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Wednesday24th Feb 2021
News ANTHEM's Big Overhaul Has Been Cancelled
Small team moved on to Dragon Age 4
Following an internal meeting earlier this month, the major overhaul planned for BioWare's ANTHEM has now been officially cancelled. A new blog post states that while the live service will remain active, development on any new content or updates has ceased. "I know this will be disappointing to the community of...
Monday8th Feb 2021
Rumour EA Will Decide If ANTHEM Lives or Dies This Week
Publisher to evaluate ANTHEM Next
A big ANTHEM overhaul has been in the works at BioWare since at least early 2020, following the game's incredibly shaky launch back in February 2019. And now, it's apparently time for EA to step in and see whether it thinks that the project is still worth backing. According to a new Bloomberg report, the publish
Tuesday19th May 2020
News ANTHEM's Big Overhaul Is Still a Long Way From Release
It's in "incubation"
Back in February, ANTHEM developer BioWare revealed that an overhaul of the game was in the works. Touted as "a more substantial reinvention than an update or expansion" by general manager Casey Hudson, it's been months since we've heard anything more about ANTHEM's future. The good news is that BioWare has broken the silence...
Monday10th Feb 2020
News ANTHEM Is Being Reinvented Over the Coming Months, Says BioWare
Mech it happen
ANTHEM ain't dead yet, according to a new development update from BioWare. With the poorly received looter shooter's first anniversary happening later this month, the developer has broken its silence on what it wants to accomplish with ANTHEM moving forwards. General Manager Casey Hudson writes: " will require a more substantial...
Saturday8th Feb 2020
News ANTHEM Still Has Christmas Decorations as BioWare Remains Silent on Future Plans
Season's greetin'
Oh ANTHEM, what even are you anymore? The disastrous looter shooter's creeping up on its first birthday, but unless BioWare works some kind of miracle, there won't be much cause for celebration. You may have seen it floating around the web already, but on this latest episode of 'Let's All Point and Laugh at ANTHEM', the game's...
Friday15th Nov 2019
Rumour ANTHEM Reportedly Not Dead as BioWare Plans Major Overhauls
Reboot ala Final Fantasy XIV?
ANTHEM's incredibly rocky road from launch to the game a handful of people might still be playing today is very well documented, so let's cut right to the chase. According to a new report from Kotaku, developer BioWare has big plans for its looter shooter that will completely overhaul the entire experience -- dubbed...
Wednesday6th Nov 2019
News ANTHEM's New Mass Effect Skins are Probably the Coolest Things in the Game at This Point
But they ain't cheap
BioWare's added four Mass Effect-inspired skins to ANTHEM, just in time for N7 Day. And you know what? They're actually pretty cool. The Ranger gets a Turian skin, the Colossus gets a Krogan skin, the Storm gets an Asari skin, and Interceptor gets a Quarian skin. But of course, there's always a catch. There's no easy way to...
Friday1st Nov 2019
News ANTHEM Head of Live Service Departs BioWare
Another one
It's safe to assume that not many people are working on ANTHEM right now. The game's had one heck of a rough year, launching all the way back in February to lukewarm reviews and then gradually falling apart in the months that followed. We'd be shocked if it currently has anything that remotely resembles a healthy userbase at this point...
Friday18th Oct 2019
News Returning to ANTHEM May Just Be the Scariest Thing You Can Do This Halloween
Trick or treat?
Halloween is a holiday flush with abandoned areas, so perhaps it’s not all that strange that BioWare has opted to celebrate the season. The oft-forgotten ANTHEM has launched a new event to pull players back in; named the Season of Skulls, the looter-shooter’s latest content drop finds the folk of Bastion “rising up against the...
Tuesday8th Oct 2019
Deal BioWare's PS4 Sci-Fi Shooter ANTHEM Is Going for Crazy Low Prices on Amazon
One hit wonder
It's no secret that BioWare's ANTHEM has failed to garner much attention. Following an indifferent critical reception and a chain of issues, it feels like the game is pretty much dead and buried already. The developer did attempt to rekindle interest by promising some more content updates, but this didn't really make much of a dent...
