Netflix Announces Dragon Age: Absolution
Netflix announced Dragon Age: Absolution during the Netflix Geeked Week, an animated series based on BioWare’s beloved franchise. The series is being created in collaboration with BioWare but will tell a standalone story involving “elves, mages, knights, Qunari, Red Templars, demons and other special surprises.” It’ll feature “an ensemble of new characters inspired by Dragon Age lore.”
Netflix’s video game push continues with Dragon Age: Absolution
journey to Tevinter in DRAGON AGE: ABSOLUTION, coming soon to Netflix #GeekedWeek pic.twitter.com/bCGjLxm69D
— Netflix Geeked (@NetflixGeeked) June 10, 2022
Tevinter is also the setting of the next Dragon Age game, subtitled Dreadwolf, as recently announced.
Netflix seems to be going all in on video games, announcing numerous collaborations during Netflix Geeked Week. In addition to this, the streaming giant also announced Castlevania: Nocturne, a spin-off of its own Castlevania animated series.
meet CASTLEVANIA: NOCTURNE, a new Castlevania series following Richter Belmont #GeekedWeek pic.twitter.com/9lOqQLsQ8l
— Netflix Geeked (@NetflixGeeked) June 10, 2022
And that’s not all! We also got an update on Tekken: Bloodline by none other than Katsuhiro Harada:
get hyped for TEKKEN: BLOODLINE with a message from creator and gaming icon Katsuhiro Harada #GeekedWeek pic.twitter.com/35PYh6bb82
— Netflix Geeked (@NetflixGeeked) June 10, 2022
Last but not least, we got our first look at Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, a show based on Cyberpunk 2077 being produced in collaboration with CD Projekt RED:
How to deal with one of the scariest gangs in Night City? Slice ’em like salami!
Check out the exclusive clip from Cyberpunk: #Edgerunners, coming to Netflix in September 2022! #GeekedWeek pic.twitter.com/ZHw8WSH5LE
— Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (@edgerunners) June 9, 2022
Any other video games and/or game franchises you’d like to see get the Netflix treatment? I’m throwing my vote in for A Plague Tale!
In other news, Microsoft has reiterated that existing multiplatform games that it acquires will remain multiplatform, and The Last of Us multiplayer is reportedly all about live service.
