Electronic Arts and Neill Blomkamp, the Academy Award-nominated South African director of District 9, Elysium, and Chappie,have revealed that they have collaborated on Conviction, an original live-action short-film based on BioWare’s Anthem.
In Conviction, Blomkamp brings the vast world of Anthem to life with his own story set decades before the beginning of the game. The short invites viewers to experience Blomkamp’s style of creating photorealistic visual effects and bringing them seamlessly into the real world, this time with EA’s highly-anticipated new game.
A teaser of Blomkamp’s Conviction went live earlier this week, with the full short going live today (14 February at 5:30PM) on the Oats Studios YouTube channel. In the short, people see the player city of Fort Tarsis in the game come to life, with the freelancers that live within it. The freelancers, who use Javelin , have been re-created by Neill’s team to show them in live action as they fight off the main villain and head off the evil Dominion faction, the Monitor.
“I was really blown away by this incredible world BioWare created the very first time I saw Anthem,” said Neill Blomkamp. “Conviction sets the stage with a narrative that touches on Anthem’s beautiful and immersive world, which is ripe for exploration by these powerful Javelins. A world where danger is lurking on every ledge and in each valley.”
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In Anthem, players can play with up to three friends to explore and battle in a dangerous, mysterious world with great characters and a unique BioWare story. As freelancers, players don Javelin exosuits, making them powerful heroes with strong weapons and incredible special abilities to help them survive in an ever-changing, unfinished world.
Players will be able to customise and personalise their Javelins with unique paint jobs and gear so they’ll have the right tools to confront almost any situation, and look good doing it. As players work together to find vast ruins, defeat deadly enemies and claim otherworldly artifacts, they’ll be unlocking their own individual story fighting against The Dominion, a ferocious militaristic society.
Players can unleash their power in Anthem worldwide on 22 February for Origin for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Origin Access Premier members can be the first to play the full game with unlimited access on PC starting 15 February, and EA Access and Origin Access Basic members can enjoy up to 10 hours of play time as part of the Play First Trial.
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