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Anthem Update - Anthem Next Cancelled

Bioware: Friends, In the spirit of transparency and closure we wanted to share that we’ve made the difficult decision to stop our new development work on Anthem (aka Anthem NEXT).

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LG_Fox_Brazil1178d ago

A damn shame... I really, REALLY thought that the gameplay was amazing. The game had so many problems, but when everything was working, it was a hell lot of fun. A damn shame that EA killed such a promising game...

lifeisgamesok1178d ago

In my honest opinion, Anthem could have been huge had they made it a full game in the vein of Mass Effect with a fully fleshed out offline campaign

Instead it seems like they half assed Anthem to get some quick bucks

LG_Fox_Brazil1178d ago

Indeed, the story was terrible, although it had a few charming characters, but what got me was the gameplay. I really thought it was extremely fun

UltraNova1178d ago

To no one's surprise...

I really believe EA learned absolutely nothing here.

RaidenBlack1178d ago (Edited 1178d ago )

They at least could've turned it into a F2P.

fiveby91178d ago

I suppose at this point I'd rather they devote the resources towards Dragon Age 4 or the next Mass Effect.

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-Foxtrot1178d ago (Edited 1178d ago )

It wasn't even fun...

You flew around for about 15 minutes, it wore off and you were left with a shitty bare bones game. You can't kill something already dead.

What did we all take away from this everyone?

Don't buy Bioware Games Day One

StoneyYoshi1178d ago

Im so glad I only played this through EA Play or id be one upset fella.

AngelicIceDiamond1178d ago

It was hell a fun for a little while anyway. It had huge potential. I'm saddened to see it go. Not surprised but definitely saddened.

It's like devs don't know how to make functional AAA's anymore.

FreeFallFrenzy1178d ago

If they had focused on single player combat and story, I bet this would've been a classic like the Mass Effect games. All of the pieces were there, it was just really watered down from the GaaS crap. Their wallets got in the way and it ultimately sank into the abyss.

B68W1178d ago

"Don't buy Bioware Games Day One"
It's a sad thing that this statement is true. Just a decade ago Bioware was one of a handful of developers that I could confidently pre-order from. Now, they're an Edgar Suit.

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RaidenBlack1178d ago

Battlefield V and now Anthem. *sigh*
Even Bethesda turned Fallout 76 around from the abysmal garbage it was, at launch.

RememberThe3571178d ago

Why would anyone buy anything from EA ever again? If it doesn't come from Respawn it's probably undercooked trash.

MasterChief36241178d ago

Um... Fallout 76 is still pretty bad...

Godmars2901178d ago

Thought it was a broken game at conception. They had no clear plan for it and only made compromises while developing it.

CaptainHenry9161178d ago

Now I want EA to get shutdown 😁

thorstein1178d ago

Disappointing to be sure. It was fun while it lasted. The quote that makes me okay with this: "everything we had planned as a studio before COVID-19 can be accomplished without putting undue stress on our teams." That last bit.

glennhkboy1178d ago

While EA is not totally innocent, it was BioWare's decision to make Anthem a loot-shooter. It is BioWare that put far too much time on the "flight mechanic" that they finalize the game as a loot-shooter under a year before release.

Seraphim1178d ago

the game was a blast. flight was superb, combat was decent enough and the world was good. The load times & mission structure requiring load in, load out. The lack of story, lack of end game content, structure of loot, etc were all what held it back. A game like this doesn't need the best or longest of stories but it should at least be good. More importantly the end game content; or lack there of. Cataclysm should have been available w/in 2-4 weeks and fresh content either already available or available to release w/in 6 weeks with a continued flow of content throughout the year/s. At the end of the day it was a fun game but short w/ zero end game plus however many technical and graphical issues.

lifeisgamesok1178d ago

Imagine if they made it an action adventure kind of game and kept the flight mechanics while building a campaign with some nice set pieces

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DOMination-1178d ago

From my understanding, EA were reviewing the progress last week. I wasn't expecting a decision so soon, so the fact they've cancelled it must mean it still wasn't in great shape

monkey6021178d ago

I'd say they haven't even done anything with it for the last year. Just tried to scrape together some sales before announcing it is dead

Darkborn1178d ago

In sure that's exactly what happened. They just held out the promise of hope for more sales while they did nothing.

