A strong leadership team of industry and Dragon Age veterans is in place to carry us through Production and beyond. The game’s Production Director is Mac Walters, who recently led the development for Mass Effect Legendary Edition and has an 18-year history with BioWare. Corrine Busche, who has been leading the design direction for Dragon Age, is our Game Director. She has a wealth of experience, including 15 years at EA, and a passion for the franchise. Benoit Houle is the Director of Product Development, and he brings an in-depth understanding of the franchise thanks to having worked on every single Dragon Age game – starting over 16 years ago on Dragon Age: Origins. I will also be working more closely with the Dragon Age team as they go through production while continuing to guide the studio.

And of course, we’re also working on the next Mass Effect. The team, led by Mike Gamble, is made up of a team of veteran developers as well as some new, really talented people. They are all actively prototyping new ideas and experiences. AAA next-gen games take a long time to make – and we know our fans may want them sooner. But our Number One priority needs to be quality, and that simply takes time to get it right.

Starting at 10am Pacific, we'll be sending emails out to the first batch of reservation holders via the address tied to their Steam account. Those folks will then have 72 hours to complete their purchase on Steam for the specific model they reserved. If they cancel or do not purchase in this time frame, we'll release their reservation to the next person in the queue.

Around the same time is when you'll start seeing coverage from the roughly 100 media outlets we sent early review units to, so there will be a ton of interesting content and coverage for everyone to check out.

We are also looking forward to getting the official Dock for Steam Deck into customers' hands. It won't be happening as early as we wanted, but we're excited to talk more about it soon and are planning to make them available in late spring.

• EA Boss Calls For Safer Workspaces: "Leaders Who Fall Short Of This Must Go."
• EA’s CEO tells staff it’s been ‘impeded’ by the FIFA brand: ‘It’s four letters on a box.’

• Sid Meier's Ultimate Collection (pay what you want and help charity).*
• Steam JRPG Sale 2022 will be March 14-21.

*Blue's News may receive a commission on sales of this item.

• Dota 2 - The Primal Beast & 7.31 Gameplay Update.
• Steam Deck Compatibility Tools on the Steam Store.

• Brawlhalla X G.I. Joe - Launch Trailer.
• They are coming - The Crew 2.
• Shadow Warrior 3 - Gameplay Trailer 3 - Out March 1.
• Year 7 Pass Trailer - Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege.
• Harry's Board - CGI Teaser - Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege.

↑ Official trailers. ↓ Content creator videos.

• Just get an adventurer to do it - Viva La Dirt League.
• Analysing the AI of Super Mario 64 - AI and Games.

• Edge of Eternity: Exclusive Interview with Midgar Studio Founder Jérémy Zeler-Maury.
• Ashly Burch on Being Tiny Tina, Voice Acting, and Her D&D Alignment - IGN First (video).

• Xbox Insider Release Notes - Alpha (2203.220221-2200).
• Xbox Insider Release Notes - Alpha Skip-Ahead (2208.220221-2200).

• Diablo Immortal Still Coming In 2022, Will Receive Changes Based On Closed Beta Feedback.
• Apex Legends Mobile Limited Regional Launch FAQ.
• Virgin Hyperloop to focus on cargo, not people.

• Zuckerberg reveals AI projects to power Metaverse.
• Twitch says its new ad revenue program will make payouts more reliable.
• Why 5G is About So Much More than the Smartphone. Thanks Hypothermia.
• Final "Ozark" Episodes Set For April.
• WinSCP version 5.19.6 hotfix. Thanks Ant.
• Lindsay Lohan joins TikTok and reveals we've been saying name wrong. Lowen behold.

