Anthem has had one of the biggest negative receptions of 2019. The game came out to mediocre to low scores, which was the result of lack of direction that caused massive emotional trauma for its development team. The title has nearly forgotten due to other high profile releases. However, BioWare is planning to continue support but the details provided on this are hazy.
Recently, Anthem was added to EA's Origin Access service and its roadmap has been removed. In a recent blog post BioWare's head of Live Service, Chad Robertson stated that the company is still planning on supporting Anthem but is focusing on core issues.
“We hear your concerns on core issues in Anthem and are acting on it,” says Robertson. “Those systems require a more thorough review and re-working versus quick fixes. We’ve got a team working on that now, and early results are promising.”
While balance changes are standard for most multiplayer focus games these don't seem like things that a live service game should be focusing on months after release. Instead, content should be the primary focus to keep your audience coming back. Most live service games like Overwatch do this with special events with exclusive unlockables.
“As I’ve said previously, we want to be transparent with you that we know more work needs to be done to make Anthem better. We also want to ensure we’re backing up our words with a great game you can play,” Robertson continues. “So I don’t have any news today to share about the long-term changes we are bringing to Anthem. What I can say is that we will continue to engage with you, our community, through PTS when we can show you what is coming.”
Recently, Anthem was added to EA Access. A service that allows users access to dozens of EA published games for $4.99 a month. This service usually incorporates EA titles but given Anthem's recent launch it does seem strange to have it in the program.
With other acclaimed live service games such as Monster Hunter World, which recently launched its paid premium expansion Iceborne to critical acclaim, Anthem has very little foundation to stand on. It's been months and while some updates have been welcomed, such as the Cataclysm update, the title has failed to grasp a stable audience.
Anthem is available now on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
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| Platform(s): | Xbox One, PS4, PC |
| Publisher(s): | Electronic Arts |
| Developer(s): | BioWare |
| Genres: | Sci-fi |
| Themes: | Post-Apocalypse |
| Release Date: | 2019-02-15 |
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