ANTHEM: ALL NEWS, TRAILERS, GAMEPLAY, AND RUMORS
BY IGN STAFF Anthem is an upcoming online action RPG/third-person shooter for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. It’s developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts.
In the lead-up to launch, we've compiled all the news, trailers, and rumors about Anthem, from initial teases to its official announcement at E3 2017 to now.
Anthem: The Basics
Release date: Q1 2019
Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Developer: BioWare
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Genre: Multiplayer action RPG/third-person shooter
Here’s everything you need to know about Anthem.
Anthem News, Rumors, Trailers, and Announcements
If you're interested in following the story of Anthem from initial rumors to its upcoming launch, we've compiled all the news, rumors, trailers, gameplay footage, and announcements below, in mostly chronological order.
BioWare Teases a New IP
BioWare first started to tease Anthem in 2014, as a “completely new IP” developed by its team in Edmonton. While BioWare was vague on the details, a developer diary from Electronic Arts’ E3 2014 press conference detailed the team’s commitment to creating a living “constantly changing” world – one where they didn’t need to tell a “singular story,” but instead invite players to participate in “what the world is doing right now.”
In 2016, BioWare’s then senior director of creative development Alistair McNally claimed to have worn a t-shirt around the Game Developers Conference bearing the name of the studio’s new IP. It’s unclear whether photos of this ever actually emerged, but it certainly kept interest piqued, spawning a whole thread on the BioWare forums dedicated to tracking down evidence.
