If you're still unsure about EA and BioWare's shared world shooter Anthem, you'll get the chance to play a large slice of it early at the beginning of February.

While Anthem will have post-launch content, you'll only pay extra for digital goodies that are purely cosmetic in nature.

There’s a certain expectation that fans have for games from certain studios. Blizzard? There better be shoulder pads the size of aircraft carriers on the game models. Platinum Games? Enough action to make a Michael Bay film festival look like a showcase for pacifism. When it comes to Bioware, fans of that developer want story, nuanced characters and a history …

In Anthem, you’re going to have a chance to flex your muscles after you’ve put in some serious time at the video game gym. Bioware has a few ideas to keep the opposition at a challenging level, while providing players with that sense of explosive power that comes from a hard day’s grind.

In Anthem, you’ll have a quartet of mechanical suits to choose from, the Javelins with which you can survive out in the wild and use to perform neat tricks with. Like superhero three-point landings, which are really bad for the knees. What makes each Javelin special though? Here's what.

Bioware has officially confirmed that Sarah Schachner has joined the team as the composer for Anthem. Schachner is no stranger to video game soundtracks, having an impressive number of soundtracks on her belt already, with a significant chunk of her work being found in the Assassin’s Creed universe across games such as Black Flag, Unity and Origins.

BioWare General Manager Casey Hudosn says that the cries for more entries in the Dragon Age, Mass Effect and Old Republic universes aren't falling on deaf ears, and that the studio is cooking up something in the more traditional RPG space.

EA is offering unlimited access to its gaming catalogue with Origin Access Premier, but the service is still waiting on two big heavy hitters to prove its worth.