'Anthem' gets off to a rocky start as EA's 'VIP Demo' weekend falls apart

Anthem looks like a promising step in a new direction for BioWare, the studio behind Dragon Age and Mass Effect. But it's not there yet, clearly.

Publisher Electronic Arts picked the final weekend in January to serve as the timeframe for Anthem's "VIP Demo," ahead of a Feb. 22 release. Unfortunately, it's been a bit of a mess.

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Anthem is an online-focused game with "live" features that shift and evolve according to a schedule, not unlike recent favorites such as Destiny 2 or The Division. What that means is there's a bunch of different moving parts, many of which are difficult to test inside the studio prior to release. Read more...

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