The Latest Breaking News from David Gaider

The bigwigs who want AI-generated NPCs and writing think you're too dumb to appreciate a good story—don't prove them right

The delight's in the details.

PC Gamer · Aug 15

EA is 'a hedge fund with a videogame hobby,' former Dragon Age boss says, and that's why he reckons the series is probably dead and buried

Mark Darrah doesn't think there's anyone left at BioWare who would pitch a new Dragon Age game, and he doesn't think studio executives would let anyone else do it either.

PC Gamer · Jul 27

Ex-BioWare lead writer would take the series to a 'dark and dangerous' place given the chance, while also going 'back to the basics of what made Dragon Age appeal to so many people in the first place'

Dragon Age creator and former narrative lead David Gaider doesn't believe the series has a future at EA, but would be interested in working on a new game.

TechRadar · Jul 10

Dragon Age setting creator David Gaider is pitching a heist RPG that's 'make or break' for his studio

Publishers are enthusiastic, but they're not yet stumping up the funds.

PC Gamer · Jul 4

Sony says AI is "exciting," great for "synthetic assets," and an "important foundational technology supporting our strategy"

"We are increasingly seeing its impact on more immersive in-game experiences"

GamesRadar · Jul 2

Dragon Age setting creator says AI push is a delusion of the executive class that's a 'virulent plague' on games

"Honestly, what does it help with?"

PC Gamer · Jul 1

Dragon Age writer labels generative AI a "virulent plague" that stops new game developers from actually learning anything

Former Dragon Age lead writer David Gaider has described generative AI as a "virulent plague," warning that overreliance on AI risks preventing the next generation of developers from learning the skills needed to make games.

Windows Central · Jul 1

Generative AI is a "plague," says Dragon Age vet David Gaider: "It's not ready for prime time. There's just a lot of executives who really, really want it to be"

"Honestly, what does it help with?"

GamesRadar · Jun 29

Planescape: Torment 2 was greenlit by Wizards of the Coast, 'they were really into what we were doing', but it refused to fund the sequel, and nobody else was interested

We were robbed of another planar adventure.

PC Gamer · Jun 29

Former Dragon Age writer says AI could make gamedev 'frustrating as hell': 'How are we going to train up the next generation of devs if we eliminate every entry-level task?'

Part of the sales pitch for AI is that it can carve out tedious 'busy work.' Should it?

PC Gamer · Jun 20