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Anthem Closed Alpha Dated - Sign Ups Available

Find out what you need to know about the Anthem™ Closed Alpha and how to join EA’s Community Playtesting program.

Thunder_G0d_Bane2399d ago

Alpha testing with just 2 months to go before launch? Bad signs....

I imagine its gonna have a huge lack of content at launch and player numbers are gonna fall off a cliff shortly after launch.

Jdoki2399d ago

Yeah, slightly concerning...

But then again is Alpha ever really alpha, and is Beta ever beta these days.

Fallout76 had its public beta 2 weeks before launch. There was no way they were going to fix anything in that time.

Seems to me that these public tests are little more than marketing demos. I can't recall a single one where the publisher / developer hit the brakes after user feedback and actually fixed or improved stuff before launch.

UnHoly_One2399d ago

Fallout 76 and a lot of others, like Destiny for instance, were mainly using them as server load tests, and not really bug testing, though.

So yeah, it's kind of a beta, but not in the traditional sense.

OnlyThoseOnTheFence2399d ago

Yeah right. Look how much of a dumpster fire Destiny 1 & 2 are yet people just keep on playing and refuse to accept the never ending list of flaws, money grubbing, and content droughts.

At least this is an all new game and not more reheated leftovers.

yomfweeee2399d ago

Exactly what I was going to post. Doesn't make any sense. Should be in final beta at this point if anything. Maybe those delay rumors were true (same guy who was right about Sony not being on E3 next year).

Tedakin2399d ago

There's no place to sign up once you log in. The instructions don't match the site.

-Ghost2399d ago

Once you log in, select your console at the Playtest Available section. After that, you'll get redirected. For PS4, it states some countries aren't available for the alpha and asks you if you have Playstation Plus. Then, you select the times you want which are:

December 8th (9AM - 12PM CST)
December 8th (2PM - 5PM CST)
December 9th (9AM - 12PM CST)
December 9th (2PM - 5PM CST)

Rude-ro2399d ago

Just really slow. It is all there

slate912399d ago

The pc survey sign up page keeps crashing for me.

Astros12399d ago

When I hit continue I just let it sit there and wait. Next screen pops up after 90-120 seconds.

-Ghost2399d ago

Yeah, that's what I did throughout the whole process. When choosing the times, it also took a while before I could select another one.

ianleo2399d ago

This is the future of gaming graphics.

InTheZoneAC2399d ago

EA and Bioware? Nah I'm good

PapaBop2399d ago

Take our the EA and give us the proper Bioware and I'm game.

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Mark Darrah: stop harassing devs because you don't know what caused "the thing that you're mad at"

Former BioWare executive Mark Darrah says "be a human being, have some empathy."
Fans don't know who is actually to blame.
Darrah throws up a hypothetical that someone might not like how an actor delivered a line. Sure, it could well be down to the actor, but it also might be down to who was directing them, how the writer asked their work to be delivered, or maybe that was the only take they got.

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-Foxtrot125d ago

This line from the video though

"Maybe the CEO of the entire company really wanted his nephew to be hired as a script consultant and this guy with literally zero experience was coming in and pushing for mandatory changes"

Like others have said that seems far too specific to just be an example...

Eonjay125d ago

Exactly. And the crazy part about this is that the people there just doing their job and trying to make a living are the one's getting hurt and losing their jobs. I am also not a fan of targeting specific individuals. Its poor form. These are video games.

RiseNShine125d ago

If only there was a single problem with this game, it was a train wreck waiting to crash and burn.

thorstein125d ago (Edited 125d ago )

As usual, common sense falls on deaf ears. I mean, he thinks this article is about Dragon Age Veilguard. He rejects logic and evidence.

What possible logic or evidence can you provide to convince him otherwise.

Notellin124d ago

The community has spoken and would like for you to stop instead.

Armaggedon123d ago (Edited 123d ago )

@Thorstein

Cant expect people to see reason now a days.

@Notellin
Sure. Go ahead and bury yourselves beneath your own ignorance.

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thorstein125d ago

This article isn't about that game.

Gamingsince1981124d ago

Veilguard was complete trash though anyway.

