Anthem: BioWare reveals cast of characters for sci-fi online shooter

BioWare gave us a deep dive into the sci-fi world of its online co-op shooter Anthem tonight at The Game Awards in Los Angeles. The reveal is a big one for the division of Electronic Arts, as Anthem is EA’s first major new intellectual property in a decade.

In a separate press briefing, BioWare game director John Warner and lead game producer Mike Gamble described the backstory of a place called Anthem. There, the gods were at work creating a whole planet, but then stopped during the middle of it and abandoned their efforts.