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The Road To Redemption For 'Anthem' Should Be What 'No Man's Sky' Has Done

Anthem does not need to be doomed, as it could follow the example of another space game, No Man's Sky, which clawed its way back from the brink.

Alek831852d ago (Edited 1852d ago )

Yes, I could not agree more with this.

No Man's Sky was the biggest pile of buggy garbage when it released. It was almost impossible to play, and half of what was promised was not even in the game!

Now, NMS is amazing, and one of my favorite games. I have over 400 hour with it on Steam, even though I returned my original PS4 launch copy a few weeks after it came out.

Huge turnaround. So much content added after launch! A good story, a living economy, more of everything, and somewhat cool multiplayer that will only improve with time.
So many free updates! I am not sure how they are able to afford releasing free content, but they are!

Of course, NMS was never so technically inept that it bricked my console. That honor belongs to only two games. Titan Quest and Anthem.

isarai1852d ago

The thing is No Mans Sky at least had a good reason for its initial state what with it being made by 9 people, with barely any budget, and losing tons of progress due to their studio flooding. Anthem had several hundreds of employees with the tens of millions in budget from EA and 7 years to make a game that at least worked and they couldnt even do that

Alek831852d ago

True, but according to a few articles, Anthem was basically created in just 14-16 months. The other 5+ years, they were trapped in an indecisive hell due to poor management. Very little actual work was done during that time.

vladstad1851d ago

dont forget the frostbite engine which was a programming nightmare and had next to no support or tools. it was like painting the mona lisa with a hoarse's tail while still being attached to the hoarse while it is trying to kick u.

PhantomS421851d ago

NMS isn't any better now than it was at launch.

PhantomS421850d ago

I wish I was stupid and had zero taste in games like you...oh wait I don't lmao Gaming rules and NMS has always been trash.

SixFragz1851d ago (Edited 1851d ago )

EA is irredeemable. They've had so many chances at redemption, but have continuously chosen to ruin themselves.

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There are no "thoughtful" ads in video games, EA

There are no thoughtful ads in Video Games, EA. Leave them be.

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northpaws1h ago

I think the only type of games that can gets away with it would be sport games, having those sponsors ads on the side like on real life.

But don't put freaking Doritos ads in Star Wars or something, it breaks the immersion. If it is a pop-up ads, then big no.

Hofstaderman10m ago

EA can thoughtfully eff themselves.

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Bungie CTO Leaves Company After 14 Years, Joins Sony PlayStation

Bungie veteran and current CTO, Luis Villegas, has left the company after fourteen years and has joined Sony PlayStation as its new Head of Technology.

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Sonic188119h ago

"I feel incredibly lucky because as part of my new role I get to still work closely with my Bungie family."

New role and more pay and still can work closely with Bungie

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fr0sty4h ago

Yeah, he basically just got a big promotion within the same parent company.

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S2Killinit4h ago

Seems logical for him and probably for PlayStation

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2K Games Will Reveal Sequel to One of Its 'Biggest and Most Beloved Franchises' at Summer Game Fest

2K Games is preparing to reveal the sequel to a "beloved franchise" at Summer Game Fest, with fans speculating that it might be Borderlands 4, BioShock 4, Mafia 4, and numerous other popular games.

Relientk779h ago

I'm assuming it will be Borderlands 4. If it's Bioshock 4, I will be Bioshocked.

shinoff21834h ago

Xcom would be much better to reveal. Been needing some xcom 3

TheColbertinator2h ago

XCOM 3 would be my dream announcement