The next Dragon Age game is no longer called Dreadwolf: Bioware said today that it has changed its title to Dragon Age: The Veilguard to "better capture what this game is about"

The change was made as BioWare General Manager Gary McKay explained in a blog post. It was done to remove the focus of the villainous Dread Wolf, who was at the center of the game so far, and instead put it on his trusty crew of players and npcs.

"Each of the seven unique characters that make up your companions will unite this team of unforgettable heroes as you take on a terrible new threat unleashed on the world " deeply the decisions you make affect their relationship as well as their lives. Naturally, the Wolf of Horrors still has an important part in this story, but you and your companions — not your enemies — are "

" of this new experience, so to capture what is all about in this game, the original title will allow us to explore new heroes, their stories, and more. I changed the name because it didn't show how strong I felt about how I needed to bring them together to save all Thedas."

I cut to the chase here: This is not a good title. Dragon Age: Dreadwolf was a cool title. Dragon Age: Veil Guard, well, it sounds like something 14-year-old I would have cooked with a dog's ear binder while failing biology. There's an obvious connection to Dragon Age lore, yes — the veil is a pretty important part of the world — but it doesn't convey anything in the Dreadwolf way. I see the word "Dreadwolf" and I instinctively know that some bad shit is going on.

And why not just "Dragon Age: Veil Guard"?"It's still not as good as Dreadwolf, but at least it's not that easy to travel.

Anyway, the good news in all of this is that BioWare will show off some of Dragon Age: The Veilguard: The Gameplay Next week, a 15-minute clip "From the very beginning of the game" is set to air on YouTube on June11 8AM PT/11am ET. In the meantime, print editor Robert Jones recently shared some thoughts about the next Dragon Age game — and this was all before the terrible title change