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Split the Veil 106: Thank You BioWare
24 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 35 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss the closure of BioWare, the leaked Mass Effect Universe trailer, what we know about that never-to-be-finished game, and discuss the community's reaction the closure of one of the most legendary studios in the history of video games. Also: no, we're not stopping the show. Lees meer
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Split the Veil 105: A Year in Review
28 maart 2026 · 1 uur 34 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan return from the void to keep talking about BioWare and all the things that have happened over the last year. We talk about the new General Manager at BioWare (exclusive news!), BioWare Austin closing, a Jason Schreier article from last year, the potential acquisition of EA by a Saudi-led group, Anthem's servers shutting down, and the current efforts of the remaining BioWare team. Also: happy birthday to, literally everyone who listens. Lees meer
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Split the Veil 104: Well, It's Not Good...
27 maart 2025 · 1 uur 42 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss the most recent layoffs that have taken place at BioWare and talk through what it means for BioWare and the Mass Effect and Dragon Age franchises.
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Split the Veil 103: Dragon Age: The Veilguard vs. Origins
25 januari 2025 · 1 uur 14 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan look back at Dragon Age: Origins and compare and contrast with The Veilguard, from companions to combat to the tone of each game. Also: lots of talk about the recent departure of The Veilguard director Corrine Busche. Lees meer
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Split the Veil 102: Of Veilguard Reality
27 november 2024 · 2 uur 55 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan finally get to talk about Dragon Age: The Veilguard in its entirety. We dive into the main story, Solas, companion quests, romance, the lore, the gameplay, the armors, the music, the art, the reviews, the community, and everything else we can think of. Spoilers abound. Also: maybe some Titanic. Lees meer
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Split the Veil 101: Dragon Age: The Veilguard Hands-On Preview
19 september 2024 · 1 uur 45 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss Caitie's hands-on time with the game. We go in-depth on character creator, discuss overall impressions on the game, talk about companions including Caitie's early front runner for favorite companion, flirt options, class abilities, some mostly non-spoiler-y story bits, combat and gameplay, The Lighthouse details, facial animations, overall story impressions, and more! Also: EA's catering. Lees meer
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Split the Veil 100: Dragon Age: The Veilguard Release Date & Trailer
19 augustus 2024 · 59 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss the latest trailer for Veilguard, talk about the release date, discuss pre-order bonuses and special editions of the game, as well as the upcoming roadmap for pre-release information. Also: we've been at it for 100 episodes. Also: also: the Titanic is sort of back. Lees meer
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Split the Veil 99: Game Informer Article
11 juli 2024 · 1 uur 8 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan dive deep into the details about Veilguard that have been revealed in the Game Informer cover article, including character creator, the player home base, gameplay thoughts, discussion about difficulty, and some discussion about what happens early in the game after the gameplay demo section. Also: Dragon Age Inquisition discussion because comparisons. Lees meer
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Split the Veil 98: Veilguard Gameplay Revealed
12 juni 2024 · 1 uur 7 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss their thoughts on the Veilguard gameplay. We talk about the combat, the dialogue wheel, custom character creator, and lots of other details that have been unveiled. Also: we give "photo mode dev" his flowers. Lees meer
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Split the Veil 97: Dragon Age: The Veilguard
9 juni 2024 · 52 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan dive into the latest trailer for Dragon Age: The Veilguard (formerly Dragon Age: Dreadwolf). We also discuss the name change, revealed companions, expectations for the game, and briefly divert into some DA vs. Baldur's Gate 3 discussion. Lees meer
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Split the Veil 96: Dragon Age Dreadwolf Dreams (2024)
3 mei 2024 · 1 uur
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan return to where they began, revisiting some old wishlist items for "Dragon Age 4" and updating their list of wants for Dragon Age Dreadwolf.
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Split the Veil 95: Dragon Age Day 2023
4 januari 2024 · 1 uur 14 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss the latest Dragon Age: Dreadwolf teaser trailer released on Dragon Age Day in December. Also there's quite a bit of talk about how well we think Dreadwolf will end up doing once it's released, and... more BG3. Also: spiders. Lees meer
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Split the Veil 94: BioWare Layoffs and N7 Day
15 november 2023 · 57 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan lament the departure of the BioWare employees laid off in August and discuss what it means for the studio. Also: N7 Day teaser and what it means for Mass Effect fans. Also: also: maybe something about the voyages of the "Titanic." Lees meer
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Split the Veil 93: Baldur's Gate 3
6 augustus 2023 · 1 uur 21 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss the newly released Baldur's Gate 3! We talk character creation, companions, choice and consequence, and everything else to love about this RPG. Also: Dragon Age comparisons.
