Neill Blomkamp's Anthem short is out now

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Neill Blomkamp's Anthem short was only teased and subsequently announced a few days ago, but it's already out now. Conviction—An Anthem Story is set decades before the game, introducing new characters and a new story. Check it out above. 

So… that seemed a lot more like a trailer than a short film. There were some flashy moments amid the loosely connected scenes, but it wasn't quite what I was expecting. Perhaps this is just a precursor to a more coherent film. BioWare and EA haven't said anything to that effect, but Blomkamp has teased that it might be the start of something larger.

 Back in 2017, just after Anthem was revealed at E3, Blomkamp tweeted that it "looks so cool", and from that innocuous tweet, the short was (probably) born. 

Anthem is out soon, technically on February 22, but since its staggered release is so confusing, we can help you figure out what times Anthem's servers go live and how to pre-load.