Wednesday18th Sep 2019
News BioWare Reveals What's Next for ANTHEM, and Proceeds to Announce Absolutely Nothing
This isn't our favourite dev on the Citadel
Ah yes, BioWare is still trying to keep its failed looter-shooter alive. ANTHEM is dead in the water, but in an effort to keep its tiny community engaged, the former Mass Effect developer has issued an update on its blog pertaining to what lies ahead of the game. The problem is, head of live service Chad...
Thursday12th Sep 2019
News ANTHEM Comes to EA Access on PS4 Today
For those that are still curious
And there it is, ANTHEM is now a part of Electronic Arts' subscription-based service on PlayStation 4, EA Access. It was an inevitable addition, but Bioware's failure of a looter shooter can now be enjoyed alongside a long list of other PS4 titles for £3.99/$4.99 a month. It should be found within the Vault tab on...
Thursday15th Aug 2019
News ANTHEM Lead Producer Leaves BioWare
Another nail
ANTHEM lead producer Ben Irving -- who's appeared on many an ANTHEM livestream over the last nine months or so -- has revealed that he's leaving BioWare after eight years with the developer. Irving has basically been the spokesperson for ANTHEM since it launched -- he appeared at EA's E3 show to talk about the game's future. Of course,...
Wednesday7th Aug 2019
News ANTHEM 1.3 PS4 Patch Finally Adds Cataclysm Event, But Nobody Seems to Care
New story missions
Remember ANTHEM? It has been a hot second since Bioware's failure of a looter shooter was in the news cycle, but it looks like the studio is still trying to right the ship with another substantial patch, for now at least. Update 1.3.0 finally adds the end-game Cataclysm event to the game - something that was originally promised to...
Wednesday10th Jul 2019
News No Man's Sky's Sean Murray Gives Telling Advice to ANTHEM and Fallout 76 Devs
Listen up
It's no secret that No Man's Sky has come a long, long way since it launched back in 2016. Developer Hello Games knuckled down and put its all into improving the game over the last few years, and now the title's the best that it's ever been. It took some time, but we got there in the end. Unfortunately, No Man's Sky isn't the most recent...
Thursday6th Jun 2019
News ANTHEM Cataclysm Outrage Could Be the Death Knell for BioWare's Looter Shooter
Eye of the storm
Things are not looking good for ANTHEM right now. To be fair, things haven't looked good for months, but this latest tidal wave of disappointment could well be the final nail in the coffin for BioWare's looter shooter. At this point ANTHEM's downfall is incredibly well documented, but if you're somehow late to the party, allow us...
Friday31st May 2019
News Good News? ANTHEM's Cataclysm Event Is Still Coming
BioWare not done yet
We were going to start this article with a hearty helping of snark, but to be honest we just feel sorry for ANTHEM these days. The game may have sold a substantial number of copies out of the gate, but frankly it’s been a disaster, and there’s no use in us rubbing further salt in the wound. If you did happen to buy it –...
Wednesday29th May 2019
News ANTHEM Is Nowhere to Be Seen Among EA Play Livestream Schedule
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order gameplay to feature
EA has just detailed what to expect from its upcoming Play event, which will feature nearly four hours of livestreamed content across Saturday 8th June. There'll be the typical FIFA and Madden NFL reveals, Apex Legends and Battle
Wednesday8th May 2019
News ANTHEM Sales Failed to Meet Expectations Despite Record Digital Performance, Says EA
"We've doubled down on the product"
This news probably shouldn't come as too big of a surprise, but BioWare's troubled sci-fi shooter ANTHEM doesn't appear to be selling all that well. During its recent finance call, publisher EA said the game hasn't met its expectations. When you consider that servers are struggling to fill up due to a lack of...
Tuesday7th May 2019
News Latest ANTHEM Patch Removes Cosmetic Rewards That Were Added After Launch
Another one bites the dust
It's obvious that ANTHEM has both a content and loot problem, but it probably doesn't help matters when developer BioWare is removing cosmetic rewards from Stronghold chests itself. Elysian Caches were taken out of ANTHEM with today's 1.1.1 patch, with only a chance that they'll return at some point in the future. The...