oof461178d ago

Either that, or the resources and money needed, probably didn't match the return.

garos821177d ago

well look at no mans sky. they havent asked for a penny since launch and have added soo much to the game. sales have been increasing rather well for them. it just screams incompetence, bad management and truly not believing in your own hype

oof461177d ago

@garos82: I applaud Sean Murray and his studio for continuing to work on No Man's Sky, but there's a big size difference between Hello Games and Bioware (26 vs 300+). Like I said, EA figured the investment wouldn't match the return.

kayoss1178d ago (Edited 1178d ago )

I think it would have probably better to start back at square one than try to fix something that was pretty broken. If you ever did development work, you will understand what i mean. When a something that big have issues, trying to fix it might introduce other issues. These can also compound each other and render the game unplayable.
Anthem had big ambitions, but for some reasons (either biowares fault or EA's fault) the end result wasnt what they envision it to be. This is why i give props to Bungie for turning Vanilla Destiny into something good. But unfortunately, Bungie made the same mistakes with Destiny 2.

Honestly, as a developer. I dont go into a project to "half ass" it. Ill have a team, we review the plans, we execute the plan. However, with any projects, youll run into issues. Those issues can get really bad when scope began to change (scope creep). This put un-necessary stress on your team and things get slipped through the crack. I know Bioware developers had a vision in their head and wanted to make a game that theyre proud of. But maybe its due to some of the stuff i mentioned above that caused to be off track and deliver a game that bad.

MasterChief36241178d ago

I never would have guessed that it would be canceled if it wasn't in great shape. That's a real revelation, wow.

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RaidenBlack1178d ago (Edited 1178d ago )

The game's still 60 dollars on stores. And basically going forward the game'll be in a limbo.
A 2019 game.
Hate live service games.

eddieistheillest1178d ago

When it's not on sale but usually about $9 when it is. Idgaf about the game but for trophies it's not bad for the price.

Amplitude1178d ago

The Best Buy I worked at had tons of copies for both consoles on clearance for $15 and they're still there to my knowledge. When I worked there I woulda got it for $5 and I still didn't grab it lol

jznrpg1177d ago

I bought a physical copy for 8$ a long time ago

Darkborn1178d ago

For getting lied to and ripped off. The road map was clearly a lie and it never happened.

RememberThe3571178d ago

They specifically denied refunds with the reasoning that the game would be fixed over time. The game was never fixed.

But yeah, stop buying new games, it's just a hustle.

I_am_Batman1177d ago

Honestly you'd be better off being suspicious of any marketing promises as a default position. If people keep paying for glorified early access titles, publishers will continue to release half-baked products.

Iberius1178d ago

More resources for the next Mass Effect and Dragon Age. Can’t say the decision makes me sad.

Palitera1178d ago

What's the use if they keep always deciding to remain in the con business?

Eamon1177d ago

I'm afraid Bioware is finished as a company. The serious problems started with Dragon Age Inquisition, well before Anthem or Andromeda.

Watch GVMERS mini documentary on Anthem. Working life at Bioware was miserable during development of Inquisition that devs wanted it to fail just to send a message to EA. Ironically, Inquisition was treated as a success and thus no serious intervention took place to prevent the complete fall of Bioware.

leemo191178d ago

It lasted longer than what I expected. There was good foundation there to be a good game, but every which way EA/Bioware kept cracking it, to point where it was gone.

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Anthem Sold A Solid 5 Million Copies In Its Lifetime

The multiplayer action RPG shipped a whopping 2 million copies in its first week alone.

JEECE149d ago

A nice piece of proof-as if anymore was needed-that a game isn't automatically a success if it sells "millions of copies."

RiseNShine149d ago

I don't know if it's still possible, but if it still works, PLAY IT. It's a fantastic RPG on it's own, incredible graphics and story, well worth the Bioware name, i don't know how bad it was on release, but when i played years later it was a great single player RPG well worth playing.

ChasterMies149d ago

This a good example of why you should be hesitant to buy a game at launch.

