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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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Anthem's beautiful Icetide lore story hearkens back to Bioware of old

screenshot showing Icetide time trial in anthem

Not long after posting their delightful Icetide lore poem, Bioware posted yet another narrative delicacy. Dubbed Troublemaker, Anthem's lore story focuses on Rythe and undeniably hearkens back to the dev's golden storytelling days.

Anthem: Icetide's week five details, Bioware feeling mighty poetic

Icetide event brings snowy vistas to Anthem

With gamers anxiously waiting for their favourite development teams to come back from holidays, Bioware checked in and provided details on what to expect in the fifth week of Anthem: Icetide, as well as some poetry. No, we're not kidding.

Anthem: Icetide Week 3 brings new weekly Stronghold and challenges

Anthem trailer screenshot of robot guy falling from the sky.

Anthem's Icetide season is in its third week, and with it come a new Stronghold and two challenges. We're talking about The Temple of Scar Stronghold, with Deep Freeze and Frostbite challenges, which are daily and weekly, respectively.

Anthem celebrates Holidays with Icetide event

Anthem is celebrating Holidays with a special Winter-themed event named Icetide. The event brings new strongholds new legendary event and new challenges.

Anthem overhaul and new Mass Effect are in early development

BioWare are trying to claw their way out of the ditch following two failures that were Mass Effect Andromeda and Anthem. Now it appears the studio is trying to get back in good graces through exactly those two franchises.

Anthem's Season of Skulls adds Halloween vibe, new events and more

Good news for Anthem fans as the latest update retired the Cataclysm and added Season of Skulls, the game's new season-long themed event. We're talking about Fort Tarsis dressed up in Halloween clothes, but there's more than just cosmetics.

Anthem ditches future Acts for core fixes

BioWare recently released a blog post about the future of Anthem and it looks like they are focusing on fixing the game rather than adding new content which prompted fans to believe the game is now on life support.

Anthem is now available on EA Access and Origin Access

Seven months after the official release, Bioware's looter shooter Anthem is being dumped to EA's monthly subscription services on PC and consoles Origin and EA Access. The game is available in its Standard and Legion of Dawn editions.

Bioware still have a big team working on Anthem content

Bioware boss Casey Hudson confirmed that a pretty big team is still working on Anthem, despite the poor launch. Hudson said that the team knows players are not happy with Anthem but they are committed to making it better in the future.

Anthem Lead Producer Ben Irving is leaving Bioware

After eight years at Bioware, Ben Irving has announced that he will leave the studio and join another gaming company. Irving did not offer an explanation for the decision. His last project was Anthem, where he worked as Lead Producer.