{"id":654170,"date":"2026-03-31T00:08:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T00:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dragon-age-and-mass-effect-dlc-made-free-as-ea-finally-ditches-bioware-points"},"modified":"2026-03-31T00:08:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T00:08:06","slug":"dragon-age-and-mass-effect-dlc-made-free-as-ea-finally-ditches-bioware-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/dragon-age-and-mass-effect-dlc-made-free-as-ea-finally-ditches-bioware-points\/","title":{"rendered":"Dragon Age and Mass Effect DLC made free, as EA finally ditches BioWare Points"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dragon-age-and-mass-effect-dlc-made-free-as-ea-finally-ditches-bioware-points.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nA swathe of Dragon Age and Mass Effect DLC is now available for free via Origin, as EA finally retires its aging BioWare Points currency.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nDLC packs for Dragon Age Origins and Dragon Age 2, plus Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3 (except for that game&#8217;s multiplayer packs) are all now available without charge, EA has said in an email to fans shared via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Games\/comments\/vy92np\/ea_will_be_removing_bioware_points_as_of_october\/\">reddit<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nRemaining BioWare Points can be spent on those Mass Effect 3 multiplayer packs (if you still have any points lying around), before they disappear forever on 11th October.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dragon-age-and-mass-effect-dlc-made-free-as-ea-finally-ditches-bioware-points\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dragon-age-and-mass-effect-dlc-made-free-as-ea-finally-ditches-bioware-points\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A swathe of Dragon Age and Mass Effect DLC is now available for free via Origin, as EA finally retires its aging BioWare Points currency. DLC packs for Dragon Age Origins and Dragon Age 2, plus Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3 (except for that game&#8217;s multiplayer packs) are all now available without charge, EA has said in an email to fans shared via reddit. Remaining BioWare Points can be spent on those Mass Effect 3 multiplayer packs (if you still have any points lying around), before they disappear forever on 11th October. 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