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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_Bane2730d 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.

Jdoki2730d 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_One2729d 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.

OnlyThoseOnTheFence2730d 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.

yomfweeee2729d 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).

Tedakin2730d ago

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

-Ghost2730d 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-ro2730d ago

Just really slow. It is all there

slate912730d ago

The pc survey sign up page keeps crashing for me.

Astros12730d ago

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

-Ghost2730d 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.

ianleo2730d ago

This is the future of gaming graphics.

InTheZoneAC2730d ago

EA and Bioware? Nah I'm good

PapaBop2730d ago

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

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Could Anthem live on? Tech allowing local server hosting existed, former executive producer says

BioWare's multiplayer shooter Anthem was terminated this week because EA no longer wanted to maintain servers for people to play the game on, and without them, no one can play the game. But the former executive producer of Anthem has revealed that BioWare had technology working, close to the game's release, that would enable us to host our own servers to play the game on.

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elJoker5127d ago

EA/Bioware should allow us to host our own servers to let this game live on.

Christopher127d ago

I'd be fine just playing it as a localhost and dumb as rocks AI bots. Just give me the choice.

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Anthem Players Report Download Errors A Week Before Shutdown

BioWare and EA had previously said the game would be accessible to those who owned it until it shuts down on January 12.

anast136d ago

Never buy online games unless there is some kind of refund policy.

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Only days remain before EA will switch off the servers to BioWare's ill-fated multiplayer game

Time flies (like a Javelin suit): there are only 10 days left to play BioWare's ill-fated multiplayer game Anthem before the servers are switched off, presumably forever.

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DivineHand125139d ago

In my opinion, Anthem was a good IP that was worthy of a no man's sky or cyberpunk 2077 treatment.

To this day, their sub reddit is active and I was able to get into a game quickly a few weeks ago when I booted it up.

It is a shame EA and Bioware didn't want to give the game the overhaul it needed to turn it into a competent looter shooter.

GamerRN139d ago

They were close to releasing the overhauled version and then EA cancelled it

TheGamersDojo137d ago

I wholeheartedly agree. If ANY game deserved to get the rework/relaunch it deserved it was this one. More than literally any other. Even over FFXIV, No Mans Sky etc.

SlothLordPootus139d ago

I just finished this up a couple days ago. Although it's a bit repetitive and the story is meh, the game feels great to play. Even if you can only hop on the game for a couple hours before it shuts down, I think it's worth it.

chicken_in_the_corn139d ago

Really enjoyed this. Shame to see it go.

Software_Lover139d ago

I didnt know servers were still up. I could have been playing!!!

victorMaje139d ago

2nd comment attempt (1st doesn’t appear & this may register as duplicate):

They can spend billions to buy or get bought but they can’t spend a fraction of that to fix or overhaul a game that could have been truly special, smh.

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