Update: EA recently updated its website (opens in new tab) with more information on act one of Anthem’s post-launch content. The expanded page doesn’t tell us anything new about acts two and three – like, for example, when they’ll arrive – but it does outline the three pillars of the …
Read More »How BioWare built Anthem as a multiplayer game with a single-player story
While the upcoming Anthem (opens in new tab) game may look like an entirely new type of experience from BioWare, it does share something in common with the titles that have come before it baring the studio’s name. Much like Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Jade Empire, Mass …
Read More »11 things you might have missed about Anthem, but really need to know
With Bioware’s Anthem (opens in new tab) game finally out of the Anthem demo (opens in new tab) period, you probably already know that there are four Javelins to play as, there are various things to shoot, and you can fly. Duh. So far, so obvious. But hidden on the …
Read More »The Anthem endgame seems to have more in common with Diablo 3 than Destiny
You don’t become a ‘forever game’ without some top-notch endgame content. For many players, hitting max level in an MMO like World of Warcraft or a shared-world shooter like Destiny is merely the beginning – the gateway to a journey of gear optimization and tough-as-nails content you can only hope …
Read More »Anthem has echoes of Mass Effect and Destiny, but seems to lack its own identity
It can be a tough life being a gamer, having to repeatedly save the world, over and over again (repeat ad nauseam), so it’s almost refreshing that Bioware’s upcoming Anthem (opens in new tab) game is taking a different tack. In this world, you play as a Freelancer, and instead …
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