flasher 907
      
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      October 15, 2009 5:41 PM
      
      how about using open web standards like the powerful new ones included with HTML5. Oh right because IE doesn't support HTML5.
- aasyranth
  
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  October 15, 2009 4:57 PM
  
  For me, the platform doesn't matter. A great game is a great game. A hack-n-slash has to be multi-player to interest me, though.