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Split the Veil 92: Sort of E3 and Dragon Age: The Missing
22 juni 2023 · 1 uur 19 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss the Summer lineup of gaming showcases, give their thoughts on Dragon Age: The Missing comics, and discuss Star Wars: The Old Republic moving on from BioWare Austin developers.
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Split the Veil 91.5: The Timeless Mark Darrah Returns
29 maart 2023 · 45 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan come back for another "half episode" to discuss the return of Mark Darrah to BioWare! Long time Dragon Age Executive Producer is returning as a Consultant on Dragon Age: Dreadwolf. We talk about what that means for the game, for BioWare, and for Darrah. Also: the ghost of Jordan's mic. Lees meer
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Split the Veil 91: Dragon Age Design Blog
29 maart 2023 · 53 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan return from a long winter slumber to talk about the latest BioWare blog outlining some design concepts around character progression and leveling up in Dragon Age Dreadwolf. Also: some stuff about Texas and counting.
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Split the Veil 90: DA Day and Absolution
15 december 2022 · 1 uur 3 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss the cinematic teaser for Dreadwolf released on Dragon Age Day - AND Dragon Age: Absolution on Netflix. We talk about our impressions of the show, what we thought of the new characters, the cast of actors, and the ending. Also: Geralt and his tendencies around sorceresses in the Witcher. Lees meer
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Split the Veil 89: Dreadwolf Hits Alpha
10 november 2022 · 47 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss Dragon Age: Dreadwolf hitting a major development milestone - making it to alpha stage. Now that the devs have gotten a start-to-finish draft of the game in place, we discuss what's next for Dreadwolf, and how long its main quest might be. We also talk about the end-of-life for mobile game Heroes of Dragon Age. Also: Dragon Age: Absolution, N7 Day, and (very briefly) what it's like to be a musician on the Titanic. Lees meer
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Split the Veil 88: Dreadwolf Codex Previews
23 oktober 2022 · 44 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss some new codex entries related to Dragon Age: Dreadwolf - fancy Nevarran tombs, dragon diets, and... other things. Also: old emojis.
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Split the Veil 87: Magic (and Tech) in Dragon Age
31 augustus 2022 · 1 uur 17 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan talk about magic and technology in the Dragon Age series so far, what we'd like to see in the future, and what we think may not work so well for future games. Also: Amazon and EA.
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Split the Veil 86: Mary DeMarle Joins BioWare
15 juli 2022 · 56 min
In this episode Caitie and Jordan discuss the latest addition to the BioWare writing team - Mary DeMarle. We talk about DeMarle's writing experience on Guardians of the Galaxy, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, and Deus Ex: Human Revolution, and what her experience could add to the Mass Effect franchise. Also: a cartoon dog named Bluey. Lees meer
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Split the Veil 85: Dragon Age: Absolution Announced!
27 juni 2022 · 1 uur 9 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss the announcement and trailer for Dragon Age: Absolution, the new Netflix Dragon Age animated show. We talk about Netflix and their existing catalog of animated shows, what we expect to see in Absolution, and why expectations for Netflix shows in general can be a tricky thing. Also: we talk about Starfield, Marvel/Star Wars fandoms, and other random things people like to chat about these days. Lees meer
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Split the Veil 84: Dreadwolf
5 juni 2022 · 1 uur 4 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan react to the reveal of the title for the fourth Dragon Age game - "Dreadwolf". We talk about the implications of the focus on Solas, some of the lore around Fen'Harel, and the color purple. Also: we read the dictionary. NOTE: Audio for this episode is not up to our usual standards due to an issue with our recording platform. Apologies, we'll get fixed it for next time. Lees meer
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Split the Veil 83: Mass Effect 3 Review!
15 april 2022 · 1 uur 19 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan review Mass Effect 3 - we talk about why Kai Leng is awful, why Garrus is great, Tali romance, some of our favorite story moments, gameplay improvements, DLC and more. Also: what happens when a fish slaps a zebra.