Friday3rd May 2019
News BioWare Remains '100% Committed' to ANTHEM Following Developer Downsizing Speculation
BioWare reiterates its stance
Several key BioWare staff members have recently stepped away from ANTHEM, with the likes of executive producer Mark Darrah turning his attention to Dragon Age 4. Not exactly surprising news given how live service titles are usually handled, but there's been a lot of speculati
Tuesday30th Apr 2019
News ANTHEM Matchmaking Is Falling Apart, Seemingly Due to a Lack of Active Players
A slippery slope
Look, we don't want to necessarily kick ANTHEM while it's down (and let's face it, it's been down for a while), but we're now reaching a worrying point in the game's life. As reported across the title's official forums as well as boards like Reddit and throughout social media, the game's currently facing a bit of a matchmaking...
Wednesday24th Apr 2019
News Devs Give Update Following ANTHEM Patch, Key Features Are Delayed
"We believe in ANTHEM"
BioWare has issued a statement over on Reddit with regards to ANTHEM. The game's latest update has just launched, adding a fresh stronghold and some welcome quality of life changes -- but it's not all good news. As the developer focuses on further improvements, such as bug fixes and better game stability, it's noted that some...
Wednesday17th Apr 2019
News ANTHEM Player Survey Reveals Some Troubling Statistics
Remember ANTHEM?
ANTHEM only launched a couple of months ago but it already feels like the game has completely fallen off a cliff. BioWare's looter shooter failed to find any kind of momentum post-launch, partly because it was hit with a recurring barrage of bad press. The title no longer makes it onto the top 40 of the UK charts, and it barely...
Tuesday2nd Apr 2019
News BioWare Responds to Damning ANTHEM Development Report with Studio Statement
"The creative process is often difficult"
Hot on the heels of Kotaku's in-depth report on the serious troubles of ANTHEM's development, BioWare has issued a statement. "We’d like to take a moment to address an article published this morning about BioWare, and Anthem’s development," it begins. "We chose not to comment or participate in this...
The list goes on
An impressively in-depth report on the development of ANTHEM has been published over on Kotaku. Based on statements from a number of anonymous BioWare employees, news editor Jason Schreier outlines the game's incredibly rocky road to release. The report also highlights poor working conditions behind closed doors at developer...
Wednesday27th Mar 2019
Deja vu
Really? Are we really doing this again? After just a few hours of relative optimism, the ANTHEM community is already going mental over the game's latest patch. Update 1.04 launched yesterday evening, promising improvements to loot and (gasp!) the removal of a particularly annoying loading screen. It all sounded great on paper, but in...
Tuesday26th Mar 2019
News ANTHEM's Massive 1.04 Update Is Here, Actually Removes a Loading Screen
Reforged
It's been a rocky old ride for ANTHEM, but this latest update should be a step in the right direction. Patch 1.04 is available to download now, weighing it at around 2.4GB on PlayStation 4. The update features a long list of adjustments, improvements, and additions, so we'll quickly run through the highlights. For starters, the patch...
Tuesday19th Mar 2019
News ANTHEM Launch 'Rougher' Than BioWare Expected, Says 'the Best Is Yet to Come'
Got a job for you, freelancer
ANTHEM's been out for a few weeks now, but it's safe to say that it's struggled to find its footing. From lukewarm critic reviews to increasingly prevalent gameplay issues, it feels like ANTHEM's barely had a chance to establish itself. However, BioWare says that it's still very much committed to the project, and will...
Friday15th Mar 2019
News Quick ANTHEM Update Improves Endgame Loot Chances
In tune
BioWare's made a quick tweak to ANTHEM's endgame loot system, making powerful masterwork and legendary items drop more frequently on Grandmaster 2 and Grandmaster 3 difficulty levels. Drop rates have also been increased when defeating harder enemies. "This includes: Legendary Titan, Epic Titan, Legendary Fury, Legendary Acid Ursix and...