• Intel Launches Alder Lake U and P Series Processors- Ultraportable Laptops Coming In March.
• Nvidia GeForce RTX 4000 GPUs may launch in September.
• NVIDIA Announces Upcoming Event for Financial Community. Thanks Hypothermia.
• Nvidia RTX LHR Unlocker Is Malware: From Hack to Hoax.
• 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2022. Thanks Neutronbeam.
• DVDFab version 12.0.6.3.
• Plex Media Server version 1.25.6.5577.
• Plex App version 1.41.0.2876.

• Cyber-attacks bring down many Ukraine websites.
• Russia’s Sandworm Hackers Have Built a Botnet of Firewalls (may require registration or subscription).
• Some Consumer NVMe SSDs Reportedly More Prone To Data Loss During Power Outage.

• Companies selling fake reviews are “tarnishing” brand, Amazon says.

• Lost Ark is crowding with gold spam and bots…
• Dragon Ball FighterZ Available to Play with PC Game Pass on February 24…

We have an exciting slate of premium and free-to-play Call of Duty experiences for this year, next year and beyond. Reports of anything otherwise are incorrect. We look forward to sharing more details when the time is right.

• Elden Ring review: Come see the softer side of punishing difficulty - Ars Technica.
• Elden Ring Review - Attack of the Fanboy.
• Elden Ring - Review in Progress - AusGamers.com.
• Elden Ring Review: Game of Thrones’ George RR Martin Enters Gaming - Bloomberg (may require registration or subscription).
• Review: Elden Ring – Destructoid.
• Elden Ring review: Even the haters will be impressed - Digital Trends.
• Elden Ring review (in progress) - EGM.
• Elden Ring review - FromSoft ventures into a sumptuous open world • Eurogamer.net.
• Elden Ring Review - Absolutely Astonishing Adventure - Game Informer.
• Elden Ring Review - GameRant.
• Elden Ring Review: 'An M-Rated Breath of the Wild' - GameRevolution.
• Elden Ring review: "Suffering has never been as much fun" - GamesRadar+.
• Elden Ring Review - Gaming Nexus.
• Elden Ring Review In Progress — Tarnished glory – GAMING TREND.
• Elden Ring review – an unrivalled masterpiece of design and inventiveness - Games - The Guardian.
• 'Elden Ring' review- FromSoftware fixed the worst thing about 'Dark Souls' - Inverse.
• Elden Ring review in progress – a beautiful nightmare - The Loadout.
• Elden Ring Review - IGN.
• Elden Ring review: A beautiful but brutal game of risk and reward that's not for the faint hearted - Mirror.
• Elden Ring Review – The Elden Lord of Souls Games - MP1ST.
• Elden Ring review- For once, hype well-deserved - Neowin.
• Elden Ring review - PC Gamer.
• Elden Ring review – truly epic - PCGamesN.
• Elden Ring Review In Progress (PC) - Emboldened By The Flame Of Ambition - PlayStation Universe.
• Elden Ring review: Open-world Dark Souls successor is a massive success - Polygon.
• Elden Ring review: an unmissable jaunt through the most impressive open world to date - Rock Paper Shotgun.
• Elden Ring Review: Hands Across America - Screen Rant.
• Elden Ring Review - TechRaptor.
• Elden Ring Review - TheSixthAxis.
• Review: Elden Ring (PC) - Total Gaming Network.
• Elden Ring Review - Trusted Reviews.
• Elden Ring review -- a brilliant monument to FromSoftware's legacy - VentureBeat.
• Elden Ring review: a sprawling fantasy where you find your own adventures - The Verge.
• Elden Ring review - Lording it over everything else - VG247.
• Elden Ring Review Roundtable- ‘I think it’s better than Bloodborne’ - VGC.
• Elden Ring review - VideoGamer.com.
• ‘Elden Ring’ review in progress: The Lands Between stretch out forever - The Washington Post (may require registration or subscription).
• Elden Ring Review - Make Way for the Elden Lord - Wccftech.

