Electronic Arts officially announced that
Anthem won't be released in 2018 earlier this year as it will launch in 2019 instead. After years of troubled production of
Mass Effect: Andromeda and rebooting the next chapter of the
Dragon Age series, it's clear that BioWare needs to figure out how to not let down players again to not join the studios killed by EA such as Pandemic, Visceral, and Bullfrog.
Anthem will also directly compete with
Destiny and
Tom Clancy's The Division, which is really worrying considering that the studio has never made a game that would be focused on multiplayer. To address some of those concerns, BioWare's general manager Casey Hudson has launched a "studio update" blog. Hudson returned to BioWare last July after the unexpected departure of Aaryn Flynn.
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When I returned to BioWare last summer, Mass Effect: Andromeda had just been released and there was a significant movement among players asking for a story DLC that'd answer questions surrounding the fate of the quarians. As you know, we weren't able to deliver story DLC for Andromeda, this was as frustrating for us as it was for players, and it was something we knew we had to solve in future games," Hudson said. There goes your hope to play any future
Andromeda DLC.
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Our games must be designed to continue delivering new stories and experiences, in an ongoing relationship with players in the worlds we’re evolving together. It’s in that spirit that we are working through production on Anthem–a game designed to create a whole new world of story and character that you can experience with friends in an ongoing series of adventures. It will be unlike anything you’ve played, but if we do it right, it will feel very distinctly BioWare," Hudson concluded.
It will be interesting to see what will happen next as BioWare has a lot to make up for following
Mass Effect: Andromeda.
Anthem will play a major role in the developer's future and we should get our best look at the MMORPG during the upcoming E3 this June. EA Play will be held from June 9-11.
In this shared-world action-RPG, you and your friends are Freelancers—the bold few with the courage to leave civilization behind, explore a landscape of primeval beauty, and confront the dangers you find. Up to four players band together to take on whatever perils you discover as a heroic team. As your friends support you in your journey, so do your victories and rewards benefit your friends. Wield an arsenal of Javelin exosuits, each equipped with unique weapons and abilities. Customize them with gear you earn and craft, then use them to fly, leap, and climb through a contiguous open world.
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