Notellin124d ago

Then don't use it for the thumbnail. It's misleading on purpose to draw this reaction.

thorstein124d ago

Or...I don't know... read the article.

staticall125d ago

Personally, i think we should always blame and criticize the management (especially top management; like with EA - every screw up should be blamed on Andrew Wilson and his goons). They're the ones with the power, the ones who have the last say in the matter - whatever is the plot details, gameplay, microtransactions, budget and «It's ok that it's buggy and crashes constantly, release the game ASAP, we'll fix it later».

Harrasement is not ok in my book, although, nowadays, many people paint every type of criticism (whatever warranted or not) as harrasement. Which is a very narrowminded and waters down actual harrasement problems. But, i guess, it makes it easier to ignore everything bad you see aimed towards yourself.

I would also like to add, that this topic is a double-edged sword, some developers are being mean to their customers, calling them names or any sort of -isms, that happens. In that case, don't be surprised, that, when you're «firing shots», customers are «shooting back» at you.

SimpleDad125d ago

We do want better games, and we get them by criticizing bad ones.

Eonjay125d ago

No you don't. Everything is criticized by somebody these days. By that logic everything is bad. Thats just more fuel for the echo chamber. The way you get games you want is by supporting the types of games you want by buying them. You want more games like Astrobot? Buy Astrobot. Recommend it to others. Its not about bashing what you don't like. its about supporting what you do like. Money talks.

SimpleDad125d ago

Absolutely, I buy my games cause subscriptions are also part of the problem. I don't criticize myself personally, but by observing criticism by others, I avoid purchasing games with problems.

TheColbertinator125d ago

No we don't. FIFA and Madden get criticized every year and the games get worse and more overpriced.

Christopher125d ago

Lack of profit is the only way to do it, but people are fine buying shit games every day, just not the shit games we talk about regularly here. We distract ourselves with this stupid 'social mirage' issue and the corporations get to keep doing less and less but selling it for more and more.

Armaggedon125d ago

“Better game” with big air quotes. What you like more, makes more sense.

Gamingsince1981124d ago

Says the only guy in the world that likes vanguard, I bet you like avowed aswell huh

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leahcim125d ago

Empathy has no value when it comes to killing a franchise loved by thousands.

Eonjay125d ago

Empathy always has value when dealing with other human beings. This includes empathy towards the fans who feel scorned and the devs who worked their asses off.

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Anthem Sold A Solid 5 Million Copies In Its Lifetime

The multiplayer action RPG shipped a whopping 2 million copies in its first week alone.

JEECE553d ago

A nice piece of proof-as if anymore was needed-that a game isn't automatically a success if it sells "millions of copies."

RiseNShine553d ago

I don't know if it's still possible, but if it still works, PLAY IT. It's a fantastic RPG on it's own, incredible graphics and story, well worth the Bioware name, i don't know how bad it was on release, but when i played years later it was a great single player RPG well worth playing.

ChasterMies553d ago

This a good example of why you should be hesitant to buy a game at launch.

--Onilink--552d ago

Its has been on sale multiple times for like $2-3… and even when not that aggressively dropped, it is usually in the under $10 category of any sale

BlackCountryBob553d ago

That’s good, but also worth pointing out that after maybe 3 months on sale, this game was selling for about a tenner. Reminds me a bit of Days Gone, good sales overall but only after huge discounts so unlikely to make large profit

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Worst Big Budget Games

GF365: "Among all the well-received and beloved video games, there are some that are horrendous. Here are our picks for the worst big budget games released since 2010."

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banger88896d ago

What a shitty f***** list! Most of the games on it were great fun. Bullshit list.

chantii_mmohaven896d ago

yep this is truly a b*tthurt list :/

MadLad895d ago

I think the only one I agreed on was Anthem, and even that isn't horrendous.

Knushwood Butt896d ago

Anthem; I'd forgotten that game existed. I remember thinking the trailer was BS though; turns out I was right.

Cueil895d ago

the game wasn't bad though

RavenWolfx895d ago

"Worst big budget games" and immediately lists Genshin Impact, a game that has $4 billion in revenue.

blackblades895d ago

$3 billion and counting along with alot of users. I disagree with that being on the list. This list is just a person opinion without merit

monkey602895d ago

I havent played Genshin Impact and Mafia 3 was alright. The rest though I kind of agree with.
I loved the 1st Kane and Lynch and I could not understand how the 2nd game was as bad as it was.

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