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What is next for Anthem

BioWare:

Hello Freelancers,

We’re nearing the end of the Cataclysm, so I wanted to talk about what’s coming for Anthem.

First, I’m proud of our team for creating a fun new experience for our players. It represents the largest post-launch update that we’ve delivered so far. We were humbly excited by the increase in player engagement we’ve seen with the Cataclysm. The team and I appreciate the response and support — it is what keeps us motivated to continue to improve Anthem.

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SierraGuy1682d ago

Anthem...go into the light.

iQuasar1681d ago

Just remember, the 80s had it right.
https://www.youtube.com/wat...
Gamers: Go into the light
EA: No you said DON'T go into the light

Crazyglues1681d ago

@ LucasRuinedChildhood

Oh my god, I laughed so hard at that, you made my day player, that's too funny...

Yeah Anthem is dead, but call me crazy, I think it can be saved but not by these guys, they clearly have no idea what they are doing...

SmielmaN1682d ago

Oh man I actually laughed out loud at this. Thank you.

UltraNova1682d ago

Lol.

The game is dead as far as EA/Bioware are concerned, this community update is more than enough proof. The must have already moved most of Anthem's post launch team to another project (DA most likely) and left a small team monitoring the ever shrinking player pool still playing Anthem just to fix small issues that come up.

What a waist... Bioware is just a shell of it's former existence.

m2stech1682d ago

X is locked until you buy the standalone Respect DLC or get the season pass.

badboyz091682d ago

Please Do!!!!! I'm Getting tired of of these pointless articles like really,

Christopher1681d ago

I'd say make it solo friendly and offline accessible for content, then end it. At least allow people who bought it to enjoy it on their own.

XiNatsuDragnel1681d ago

true but hey EA decided this on themselves lol

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Tedakin1682d ago

I feel like EA reaaaally wants to kill this game, but are too afraid to just do it due to the PR. So they're just dragging it along to keep the narrative that they're still working on it going. I personally thought it was a fun co-op game and 15 hour experience. No longevity, but I had fun with what was there. Probably should have been just a more straightforward action shooter rather than an open world experience.

Godmars2901682d ago

They already killed it by putting it out too soon while overhyping what it would be able to do.

JaXion51682d ago

..I don’t think you understood his comment.

Tedakin1682d ago

I knew something was up in the beta right before release when it ran like garbage. It wasn't optimized at all on console and no one on the design team was commenting on it.

Godmars2901682d ago

@JaXion5:
I also don't think EA understands how to make a game. What "Long term investment" means.

jerethdagryphon1681d ago

That's my thinking story felt like it was cut in half and rushed the gameplay was fun but no longevity

isarai1682d ago

I mean at this point this game is basically a beat up corpse games have been parading in front of EA since launch. Yet EA states at the dangling shell of a game and says "We know Anthem needs some work, but the future of Anthem is very bright" while not actually doing anything.

TheColbertinator1682d ago

EA needs to get a boot in their executives faces

kayoss1682d ago

why? thats not going to stop them from repeating the same mistakes.

nowitzki20041681d ago

And that wont stop idiots from buying their cash grab games.. Blame the gamer, they are the idiots that keep supporting this crap.

LucasRuinedChildhood1682d ago (Edited 1682d ago )

Anthem is a masterpiece. Why even try to improve upon perfection? [cancels Anthem sequel]

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Anthem Sold A Solid 5 Million Copies In Its Lifetime

The multiplayer action RPG shipped a whopping 2 million copies in its first week alone.

JEECE128d ago

A nice piece of proof-as if anymore was needed-that a game isn't automatically a success if it sells "millions of copies."

RiseNShine127d ago

I don't know if it's still possible, but if it still works, PLAY IT. It's a fantastic RPG on it's own, incredible graphics and story, well worth the Bioware name, i don't know how bad it was on release, but when i played years later it was a great single player RPG well worth playing.

ChasterMies127d ago

This a good example of why you should be hesitant to buy a game at launch.