Just a quick note before we get back to prepping for launch (three days left!): we've just released a new tool on the Steam Store for you to check the Steam Deck compatibility ratings of all the games you already own. We hope the page is pretty self-explanatory -- log in with your Steam account, and we'll show you the compatibility rating of each title in your library and what sort of experience you can expect to have if you ran them on Deck today. You can see this new page here.

While we've been ramping up and testing more titles than ever before, we want to remind everyone that this process is ongoing: we're testing new titles constantly and are going to continue past launch. The Steam back catalog is huge, and new titles are releasing every day -- just because we haven't tested a game yet doesn't mean it doesn't work well on Deck already. You're able to install any titles in your library, regardless of compatibility rating. For a refresher on the Deck Verified program, check out this page.

We've also set the Steam Deck store homepage live, showcasing Verified titles on Steam Deck. While this is intended to be the default view of the store only when browsing from a Deck, we know folks have already figured out how to find it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, so let us know if you have any feedback!

Seeker Anti-Cheat consists of a team of avid gamers, attorneys, and some prior military members who banded together after becoming frustrated with the inefficiency of anti-cheat systems. The team found a way to stop these cheats by taking a unique approach and attacking the source of the cheats rather than cheaters in-game. Seeker Anti-Cheat cuts off payment processors, removes websites from search engines, removes chat systems, shuts down advertising, and takes legal action against site owners. Seeker Anti-Cheat has found a way to stop hack sites from distributing cheats. Seeker Anti-Cheat focuses on first-person shooter games for PC and mobile but will cover any games publishers or developers contract with the company. All clients receive weekly reports on circulated cheats and website removal.

Boasting a polished customization system, players can choose the appearance of their avatar, kitchen components, restaurant decor, and the menu they offer to customers from a selection of some 80 French and Italian dishes. Culinary and entrepreneurial skills will be essential to satisfy customers, but it is above all the quality of the dishes cooked by the player that will enable him to receive a MICHELIN Guide Star.

In this regard, for the first time in a video game, the MICHELIN Guide, an international reference in gastronomic recommendations, has advised the Cyanide studio to integrate in-game mechanics and content that offer real gastronomic challenges to players. Chef Life will include a rating system that reflects the player's ambition and excellence. The player must go to great lengths to satisfy the most demanding customers in order to earn a MICHELIN Star from the famous Guide and make their restaurant a must-visit establishment thanks to the quality of its cuisine!

• Elden Ring's producer Yasuhiro Kitao: Thanks so much to all who have kept Elden Ring in the discussion and helped to boost excitement in your own unique ways.

• Midweek Sale- a mix of thrilling games from various genres up to 90% off - GOG.com.
• Now Available: Character Transfer Bundles — World of Warcraft.

• Apex Legend Hotfix changes the pricing in Arenas, including weapons that use Hammerpoint Rounds.
• Elden Ring Day One Update 1.02 Patch Notes and Details Listed.
• World of Warcraft Shadowlands: Eternity's End Content Update is Now Live.
• World of Warcraft Hotfixes- February 22, 2022.

• Vanguard players claim it's "impossible" to take down Spy Planes after accidental buff.

• EndCycle VS Release Date Trailer.
• John Carter: Warlord of Mars - Progress on Earth.

• World of Warcraft Interview - Blizzard on Closing Out the Shadowlands Story with Eternity’s End.
• New Roll20 CEO promises improvements for fans of D&D and other RPGs - Polygon. Thanks Neutronbeam.

• Get ready for your day of reckoning–Reaper’s Code of Violence Challenge is here.

• Elden Ring PC performance and best settings guide.
• All Elden Ring classes.

• Rainbow Six Extraction’s Spillover Event Adds a Dose of Horde Action - AusGamers.com.

• Xbox Live Streaming with Twitch.
• Horizon Forbidden West's first patch out now, takes aim at HDR issues.
• Epitasis Is Now Available For Xbox One And Xbox Series X-S.

