BioWare has detailed the upcoming Anthem patch in a livestream yesterday, and it looks like the March 12th patch will focus mostly on bug and balance fixes The stream occurred just shortly after the news hit that there was a major bug in the game's default weapons that made Level 1 weapons overpowered when used[...]
[caption id="attachment_978274" align="aligncenter" width="600"] credit//BioWare[/caption]Anthem's Defender Rifle is a level 1 weapon that gets set as your default when creating a new weapon set It's pretty common for shooters to have a default rifle of some sort, so the Level 1 Defender raised no eyebrows just by existing Instead, it seems the rifle is a[...]
A new problem has arisen with Anthem players, this time on the PS4, as players are claiming online that the game is causing their console to brick Several players have taken to Twitter, Reddit, and other social media outlets to show that the game has been crashing on their systems, and to make matters worse, some[...]
Anthem has had a rough go of it since coming out As is becoming a rite of passage for online loot shooters like The Division and Destiny, Anthem is having a troubled launch It's is a game that has a lot of potential but is garnering ire due to it lacking a significant reason to[...]
BioWare is been dropping the ban hammer on a number of players who have been exploiting Anthem to do a little bit of loot farming The biggest player to get banned for the exploit is YouTuber Gladd, who posted a video about what happened over the weekend The exact term used for receiving a permanent ban[...]
So one of the many gripes and complaints people had for Anthem post-launch was an accusation about nerfing some of their loot with the Day One patch Several players took to the game's official Reddit page claiming that the patch added in a stealthy nerf in loop drop rates, which even we admit, we caught[...]
[caption id="attachment_977464" align="aligncenter" width="600"] credit//BioWare[/caption][rwp_box_recap id="0"]Anthem, one of the most anticipated titles of 2019, excels in some areas, but expectations fall flat in its execution.The PC experience may vary depending on the specs of your system, but for anything resembling a quality experience, it's definitely recommended for a dedicated higher-end gaming rig[...]
[caption id="attachment_978271" align="aligncenter" width="600"] credit//BioWare[/caption]BioWare's Chad Robertson posted an update on the BioWare blog today about Anthem's Live Service update cycle for the coming months The major part of that post was the 90-day roadmap for updates coming to the game, but it also included some commentary from Robertson on the game's launch cycle.According to Robertson, BioWare[...]
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Once BioWare announced Anthem way back in E3 of 2017 (after a tease during E3 2014), the game immediately had a ton of pressure to perform After all, it was the studio's next big project after the epic flop that was Mass Effect: Andromeda[...]
[caption id="attachment_978286" align="aligncenter" width="600"] credit//BioWare[/caption]Things have not been going so well for BioWare's new game Anthem throughout its early access phase, but the full launch is here today along with a hefty Day One patch Which makes it an odd occasion for anyone to announce that they're proud of the development team's work on the game[...]
If you're looking to play Anthem on the first day, BioWare has already got a patch lined up that you'll need to download before you jump in We have some of the more important notes below, and you can read the entire list here, but basically, this is a patch to fix all of the[...]
One of the fun aspects of Anthem is that you can join players in the game and help each other out at certain levels and areas so everyone can progress However, one of the key elements of that is that the game doesn't throw you into fights you're not ready for, so you can level[...]
So they might give you Andromeda flashbacks, but the bugs in Anthem's cutscenes are at least hilarious.The game's early access launch has also had some major connection issues, so it's turning out to be a pretty bad soft-launch period for the game We can hope the tweaks will be ironed out before the full launch, but that[...]
[caption id="attachment_984298" align="aligncenter" width="600"] credit// BioWare[/caption]Despite being an RPG-hybrid shooter, BioWare's Anthem won't have any PvP at launch Which is incredibly disappointing and something of a problem for a shooter After all, PvP is what gives FPS games their staying power While Anthem is a hybrid, part of that pulls from shooters[...]
Neil Blomkamp released his live action short for the EA/BioWare game Anthem today It’s a glorified movie trailer for a movie that will never exist.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wka5RovFEo8There Wasn’t that exciting? Instead of a complete story vignette or prequel as many video game shorts often are, this gives us bits of scenes that supposed to be from the[...]
[caption id="attachment_985784" align="aligncenter" width="332"] credit// EA[/caption]Electronic Arts announced today that Academy Award-nominated director Neill Blomkamp (known for his work on District 9, Elysium, and Chappie) has directed an original live-action short film based on BioWare’s Anthem Called Conviction, the film brings the vast world of Anthem to life an original story set decades before the beginning of the game.Blomkamp’s Conviction will go live[...]
Anthem doesn't come out for another two weeks, but it didn't stop Electronic Arts and BioWare from releasing the launch trailer early If you're already on board with the game after playing the demos, then this will probably psyche you up a little more as you see gameplay and some story cutscenes all set to[...]
Before we dive into Anthem in a few weeks, BioWare and Electronic Arts have decided to give you a better idea of the game's story in a new trailer A lot of what you see here is content that the press and some of the VIP demo players got to see when introduced to the[...]
[caption id="attachment_978286" align="aligncenter" width="600"] credit//BioWare[/caption]The latest gameplay reveal for BioWare's multiplayer shooter Anthem focuses on the endgame content players will be able to enjoy once they finish the campaign Endgame content is make or break for MMO-like multiplayer shooters, and has been one of the biggest problems for games like Destiny and The Division.As you might[...]