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"Anthem" Is Getting A Complete Reword According To Devs
According to a brand new blog post on BioWare's website, Anthem is going to be getting an overhaul which includes a complete rework BioWare's Casey Hudson let players know that the game would be getting some changes in the months to come And while the current season won't see much in changes, the game itself[...]
Is BioWare Teasing a New "Mass Effect" Remaster?
Credit: BioWare Okay, BioWare Time to 'fess up Are you hiding something Mass Effect-related behind these recent tweets you've been posting? Because it certainly seems like you are. Earlier today, the official BioWare Twitter account posted a scene from the beginning of the original Mass Effect along with a caption tagged "#MassRelays." The tweet had no additional[...]
the witcher
The main characters are all members of an aristocratic family fighting to put who they think is the right person on the throne. That aspirational theme is also in Bioware's role-playing games, whose model The Witcher games also used In Bioware games like Mass Effect, Jade Empire, and Dragon Age, you play a character who starts[...]
The Onslaught Expansion For "Star Wars: The Old Republic" Is Available
This week, BioWare released a brand new update for Star Wars: The Old Republic, as the developers plan to bring on the Onslaught to the MMORPG Like a lot of expansions for the series, dark forces are looking to take over the Republic, and you'll be on the frontlines deciding thre fate of the galaxy[...]
Bioware Talks Long-Term Support For "Anthem" In New Blog
So Bioware took the initiative this week to write a new blog post about the game and address the issues of the game's long-term support In a new entry written by Bioware's Head of Live Service Chad Robertson, he talks about the most recent in-game event and the fans concerns over gameplay We have the[...]
E3: Is Nintendo Winning Back Hardcore Gamers? [OPINION]
Bioware and Rocksteady previously released Mass Effect 3 and Batman: Arkham Origins and Batman: Arkham City games for the Wii U Ubisoft ported Assassin's Creed III to the Wii U and Switch CD Projekt announced at E3 they will port The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt to the Switch. https://youtu.be/BAC-jqZTCv8Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled:[...]
BioWare has "Learned to Listen to What Fans Want" in Regards to "Anthem"
BioWare's Ben Irving popped up on the stream to chat about the game's presence at EA Play, which is really focused just on the game's influencers and the game's Cataclysm event that's live right now That said, they do have a booth at EA Play, so you can check that out if you like. Host Greg Miller asked[...]
Anthem's Cataclysm Event Seems Underwhelming
BioWare revealed Anthem's endgame Cataclysm event on Twitch yesterday, and while the event looks pretty cool, it doesn't do enough for fans already bored of the game. The Cataclysm event will last six weeks, and functions like a freeplay mode set in a special instanced area with its own map The map will change week to week,[...]
Anthem Might be Going Free-To-Play, Which Will Make it Worse
Rumor has it that EA and BioWare will be releasing Anthem as a free-to-play game on EA Access. There are so many things I can say about Anthem, about it's incredible hype cycle, it's rushed development, it's sloppy execution on lofty goals, it's failure to deliver on any aspects of gaming that BioWare has traditionally done well… The[...]
Is It Time to Give Up on Anthem After Three Months of Waiting?
BioWare and EA's Anthem is struggling to hold onto its player base, which is quickly dwindling as the days drag on It's been three months since the game debuted back in February, and many have given up on playing it altogether. In my review of Anthem, I mentioned that the game had some promise and definite room[...]
Anthem Launch Trailer
  During their investor report earnings call, Electronic Arts was rather quiet about BioWare's Anthem which had a rather shaky launch period, and instead focused on the more successful Apex Legends However, EA did say that Anthem failed to meet expectations so far. Regardless, the publisher maintains faith in BioWare, saying "We believe in the team at BioWare, and we also[...]
BioWare Denies that Dragon Age 4 is Taking Precedence over Anthem
credit//BioWare Several key members of the BioWare team have reportedly left Anthem in favor of Dragon Age 4, but the studio insists it is still 100% committed to supporting the coop shooter Rumors that BioWare was giving up on Anthem surfaced earlier this week due to the news that Executive Producer Mark Darrah, Lead Producer Michael Gamble, and Lead Director Jonathan Warner[...]
