I was in the Chicago area for much of last week, and even went as far afield as Indianapolis (as those of you who tuned in to the most recent Dragonsmeet will recall) during that time. As a consequence of the alteration to both my work schedule and commute (especially the latter, which time I normally put toward scouring the news feeds for content), I opted not to bother with these weekly features.

Now that I’m home, however, I have some catch-up to play.

Star Wars: The Old Republic

• BioWare patches SWTOR’s 2.4 a day early [Updated] | Massively
• Star Wars: The Old Republic Game Update 2.4: The Dread War Launched
• Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s Dread War, part 1 | Massively
• Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s Dread War, part 2 | Massively
• Gamasutra – Video: Using MMO game systems to tell BioWare stories
• Star Wars: The Old Republic adds PvP space battles in free expansion | News, Videos | PC Gamer
• Next Star Wars: The Old Republic expansion is Galactic Starfighter | Polygon
• SWTOR’s Galactic Starfighter expansion coming in December | Massively

Dragon Age: Inquisition

• Dragon Age: Inquisition’s Semi-Open World is A Step in the Right Direction for Fantasy RPGs | Only Single Player
• Dragon Age: Inquisition Preview
• Dragon Age: Inquisition Interview – Jonathan Perry Talks Sex, Mounts, Demons and Destruction – Xbox 360 News At Xbox360Achievements.org
• Dragon Age: Inquisition first look – on returning characters and open world fortresses | PC Gamer
• Dragon Age: Inquisition – BioWare’s RPG returns to its Origins | Features | Edge Online
• Dragon Age: Inquisition survey asks if relationships are important | IncGamers.com
• Dragon Age: Inquisition Interview | ‘Talking Cinematics’ « GamerZines

Mass Effect

• Why writing a Mass Effect screenplay is so difficult | Polygon
• The Biggest Thing Wrong With Mass Effect | Gamemoir
• More Mass Effect tie-in comics, Illusive Man stories could happen | Polygon
• New York Comic Con 2013 Mac Walter, Mass Effect 3, and Having Your Own Walter White Momen | Complex
• Mass Effect 4 won’t relate to Shepard ‘whatsoever’ – Destructoid

Somewhat Related
The Long Dark isn’t a BioWare game, but several of its developers are BioWare veterans.

• Jennifer Hale to play ‘pivotal role’ in The Long Dark | Joystiq
• The Long Dark survives its Kickstarter campaign, with three days left on the clock | News | PC Gamer

That’s it for now. The regular format should return next week!