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BioWare has announced the “dramatic conclusion” to the Dragon Age Origins storyline with the final DLC episode, which is due to arrive the same day as the Mass Effect 2 DLC “Lair of the Shadow Broker.”

Titled “Witch Hunt,” the new DLC picks up where the original game left off by featuring the return of Morrigan. It will answer a number of pressing questions from the original game, likely paving the way for Dragon Age II.

Witch Hunt will include “powerful rewards” that can be transferred into Origins and Awakening, as well as the ability to create a new, high-level Warden.

The DLC episode will cost $7.00. Look for it on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on September 7.

Remember Jade Empire? BioWare sure does. In fact, according to lead designer Mike Laidlaw, it’s a favorite among those at the studio.
“We will certainly announce it if it’s going to be coming out. At this point, Jade Empire is a staff favorite and a lot of us love it, so we’d love to revisit it at some point,” he told Strategy Informer.

Of course, they have other priorities at the moment. “Right now, we are very focused on Dragon Age and Mass Effect 2,” Laidlaw said.

The original game was an action-roleplaying title set in ancient China, and was released exclusively for the Xbox. BioWare is arguably better known for Knights of the Old Republic, Baldur’s Gate and Mass Effect, but it appears that Jade Empire has its followers.

If we hear anything, it will likely be after Mass Effect 2 arrives next year. In the meantime, Dragon Age is due November 3.