Bioware Says They’re Polishing Anthem’s E3 Gameplay
With just over a month until the biggest gaming conference of the year, many companies have begun sharing their big plans for E3, as developers are hard at work getting their games ready for their big reveals. According to Technical Design Director Brenon Holmes, Bioware is doing the very same thing with Anthem.
Brenon Holmes has been actively interacting with fans on Reddit throughout the past year, responding to questions about Anthem. Recently he answered a fan who asked what Bioware was currently doing with the game. Brenon took the opportunity to assure fans that with E3 just a mere weeks away, Bioware is focused on perfecting what they will be showing off. He stated, “Everyone is currently working pretty hard. We’re doing a lot of iterating and polish on the content that will be the focus for EA Play / E3.”
In this same Reddit thread, another user asked, “how much does creating something to be shown and played at E3 distract from the actual development and production of the game itself? I know E3 is a hugely important showcase for most games and publishers, but I often wonder what effect, if any, it has on the actual game.” Holmes replied saying that it’s just a bit of a change in focus, from big picture to getting the details right for the showcase. “It’s more a question of focus. The things we’re showing have to get done at some point, but if we weren’t showing it at E3 we’d likely be doing it in a slightly different order.”
It will be interesting to see what Bioware puts forward at E3 2018, as the future of the game has seemed a bit up in the air following the departure of the writer Drew Karpyshyn. Anthem is set to launch sometime next year for Xbox One, PS4, and PC. Are you excited for Anthem’s E3 gameplay? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below and keep it locked for updates!