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Speaking during a panel at PAX West over the weekend, Anthem developer BioWare confirmed that the upcoming loot-shooter will not charge for additional story DLC.
While the game will give players the option of purchasing in-game items such as cosmetics and gear, it won't lock any story-based content behind a paywall. However, BioWare's Mark Darrah clarified that any cosmetic items can also be earned while playing the game, and reiterated that Anthem does not feature loot boxes. Hooray!
'First, so, no loot boxes,' he said (via VG247). 'There will be some cosmetic stock that you can pay for but it will always be earnable.'
'For storytelling we don’t want to divide the audience, we want people to be able to experience the same stories so none of that is going to be locked.'
BioWare revealed during the same panel that Anthem will be getting a demo a few weeks before the full game launches.
Anthem is due out for PlayStation 4, PC, and Xbox One on February 22, 2019.
