--- title: Don't Expect Dragon Age Remasters: BioWare Lost Old... description: Mark Darrah, former executive producer of Dragon Age, explains why a remaster of Dragon Age: Origins is unlikely despite potential commercial success. BioWare... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-expect-dragon-age-remasters-bioware-lost-old-engine-knowledge-xucujig2k twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Don't Expect Dragon Age Remasters: BioWare Lost Old Engine Knowledge | daily.dev og:description: Mark Darrah, former executive producer of Dragon Age, explains why a remaster of Dragon Age: Origins is unlikely despite potential commercial success. BioWare... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-expect-dragon-age-remasters-bioware-lost-old-engine-knowledge-xucujig2k og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/xUcUjig2K.png og:image:alt: Don't Expect Dragon Age Remasters: BioWare Lost Old Engine Knowledge og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Don't Expect Dragon Age Remasters: BioWare Lost Old Engine Knowledge **[80 LEVEL](https://daily.dev/sources/80lv)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Mark Darrah, former executive producer of Dragon Age, explains why a remaster of Dragon Age: Origins is unlikely despite potential commercial success. BioWare has lost institutional knowledge of the Aurora engine that powered Origins and Dragon Age 2, and unlike Mass Effect (built on Unreal), there are no external studios that understand the proprietary tech either. A remaster would require building a brand new team, which conflicts with EA's staffing philosophy. Darrah still believes an Origins remaster would sell well given the game's aging visuals and strong fan nostalgia. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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