Dragon Age: The Veilguard Surprises Fans with Complimentary Weapon DLC Following Extended Silence

BioWare has almost entirely moved on from Dragon Age: The Veilguard, but that isn’t stopping its remaining team from sneakily adding a small DLC weapons pack to the game.

Dragon Age fans gathered in shock after the RPG’s Steam page was updated to include free add-on content in the form of the Rook’s Weapons Appearance Offer yesterday. It’s not much but still more than welcome considering EA had previously signaled that Dragon Age: The Veilguard wouldn’t receive much support in the future. As its fifth patch promised that future updates would largely focus on tackling game-breaking bugs all the way back in January, brand-new content feels like a bit of a miracle – even if it’s not much.

Strangely, the Rook’s Weapons Appearances bundle is only available to those who currently own the game and those who purchase it on PC by April 8, 2025. There’s no description of what is specifically included in the bundle either, though players have worked out that it grants access to a set of Watchful skins that can be accessed in their Rook’s in-game room. It’s unclear if the offer will become available for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X | S versions of the game.

“Even if these appearances aren’t the most, uh, beautiful things ever,” one Steam review says, “they do give spooky eldritch horror vibes!”

“It’s cosmetic DLC, but it’s essentially free DLC for a game that’s practically no longer getting newer content,” one Redditor said. “I’ll live with that.”

Dragon Age: The Veilguard launched to positive reviews from critics in October but, according to EA, failed to “resonate with a broad enough audience.” Lead members of its team announced they would be leaving BioWare in late January as much of its staff was either laid off or moved to other roles within the company. At the time, EA told IGN that the studio had shifted to put its “full focus” on the next Mass Effect.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard joined the lineup of PlayStation Plus March 2025 titles, just four months removed from its launch. No other plans for its future have been announced.

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