Anthem is Getting PC Test Servers for Future Update Tweaks
credit//BioWare In their latest Reddit post, BioWare addressed a number of features for Anthem that were missing from the massive 1.1.0 Update that hit this week However, the post also included a bit of news that we initially overlooked (sorry, our bad) BioWare also announced that they'll be introducing a Player Feedback Environment (PFE), which will work[...]
Former BioWare Devs Announce New Game: Hindsight 20/20
Hindisght 20/20 is a new single-player action adventure game with morality-based decisions by former BioWare, ArenaNet, and Sucker Punch veterans at Triple-I Games. Hindsight 20/20 will release on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, and Mac in 2020. The game's official description reads: The peaceful town of Champaner holds life sacred above all else A calamitous virus[...]
BioWare Addresses the Missing Features from Anthem Update 1.1.0
credit//BioWare In a recent update on Reddit, Anthem developer BioWare addresses the quality improvements that didn't make it into yesterday's massive Update 1.1.0. While the update yesterday fixed a ton of things that went wrong with Anthem, the biggest updates for Act 1 were pushed back so that the dev team can prioritize bug fixes, balance updates, and[...]
Anthem's Update 1.1.0 Adds New Strongholds and Balance Fixes
credit// BioWare EA and BioWare have released Anthem Udate 1.1.0 as part of their continued efforts to fix their game with updates and new content The patch is loaded with balance adjustments, bug fixes, and quality of life improvements as well as a new stronghold called The Sunken Cell, which is available for all players who[...]
This Is Anthem | Gameplay Series, Part 2: Endgame
EA and BioWare's Anthem has had a rough go of it, between the game's rocky development cycle to its pre- and post-launch troubles, the game is currently the punch line for all the "companies releasing unfinished games" jokes Which is great for Fallout 76, but not for Anthem. Now, neither game is truly without hope[...]
Anthem Hidden Message Corroborates Development Trouble Reports
credit//BioWare BioWare and EA's Anthem has had a troubled few months since it launched back in February Between game-breaking bugs, underwhelming gameplay, broken matchmaking, and bricked consoles just about everything that could go wrong with a game launch happened to Anthem. And then Kotaku published a report on the incredibly problematic development cycle that led to such[...]
BioWare Held a Major Staff Meeting To Discuss Company Issues
Word has gotten out today that BioWare, the developers of Anthem and Mass Effect Andromeda, had a company-wide meeting to discuss several issues The news came on Twitter from Kotaku's own Jason Schreier, who has a damn good track record of breaking events like this, who wrote that the company had an "all-hands meeting" on[...]
Anthem Update Fixes Javelin and Elysian Cache Loot Drop Bugs
credit//BioWare BioWare and EA have released the latest patch notes for Anthem, which fix a number of bugs relating to various loot drops. The two loot fixes players will be excited for are the patches that fix the Elysian Cache drops and another that assures loot will only drop for the javelins being used by players at the[...]
BioWare Increases Loot Drops for Anthem Grandmaster Levels
It appears BioWare got the message from their fans about their displeasure with item drops in Anthem and decided to correct the matter a little this past week The developers took to Reddit over the weekend to let fans know they had made increases to the Masterwork and Legendary drop rates, but more importantly, they[...]
Anthem's Latest Patch Fixes a Number of Issues and Improvements
Today, BioWare released a major patch onto Anthem, giving the game it's first big update since being released to the public We have some of the more important additions and fixes above, and you can read the full list on their website, but essentially the update does it's best to streamline a bunch of things people[...]
This Is Anthem | Gameplay Series, Part 2: Endgame
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[...]
Anthem's Level 1 Defender Rifle is Better than a Masterwork
credit//BioWare 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 bit broken. As discovered by[...]
The Underappreciated Magic of Anthem
Critics, influencers and audiences are piling on to the game to pour fuel to the fire of the online discussion. credit//BioWare I share some of their concerns too There are confusing design choices that are preventing me from loving the game The combat is really varied and each javelin brings something genuinely new to a fight, however,[...]
Anthem is Banning Players That Exploit the Game For Loot Farming
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[...]
Anthem Launch Trailer
Very quickly, however, Anthem producer Ben Irving jumped into the conversation and told people what was up with the changes. For those saying BioWare hasn't acknowledged this "stealth" loot nerf, here you go from r/AnthemTheGame While it may not be the response a lot of people were hoping for, but it does explain the increase and decrease[...]
Anthem Launch Trailer
credit//BioWare [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 Initially, many who played the pre-released experienced[...]