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Anthem is an open-world looter shooter by Electronic Arts and BioWare. The game was announced with a lot of hype and spectacular trailers but ultimately failed to attract players. Anthem Next, a rework of the game is expected in 2020.

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Rumours about Anthem being delayed to next-gen consoles are false

Four geniuses in colourful power armours are striking a pose

Rumours about another Anthem delay have been circulating lately and normally they wouldn't be of much interest, but the same leaker guessed Sony's actions correctly so people thought they would have merit. Anthem's producer would disagree.

Bioware reveals Anthem's detailed character customisation

picture showing character customisation screen in Anthem

Bioware have hosted a live stream in which they focused on showing off the depth of character customisation in Anthem. Anthem's Javelin suits will be fully customisable and players will be able to paint each armour part individually.

Anthem aims to introduce unprecedented levels of customisation

Picture of a javelin in a hangar from Anthem by BioWare

BioWare developers have recently held a livestream showcasing the depth of javelin customisation in their upcoming looter shooter Anthem. Players will be able to change appearance, colours, decals and even materials of their power suits.

BioWare plan to have Mass Effect themed armour in Anthem

Picture of an Interceptor in Anthem wearing the N7 colours

BioWare's N7 Day brought many interesting things such as Xbox One X enhanced Mass Effect Andromeda, but also featured the studio's future projects. For example, Anthem, due for release on 22 February 2019 will have N7 armour cosmetics.

BioWare increase Anthem's loot and difficulty after closed alpha

Anthem has had its first closed alpha testing and although there's still plenty of time left before the game is out, BioWare are already making changes, such as increasing the frequency of loot drops and introducing more enemies sooner.

EA go into detail on all Anthem's javelin ultimate abilities

Screenshot from anthem showing a Javelin flying through the air with explosions around

Electronic Arts have decided to share some details on Anthem's javelin ultimates and although they warned that things are still subject to change at this phase, this is about what to expect when the game launches on 22 February 2019.

Anthem gets a proper gameplay video on Paris Games Week 2018

BioWare have been busy on this year's Paris Games Week, taking the opportunity to show off Anthem's gameplay in a live stream. The mission is about locating the arcanist, Matthias Sumner, although it kicked off with some audio issues.

Anthem will launch with raid matchmaking according to Mark Darrah

Anthem is similar to Destiny in many ways - it's a looter shooter in a sci-fi setting, has a greedy publisher, will be a microtransaction machine and so on. One major difference is that BioWare will give it raid matchmaking from get go.

Bioware announce that Anthem is officially in alpha phase

Approximately 20 years after BioWare's launch of Baldur's Gate, the company announced that their upcoming shooter Anthem has officially passed the alpha development phase milestone, i.e. each part of the game is in and functioning.

Anthem gets PAX West trailer dubbed 'Our World, My Story'

Concept art for Javelins, in-game exosuits from Anthem

BioWare's PAX West trailer for Anthem is called 'Our World, My Story' for a reason - it shows off some simply stunning in-game locations but not just for the sake of eye candy, since there will be plenty of back story to hold it together.