• AT&T 3G Shutdown Today Will Kill Connected Features for Millions of Cars. Thanks brother19.
• Ending 3G service sparks fears of an "alarmaggedon." Thanks Slashdot via Ant.
• Elon Musk wants Steam games to work on AMD Navi-23 powered Tesla infotainment system. Tesla-exclusive Half-Life 3 confirmed.
• Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra already has a major display problem for this model.
• BlueStacks Launches Creator Studio & Creator Hub, the World’s First Platform for Mobile Game Modding.
• Call of Duty: Mobile Season 2- Full patch notes and updates.
• Spotify's Car Thing Smart Player Now Available.

• Google Chat will officially replace Hangouts within weeks.

• NVIDIA officially launches GeForce RTX 3060 Ti with GA103-200 GPU.
• Microsoft reveals how the next update will speed up Windows 11.
• 6 Tricks to Speed Up Windows 11. None of them is to install Windows 7.
• How to Enable Hyper-V in Windows 11 Home in 2022 (Guide). Feed it sugar.

• Samsung reportedly shipped millions of phones with flawed encryption.
• This Android malware hid inside an app downloaded 50,000 times from Google Play Store.
• Windows 10 and 11 21H2 Data Wiping Tool Leaves User Data on Disk. Oh wait, you meant really wiped?
• An Optical Spy Trick Can Turn Any Shiny Object Into a Bug (may require registration or subscription). Thanks Neutronbeam.

• Puzzeldorf - Christ Centered Gamer.
• Scarf review - PC Gamer.
• Total War- Warhammer 3 Multiplayer Review - IGN.

• Case: Cooler Master MasterBox TD300 Mesh Review - NeoSeeker.
• Graphics Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SUPRIM X 12G LHR Review - TweakTown.
• Headset: Denon AH-C830NCW review - SoundGuys.
• Keyboard: Cooler Master CK721 Wireless RGB Keyboard Review - KitGuruTech (video).
• Keyboard: Logitech G413 SE mechanical keyboard review- Affordable, but not cheap enough - Ars Technica.
• Laptop: Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54 in Review- Core i5 power for little money - NotebookCheck.net Reviews.
• Laptop: Schenker Work 15 Tiger Lake-H Laptop Review- RGB lighting in the office - NotebookCheck.net Reviews.
• Monitor: Monoprice Zero-G 42891 QHD 165 Hz Gaming Monitor Review- And Prices Continue to Fall - Tom's Hardware.
• Mouse: Mionix Avior Pro Gaming Mouse Review - TechPowerUp.
• NAS: TerraMaster D5-300 - LanOC Reviews.
• SSD: Crucial MX500 4TB SSD - Nikk Tech.
• SSD: MSI Spatium M450 1 TB Review - Testing Phison's new E19 Controller - TechPowerUp.
• SSD: T-FORCE M200 4TB USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C Portable SSD - BabelTechReviews.

• The Human Cost Of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4…
• Nier: Automata Anime Revealed In New Teaser Trailer…
• Release MAME 0.241. Thanks Ant…

Unpredictable Round-up
Thanks Ant and Neutronbeam.

Play

• Asterix & Friends Remastered.

Breakfast Link

• “It Was Horrible”: Inside Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy’s ‘Mad Max’ War.
• A strong-eyed style: What makes Australian muster dogs unique. Thanks Max.

Stories

• Apple Store hostage incident ends after police hit suspect with car (Updated).

Science

• First-ever recording of dying human brain reveals dreaming-like activity. Thanks Max.
• 'Superbly preserved' pterosaur fossil unearthed in Scotland.
• Spectacular Head-On Collision Between Two Galaxies Creates a Tsunami of Starbirth.

Image

• Huge opal sells for nearly $144,000 at Alaska auction.

Media

• If Wordle Existed In The 1980s.
• Man's quick reaction saves kid. I just crapped my pants. Thanks VideoSift.

Follow-up

• China says moonbound rocket stage was not from 2014 lunar mission: report.