In a recent interview with Videogamer.com, Mass Effect and Dragon Age developer Bioware had offered the possibility of co-op in future games. Western RPG's are becoming more interesting with co-op, mimicking the popularity of MMO's in a controlled environment. We are already well aware that they support social gaming, so this would be the next logical step to us. When asked about the possibility of co-op in future titles, BioWare co-founder and CEO Dr. Ray Muzyka replied:
 

"Sure, we would consider it. We haven't announced anything on that front yet, but those are interesting ideas. They could make a great gameplay experience. Whether we'll do them or not remains to be decided."

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While Dragon Age: Origins is a single player gaming experience, BioWare is taking steps to make sure players can still connect and share their game together. The PS3, Xbox 360, and PC versions of Dragon Age: Origins will be able to connect and share their experiences on a new social networking site.

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Welcome to Beyond Co-Op, a weekly piece that talks about industry stories that may or may not be related to co-op gaming.

The stories for this week:

- NPD Numbers Delayed Until Monday
- AMD Powering Next Xbox GPU/nVidia Next DS CPU?
- Mass Effect 2 Dated for January 26, 2010
- 250GB PS3 SKU Coming November 3rd for $349
- Borderlands Highlights Releases This Week

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Not Dr. Greg Zeschuk

Our first audio interview with Bioware was with the lead writer for Mass Effect 2, but Bioware has another game coming out before it this fall that arguably has the potential to be bigger, it's called Dragon Age Origins.  Claimed to be a return to the roots of Bioware's Baldur's Gate series, Dragon Age Origins has that classic RPG feel in a fantasy world.

We went hands on with the game back in February, but according to Dr. Zeschuk it's come a LONG way since then.  We chatted with Bioware's co-president at PAX about the game's design, standout features, a beautiful tunnel and of course - the lack of co-op.

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I'll admit it, I put way too many hours to count into Bioware's Baldur's Gate on the PC more than 10 years ago.  So despite what you see in the above screenshot, when I glared at the screen at the NY Comic Con, I was shocked to see something that looked eerily similar to the classic title so near and dear to my heart.

Despite the lack of any multi player, including co-op, you'll find Dragon Age as the definitive D&D RPG for the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.  Yes, this game IS coming to all three consoles.  If Bioware gets their way it'll be a simultaneous release on all platforms, though there are some doubts about the PlayStation 3 version according to Jay Watamaniuk, the game's community manager.

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