Dragon Age: Dreadwolf QA contractors vote unanimously to unionise Rock Paper Shotgun Support us Join our newsletter Visit our store Sign in / Create account If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Dragon Age: Dreadwolf QA contractors vote unanimously to unionise KWS Edmonton United become the first unionised video game industry workers in Canada News by CJ Wheeler News Reporter Published on June 7, 2022 7 comments QA contractors working on Dragon Age: Dreadwolf at BioWare Edmonton in Alberta, Canada have voted in favour of unionising by 16 ayes to zero nays. The confirmation means that the KWS Edmonton United group become the first games industry professionals to unionise in Canada. Their decision follows on from the Game Workers Alliance group's successful vote last month to unionise at Actvision Blizzard subsidiary Raven Software in Wisconsin, the first notable such group in the US to do so. Watch on YouTube Solas is back in Dragon Age: Dreadwolf, the next game in BioWare's fantasy RPG series. A statement from the Alberta Labour Relations Board provided to RPS said that the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada Union will act on behalf of Keywords Studios employees working in development support at BioWare Edmonton during collective bargaining. A representative from Keywords Studios said that the bargaining process will start this week. The Keywords Studios workers, contracted to BioWare Edmonton, first filed to unionise on April 20th earlier this year. They cited low pay on the provincial minimum wage of $15 (£9) per hour and being instructed back into the office full-time in May despite relatively high Covid cases in the area. KWS Edmonton United representatives said at the time that staff employed directly by BioWare were paid more and could keep working from home. The group qualified that their issues were mainly with the contracting company Keywords Studio rather than BioWare. BioWare teased at the end of last week that the next Dragon Age game would be called Dreadwolf. Spoilers for Dragon Age: Inquisition, but Dreadwolf is another name for that game's elven apostate mage and rather cheeky boy Solas. We'll find out more about what was once only referred to as Dragon Age 4 later this year, BioWare promised. Dragon Age: Dreadwolf hasn't got a release date yet, but BioWare say it's definitely not out in 2022. More News Jack King-Spooner's next handcrafted game has a teaser demo out Judero brings chat and action in the Scottish Borders Alice O'Connor 17 hours ago 1 If you were hoping for any Overwatch 2 balance changes then you'll have to wait until season two The next season begins in December CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 3 The Dead Space remake will chuck random Necromorphs at you as you wander the Ishimura In space, no one can hear you proper bricking it CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 8 Valve register mysterious new Neon Prime trademark in the US It doesn’t seem to be for a particularly colourful Steam Deck CJ Wheeler 20 hours ago 11 Latest Articles What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Alice O'Connor an hour ago 21 Past Wordle answers Here's an archive of previous Wordle words Ollie Toms 2 hours ago 1 Wordle answer today (Saturday 15 October) Hints and the answer to today's Wordle word Rebecca Jones 9 hours ago Overwatch 2 hero tier list Which are the best heroes in Overwatch 2? Ollie Toms 16 hours ago Supporters Only You're probably better than me at One Many Nobody You go on without… uh, you? Sin Vega 17 hours ago Supporter podcast - The Nate Files episode 13: dry bones Bad science is also FUN science! Alice Bell 18 hours ago Japanese dating show Love Wagon has surprising parallels with Yakuza and Persona My new obsession Ed Thorn 2 days ago If you're hankering after Bayonetta 3, Valkyrie Elysium might be a good substitute It's not out on PC until next month, but the console demo has been a surprise charmer Katharine Castle 1 week ago 4 We've been talking, and we think that you should wear clothes Total coincidence, but we sell some clothes Buy RPS stuff here