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Split the Veil 82: Christian Dailey Departs
10 maart 2022 · 1 uur 11 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss Christian Dailey, former Dragon Age 4 Executive Producer, leaving BioWare. We also discuss the report from Jeff Grubb saying that DA4 is on schedule and doing well, as well as the recent interview with former BioWare dev Mark Darrah. Also: we talk about The Batman. Lees meer
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Split the Veil 81: Mass Effect 2 Review
27 januari 2022 · 1 uur 31 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss Mass Effect 2, get Caitie's reaction from beating the game for the first time in 8 years, talk story, characters, gameplay, and more in order to rate Mass Effect 2 against other games in the series. Also, we talk about Aloy from Horizon and FemShep aesthetics. Also, also: bonus Death Stranding conversation at the end. Lees meer
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Split the Veil 80: DA4 Time Jump
17 december 2021 · 1 uur 11 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss a grab bag of topics including the recent Dragon Age 4 time jump, the Mass Effect "next" teaser trailer that went missing for a second, and the Game Awards. Also: what's the name of our show?
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Split the Veil 79: Dragon Age 2 Review
20 november 2021 · 54 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan review the story, characters, gameplay and overall execution of Dragon Age 2 and all its DLC. Also: we discuss nerd culture and some Mass Effect modding.
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Split the Veil 78: Development Transparency
29 oktober 2021 · 56 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss fan perception of and reaction to games development transparency; we contrast different development and release strategies from past BioWare games as well as different kinds of early access games like Divinity Original Sin 2, Baldur's Gate 3, and Star Citizen. Also: what it's like to paint miniatures. Lees meer
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Split the Veil 77: What Makes Dragon Age
7 oktober 2021 · 1 uur 8 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss the core elements of Dragon Age and "what makes a game Dragon Age game?" We discuss the themes, aesthetics, gameplay mechanics, and use of lore that seem to define a Dragon Age game. We also discuss what it might mean to see another studio make a DA game. Also: we hate on Twitter some more. Lees meer
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Split the Veil 76: Mass Effect Review
16 september 2021 · 49 min
In this episode Caitie and Jordan review Mass Effect 1; we cover ME1 in a 1 out of 7 review format and discuss our favorite and least favorite aspects of everything Mass Effect. Also: a little bit of KotOR remake talk.
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Split the Veil 75: The Fate and Future of Anthem
31 augustus 2021 · 55 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss how the Anthem community is keeping itself alive and carrying on the fandom around Anthem, what it means, and how it could affect the future. Also: what it would sound like if Jordan was invited to a meeting with EA (sort of). Lees meer
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Split the Veil 74: Dragon Age: Origins Review
8 juli 2021 · 1 uur 5 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan do a full review of BioWare's 2009 Dragon Age: Origins! Inspired by our companion review episodes, we cover DAO in a 1 out of 7 review format and discuss our favorite and least favorite aspects of everything Dragon Age: Origins. Also: Caitie tells a harrowing tale of a very bad thief. Also: Also: Caitie and Jordan mea culpa for past audio problems and try to do technology better. Lees meer
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Split the Veil 73: E3 Season and New BioWare GM
21 juni 2021 · 1 uur 3 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss E3 2021, make some predictions about what may be shown at EA Play in July, and talk about the future of gaming events. We also briefly discuss the news about BioWare's new general manager.