--Onilink--149d ago

Its has been on sale multiple times for like $2-3… and even when not that aggressively dropped, it is usually in the under $10 category of any sale

BlackCountryBob149d ago

That’s good, but also worth pointing out that after maybe 3 months on sale, this game was selling for about a tenner. Reminds me a bit of Days Gone, good sales overall but only after huge discounts so unlikely to make large profit

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Worst Big Budget Games

GF365: "Among all the well-received and beloved video games, there are some that are horrendous. Here are our picks for the worst big budget games released since 2010."

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banger88493d ago

What a shitty f***** list! Most of the games on it were great fun. Bullshit list.

chantii_mmohaven492d ago

yep this is truly a b*tthurt list :/

MadLad492d ago

I think the only one I agreed on was Anthem, and even that isn't horrendous.

Knushwood Butt493d ago

Anthem; I'd forgotten that game existed. I remember thinking the trailer was BS though; turns out I was right.

Cueil491d ago

the game wasn't bad though

RavenWolfx492d ago

"Worst big budget games" and immediately lists Genshin Impact, a game that has $4 billion in revenue.

blackblades492d ago

$3 billion and counting along with alot of users. I disagree with that being on the list. This list is just a person opinion without merit

monkey602492d ago

I havent played Genshin Impact and Mafia 3 was alright. The rest though I kind of agree with.
I loved the 1st Kane and Lynch and I could not understand how the 2nd game was as bad as it was.

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PlayStation Summer Sale Gets Even Bigger

The PlayStation Summer sale expands with a load of new discounts.

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Aloymetal1017d ago (Edited 1017d ago )

Including indies I’ve bought like more than 20 games, good deals all around.

P_Bomb1017d ago

I’ve overindulged too! Gonna pump the brakes on this next round. Unless there’s a PS+ discount. Need a cheap sub for my kid so I’m not always changing primaries.

solideagle1017d ago (Edited 1017d ago )

could you please suggest good indie games (which are on sale)? I love JRPGs or action RPGs but I can play almost any genre e.g. Transistor is £3.74 which I think is a steal :)

shinoff21831017d ago

Check out earthlock. Its pretty good

Old school jrpg try cosmic star heroine I really like that one

Aloymetal1017d ago

Disco elysium, man eater, inside, limbo
Dead cells, observer, to name a few

LoveSpuds1017d ago

Don't sleep on Darkest Dungeon, Child of Morta or Spiritfarer.

Although it won't be on sale, the best indie I have ever played is release in a week or so, it may be 20 quid but you have to play Hades.

GhostofHorizon1017d ago

Told my partner to stop me from browsing. We'll see how that goes, the first part of the sale already got me.

ElvisHuxley1017d ago (Edited 1017d ago )

Anthem 85% off? Thought they went free to play. Has the game gotten any better?
Edit-Nvm, it's Europe anyway.

Hellcat20201017d ago

The second phase of sales is for all regions
It's just not yet showing up in the ps store

Servbot411017d ago

They abandoned Anthem. Typical EA.

CobraKai1017d ago

I can’t believe they’re still trying to sell it

BioShockGX1016d ago

Got Anthem for $5 last year. Not a bad game for that price lol

ElvisHuxley1015d ago

Appreciate the downvotes folks. I guess merely asking a question bothers the incredibly mature users here.

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anast1017d ago

I might finally go for Black Desert. I've been playing ESO (without MTing my characters) for some throw away entertainment, but the combat is so "#$&&%.

Servbot411017d ago

BDO sucks. Only good for the character creator.

anast1017d ago

Is the combat worth it?

Phoenixryu1017d ago

I tried BDO a few months ago. It's a decent game but I got bored of it pretty quickly. Combat is very action-based, it's fun but very repetitive. There are a lot of menus and most of the in-game systems are a bit more complicated than they needed to be. Some game modes won't let you buy and sell certain items until you convert to a different mode etc. Basically, the game is kind of convoluted.

phoenixwing1017d ago

The mobs barely react in bdo. You can kill half of a mob of enemies before they'll even attack. You'll basically be grinding mobs until you can fight a boss that will even react well. Don't recommend it

anast1016d ago

Thanks. Is there an alternative to ESO?

phoenixwing1016d ago

@anast I'd recommend playing the single player version of es if you haven't exhausted your playthroughs

EvertonFC1017d ago

Highly recommend the "metro saga bundle" £25 all 3 games and all DLC plus free upgrade for ps5 exodus 😊

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