Anthem may not have much life in its bones currently, but over at Kotaku there was a spark of hope that the live service Iron Man simulator could actually be, and brace yourselves for this one, exciting.

Following the smash hit of free battle royale game Apex Legends, EA is looking to expand into more live service games in the coming years.

The next game throwing its candy into the trick or treat bag? None other than Anthem, with a shock announcement that it has some new content to share. Kind of. Called Season of the Skulls, this event is described by Bioware as “a themed, season-long event that offers unique rewards and challenges for its duration”. So skins and other cosmetics, I guess.

EA and Bioware’s grand sandbox that would have mixed Iron Man gameplay with a vast cosmic saga fell flat on its face on arrival, with the following months painting an even grimmer picture for the beleaguered title. Bioware wants to change all that, with a move towards seasonal content updates.

Anthem’s long-awaited Cataclysm event has finally begun, and that’ll definitely show Jeremy in accounting how wrong he was about the game never getting any content ever again after it failed to stick the landing. Suck on that, Jeremy. After having done some testing on ye olde public test server, Anthem’s Cataclysm has rolled out of the proving grounds and brought with it a ton of extras in a massive update.

Here’s the thing about EA: Even if they have one high profile fail, the live service gains that they’ve made in the last financial year are still bringing in levels of cash that can only be described as obscenely stupid.

Months after launch, something is finally happening inside of Anthem as part of a pre-Cataclysm event. New challenges are now up, but the only thing that’s actually noteworthy right now is how they’ll make a homeopath shriek in terror as the majority of them involve killing crystallised enemies, collecting their quartz remains and completing other crystal-themed events.

No Man’s Sky creator Sean Murray knows all too well how quickly a seaworthy vessel of a game can become a sinking ship when expectations fail to meet reality, and he had a few thoughts to share.