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Split the Veil 72: Mass Effect Legendary Edition
27 mei 2021 · 1 uur 15 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan deep dive into the details of Mass Effect Legendary Edition. We discuss major and minor changes including how much of a difference the new graphical updates make, whether the style changes to lighting and mood make things better or worse, and compare the extent of changes between ME1 and ME2/ME3. Also: squirrel mortality and Morgan Freeman. Lees meer
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Split the Veil 71: Villain Showdown - Dragon Age vs Mass Effect
6 mei 2021 · 58 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan talk bad guys in the Mass Effect and Dragon Age franchises. We run down the major antagonists in each game in the respective series and have them face off until find the best villain in BioWare's catalog! Saren vs the Arishok? The Illusive Man vs Loghain? What about the Reapers vs the Darkspawn? We talk about what makes a villain compelling and why. Also: Demon Slayer vs Invincible. Lees meer
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Split the Veil 70: Companion Review! Mass Effect Series
22 april 2021 · 1 uur 8 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan review the reviews for the Mass Effect series and reveal the listener scores. We share the compiled listener survey results, compare to our own scores, read listener comments, and make some adjustments to our previous scores. We also noticed some interesting rankings between DA and ME franchises. Lees meer
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Split the Veil 69: "Nice"
8 april 2021 · 51 min
In this very special episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss all the reasons why "niceness" is not kindness, going through a handful of decisions in Dragon Age and Mass Effect that have counterintuitive results and what that really means. We manage to make a meme episode that only goes off the rails a couple of times. Oh and also, Justice League Snyder Cut talk for about 5 minutes. Lees meer
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Split the Veil 68: Companion Review! Dragon Age Series
18 maart 2021 · 1 uur 36 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan review the reviews for the Dragon Age series and reveal the listener scores. We share the compiled listener survey results, compare to our own scores, read listener comments, and make some adjustments to our previous scores. Also: we take some shots at millennials. Lees meer
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Split the Veil 67: What Became Of Anthem and DA4 Reality
28 februari 2021 · 1 uur 13 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss the end of Anthem, look back at what it was like to cover BioWare's first true multiplayer focused game, get into the recent news about DA4 being single-player and what it means for BioWare going forward. Also: (you guessed it) the Titantic. Lees meer
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Split the Veil 66: Mass Effect Legendary Edition Details!
13 februari 2021 · 1 uur 7 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan go over details about the new remaster of the Mass Effect trilogy, including graphics updates, gameplay tweaks, and more. Also, there is some talk about a potential Dragon Age remaster. Also: Miranda's booty. Also: Matthew McConaughey. Lees meer
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Split the Veil 65: Companion Review! Dragon Age: Inquisition
21 januari 2021 · 1 uur 49 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan review the companions of Dragon Age: Inquisition. We go in wildly different directions on Sera and Cole, agree about Solas, give the most in-depth review of Blackwall's finer points ever, and much more. Also: we talk WandaVision and Disney+ falling off the truck. Lees meer
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Split the Veil 64: Dragon Age and Mass Effect return to the VGAs!
13 december 2020 · 1 uur 13 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan talk all about the latest trailers from Dragon Age 4 and Mass Effect 5 shown at the The Video Game Awards. We talk about returning characters, possible new characters, two galaxies, one Solas face, and lots of lore theories. Also: the titanic again. Lees meer
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Split the Veil 63: Casey Hudson and Mark Darrah depart BioWare
6 december 2020 · 1 uur 3 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss the departures of studio manager Casey Hudson and Dragon Age executive producer Mark Darrah including what it means for the future of Dragon Age 4, Mass Effect, and the studio as a whole. Also: icebergs and air balloons. Lees meer
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Split the Veil 62: BioWare 25 Book - Flip Through Thoughts
30 november 2020 · 1 uur 7 min
In this episode Caitie and Jordan flip through the BioWare 25 book and discuss some of the concept art and images that gives clues about what's next for Dragon Age and Mass Effect, while also taking a look back at some unfinished projects including a cancelled spy-thriller called Agent. Also: Call of Duty. Lees meer
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Split the Veil 61: What happens with Mass Effect now?
4 november 2020 · 1 uur 1 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss where the Mass Effect franchise stands now, why it feels so different than it did even a couple of years ago, what the chances are for new games or media in the near future, why Jordan is no longer excited for Starfield, and why they both feel so old. Lees meer
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Split the Veil 60: Favorite Dragon Age Moments Pt. 1
10 oktober 2020 · 57 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss some of their favorite story and character moments from the Dragon Age franchise. We talk about Aveline, the Battle of Ostagar, the mage origin, the joining, Haven, and many other moments from DA.
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Split the Veil 59: Companion Review! Mass Effect 3
17 september 2020 · 1 uur 13 min
In this episode Caitie and Jordan discuss whether Destroy, Control or - nah, just kidding. =) We talk all about the companions in Mass Effect 3! We break down all aspects of every companion, including discussing why Javik is the best DLC ever, why no one cares about Kaidan and how Garrus ascends to godhood. Also some talk about speed run baby raising and Wasteland 3. Lees meer
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Split the Veil 58: Dragon Age 4 Behind-the-Scenes Impressions
31 augustus 2020 · 1 uur 9 min
In this episode, Caitie and Jordan give their thoughts on the developer diary behind-the-scenes look at Dragon Age 4. We discuss the new facial animation tech, concept art, game environments, potential new companions, and spider-hands. Also: we're back from hiatus; Caitie is a mom now and we missed you all. Lees meer