David Gaider is a Canadian narrative designer and writer. He was the lead writer and creator of the setting for the role-playing video game series Dragon Age. He worked for Edmonton, Alberta-located game developer BioWare from 1999 [1] to 2016, [2] before leaving to join another Edmonton-based studio, Beamdog, as their Creative Director. He ...

David Gaider Creative Director & Co-Founder (He/Him) @davidgaider. One of videogame industry’s most celebrated writers, David is a game design veteran of 20 years, having started his career in 1999 working on BioWare's Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn as a narrative designer.

May 3, 2023 · David Gaider, who was a narrative lead for Dragon Age before leaving BioWare in 2016, said in a recent Twitter thread that writers at the developer became "quietly resented"...

Nov 27, 2024 · Dragon Age writer David Gaider has continued sharing stories on the series' most beloved characters in the wake of The Veilguard's release, most recently focusing on the origins of gay mage...

The studio was co-founded by David Gaider, BioWare veteran of 17 years who was writer on some of the most genre-defining roleplaying games, Liam Esler, an experienced producer, writer, and creative, as well as Elie Young, who pivoted into games after over a decade in …

May 3, 2023 · Former BioWare writer David Gaider suggests that BioWare's treatment of its writers may have been one of the first signs of the studio's decline. In case you haven’t heard, the Writer’s Guild...

Nov 28, 2024 · David Gaider, creator of the Dragon Age universe during his time at Bioware (and the lead writer on Origins, Dragon Age 2, and Inquisition) has been on a bit of a tell-all spree lately.

Nov 2, 2024 · David Gaider, one of the original architects of Dragon Age, says the influence of his original plan for the series is still felt in The Veilguard.

4 days ago · David Gaider, a writer on Dragon Age: Origins and numerous other hit fantasy games, reacted to EA’s mindset on Bluesky. He breaks down how execs see current returns on big action games and live- ...

Sep 4, 2023 · RPS talk to former Bioware and Dragon Age creative David Gaider about his work on Baldur's Gate 2, Dragon Age, Knights Of The Old Republic and more.