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Rumors over the years have suggested that BioWare has been pressured to match the success of highly profitable modes like Ultimate Team, though the studio is adamant in saying that EA has been supportive of the studio. Our report on how BioWare managed to get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/how-bioware-finally-got-dragon-age-to-the-finish-line-after-a-tumultuous-decade\">Dragon Age: The Veilguard to the finish line after a tumultuous decade<\/a> details some of the challenges that the studio has faced over the years.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead to The Veilguard&#8217;s release, Wilson praised its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/dragon-age-the-veilguard-review\">solid reviews<\/a> and suggested that it has &#8220;breakout potential&#8221; thanks to BioWare&#8217;s existing fanbase and the relatively clear release calendar. &#8220;We&#8217;re going into a market with limited competition for this category of game given some of the moves that has happened across the broader industry,&#8221; Wilson said, likely referring to Ubisoft&#8217;s decision to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/assassins-creed-shadows-delayed-to-february-2025\">delay Assassin&#8217;s Creed Shadows into 2025<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/ea-earnings-the-sims-4-manages-to-adds-15-million-new-players-in-2024-despite-being-more-than-10-years-old\">EA reported record earnings for its second quarter<\/a> while adding around 15 million new players to The Sims 4 in 2024, and suggested that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/ea-ceo-suggests-company-isnt-interested-in-doing-an-apex-legends-2\">it isn&#8217;t interested in making Apex Legends 2<\/a>. 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