--Onilink--127d ago

Its has been on sale multiple times for like $2-3… and even when not that aggressively dropped, it is usually in the under $10 category of any sale

BlackCountryBob127d ago

That’s good, but also worth pointing out that after maybe 3 months on sale, this game was selling for about a tenner. Reminds me a bit of Days Gone, good sales overall but only after huge discounts so unlikely to make large profit

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Worst Big Budget Games

GF365: "Among all the well-received and beloved video games, there are some that are horrendous. Here are our picks for the worst big budget games released since 2010."

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banger88471d ago

What a shitty f***** list! Most of the games on it were great fun. Bullshit list.

chantii_mmohaven470d ago

yep this is truly a b*tthurt list :/

MadLad470d ago

I think the only one I agreed on was Anthem, and even that isn't horrendous.

Knushwood Butt471d ago

Anthem; I'd forgotten that game existed. I remember thinking the trailer was BS though; turns out I was right.

Cueil470d ago

the game wasn't bad though

RavenWolfx470d ago

"Worst big budget games" and immediately lists Genshin Impact, a game that has $4 billion in revenue.

blackblades470d ago

$3 billion and counting along with alot of users. I disagree with that being on the list. This list is just a person opinion without merit

monkey602470d ago

I havent played Genshin Impact and Mafia 3 was alright. The rest though I kind of agree with.
I loved the 1st Kane and Lynch and I could not understand how the 2nd game was as bad as it was.

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PlayStation Summer Sale Gets Even Bigger

The PlayStation Summer sale expands with a load of new discounts.

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Aloymetal996d ago (Edited 996d ago )

Including indies I’ve bought like more than 20 games, good deals all around.

P_Bomb996d ago

I’ve overindulged too! Gonna pump the brakes on this next round. Unless there’s a PS+ discount. Need a cheap sub for my kid so I’m not always changing primaries.

solideagle995d ago (Edited 995d ago )

could you please suggest good indie games (which are on sale)? I love JRPGs or action RPGs but I can play almost any genre e.g. Transistor is £3.74 which I think is a steal :)

shinoff2183995d ago

Check out earthlock. Its pretty good

Old school jrpg try cosmic star heroine I really like that one

Aloymetal995d ago

Disco elysium, man eater, inside, limbo
Dead cells, observer, to name a few

LoveSpuds995d ago

Don't sleep on Darkest Dungeon, Child of Morta or Spiritfarer.

Although it won't be on sale, the best indie I have ever played is release in a week or so, it may be 20 quid but you have to play Hades.

GhostofHorizon996d ago

Told my partner to stop me from browsing. We'll see how that goes, the first part of the sale already got me.

ElvisHuxley996d ago (Edited 996d ago )

Anthem 85% off? Thought they went free to play. Has the game gotten any better?
Edit-Nvm, it's Europe anyway.

Hellcat2020996d ago

The second phase of sales is for all regions
It's just not yet showing up in the ps store

Servbot41995d ago

They abandoned Anthem. Typical EA.

CobraKai995d ago

I can’t believe they’re still trying to sell it

BioShockGX995d ago

Got Anthem for $5 last year. Not a bad game for that price lol

ElvisHuxley994d ago

Appreciate the downvotes folks. I guess merely asking a question bothers the incredibly mature users here.

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anast995d ago

I might finally go for Black Desert. I've been playing ESO (without MTing my characters) for some throw away entertainment, but the combat is so "#$&&%.

Servbot41995d ago

BDO sucks. Only good for the character creator.

anast995d ago

Is the combat worth it?

Phoenixryu995d ago

I tried BDO a few months ago. It's a decent game but I got bored of it pretty quickly. Combat is very action-based, it's fun but very repetitive. There are a lot of menus and most of the in-game systems are a bit more complicated than they needed to be. Some game modes won't let you buy and sell certain items until you convert to a different mode etc. Basically, the game is kind of convoluted.

phoenixwing995d ago

The mobs barely react in bdo. You can kill half of a mob of enemies before they'll even attack. You'll basically be grinding mobs until you can fight a boss that will even react well. Don't recommend it

anast994d ago

Thanks. Is there an alternative to ESO?

phoenixwing994d ago

@anast I'd recommend playing the single player version of es if you haven't exhausted your playthroughs

EvertonFC995d ago

Highly recommend the "metro saga bundle" £25 all 3 games and all DLC plus free upgrade for ps5 exodus 😊

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