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credit//BioWare 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 developers are excited for[...]

credit// BioWare [rwp_box_recap id="0"] 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 Sure, Andromeda got a worse reputation than deserved thanks to some incredibly[...]

credit//BioWare 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 so far[...]

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[...]

He ended up leaving, but a lvl 2 backfilled 5~ mins later and didn't. (no spoilers in clip)https://t.co/2vBL2qT6qU — Brandon Larned (@A_Seagull) February 16, 2019 No word yet from BioWare or Electronic Arts if they're even aware of the issue or if they have any plans to fix it at the moment, but it's clear players are getting[...]

The VIP and open demo weekends had tons of bugs and connectivity issues, which clearly weren't fully fixed by the time the EA and Origin Access launch hit. Given the number of features being added to Anthem post-launch, we really do have to wonder if EA and BioWare should have just bit the bullet and pushed[...]

credit// BioWare 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 And even without ranked competitive play, every shooter game[...]

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=wka5RovFEo8Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Conviction – An Anthem Trailer From Neill Blomkamp (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wka5RovFEo8) There[...]

credit// EA 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 on February 14th on[...]

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[...]

credit//BioWare 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 expect, the endgame experience[...]

Now that I've had some experience with it, here are my thoughts and opinions on what I've played. credit//BioWare So let's start off with a misconception I kinda need to blow out of the water right away It is not a bad game just because it has the Electronic Arts logo stamped to the side of it[...]

Chances are we won't hear much about it for the next couple of months as it goes through all the channels it needs to for approval or denial. credit//BioWare The reason it got so many people's attention is that Jade Empire is an old BioWare title for the original Xbox clear back in 2005 The game received[...]

Some interesting news came out this week just as we enter the next free demo for Anthem, as the game almost was a free-to-play title from BioWare According to an interview with Gaming Bolt, Anthem director Jonathan Warner and lead producer Ben Irving discuss how the early planning stages of the game would have made it free[...]

For those of you who didn't get into the Anthem VIP demo this weekend, or did and had a rough time doing anything, BioWare is holding a do-over The company posted this official notice on their Twitter page yesterday evening, letting players know that they would be doing a second VIP demo this coming weekend,[...]

Overnight, we received an official response from Electronic Arts regarding the issues and what's going on. credit//BioWare "The main issue impacting the Anthem VIP demo on PC and PS4 has been resolved Anyone who has had an issue on those platforms should restart the game and attempt to join again Our team is still working on fixes for[...]

BioWare and Electronic Arts launched their VIP Demo of Anthem today, but it didn't come without hiccups as the servers have been experiencing issues All throughout the day, people have been trying to log on and play, some with success but others with nothing but failure Complaints online, even up to us posting this, range[...]

For more info on the game, you can check out the first in BioWare's "This is Anthem" series of videos below Today's video focuses on story, character progression, and customization. https://youtu.be/2drI_iT4NUgVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: This Is Anthem | Gameplay Series, Part 1: Story, Progression, and Customization (https://youtu.be/2drI_iT4NUg) [...]

In what is a Twitter conversation kinda worth checking out, BioWare Lead Producer Michael Gamble got into an argument with a fan who claimed after the game was released, it would end up getting essentially the same treatment as other Electronic Arts titles with tons of microtransactions and loot boxes To which Gamble said probably one[...]

But more than that, it's a rather well-crafted fighting game with some interesting character mechanics, which will make it worth paying attention to. Jump Force is set to release on February 15, 2019. credit// EA Anthem Anthem is BioWare's first game after the disaster that was Mass Effect: Andromeda, but we still have a lot of love for the studio[...]

This week, the co-founders of BioWare, Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk, are set to receive one of Canada's highest honors for their work in gaming The two will receive the Order of Canada, one of the country's highest honors, for their contributions to video games over their careers It's the country's second-highest honor and one that[...]

BioWare held another live-stream for Anthem this week which focused mainly on the game's various strongholds Players will be able to interact with the strongholds, which essentially function as dungeons within the game world of Anthem Each stronghold offers a challenge with better rewards than you might find elsewhere in-game The stream mostly showed a team of[...]

Bioware has shown off a new trailer for the upcoming Anthem, shedding a little light on the elite group Legion of Dawn. Anthem is not very far away at all now The game is set to unleash a whole new live world onto players, one filled with nature and mystery It's looked pretty neat since its[...]

Bioware took to the stage during the Game Awards to show off a new Anthem trailer focused on the story of the game. In the last few weeks, Anthem has been showing itself off a little more We've been seeing the world, customisation and a little more gameplay, but there are still lingering questions as to[...]

Bioware just debuted the trailer for Dragon Age 4, after much speculation that we'd actually SEE it during The Game Awards. No game play video yet, or a possible release date, but it still looks pretty cool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1MfxRR2eboVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: DRAGON AGE -NEW Game Teaser Trailer (The Game Awards 2018) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1MfxRR2ebo)   [...]

It seems the time has finally come for BioWare to discuss Dragon Age 4 A few days back, the developer teased that Dragon Age news would be coming this month, but a new report seems to indicate the reveal will happen this week. As VentureBeat reports: Dragon Age 4 — or whatever name it'll carry — is at least three[...]

Bioware has given fans a glimmer of hope as the developer says it has plans for Mass Effect.   While I liked Mass Effect: Andromeda a fair bit, it's clear that its legacy isn't going to be one that is fondly remembered The game launched in a troublesome state, it clearly being rushed out the door before[...]

Bioware has taken to their blog to finally say that new Dragon Age "stuff" is getting announced next month. Bioware and its developers haven't been shy about talking around a new Dragon Age game While it is clear its efforts are pretty firmly focused on Anthem for the time being, word that Dragon Age is brewing in the[...]

BioWare has been rather quiet on the subject of Anthem in the last few months as they work toward release, however, they're breaking that silence tomorrow with a new livestream The stream will focus on the changes made to the game since we last saw it, with an all-new look at the hub town Fort Tarsis[...]

Following up on news from July that Dark Horse and Bioware would partner to produce first an art book for the video game Anthem, followed by an original comic books series, Dark Horse has revealed details on a new three-issue prequel mini-series coming in February Alexander Freed, Mac Walters, and Eduardo Francisco will be on[...]