BioWare has introduced plans to sundown on-line assist for Anthem. On January 12, 2026, the cooperative sci-fi shooter’s servers will probably be shut down, rendering the online-only title utterly unplayable.
In a blog post, BioWare states gamers can now not buy Anthem or its premium in-game forex as of right now, however they will spend their remaining stability till the sport goes offline. Anthem may also be faraway from EA Play on August 15. Nevertheless, those that have already bought Anthem can nonetheless obtain and play the sport till the January 12 shutdown.
“We deeply admire your dedication, ardour and assist through the years and we’d prefer to thanks for that,” BioWare says within the weblog put up.
BioWare additionally states that it has not laid off any workers on account of the sunsetting course of.
This information marks the top of an extended and tumultuous highway for the maligned shooter. First revealed in promising trend throughout E3 2017, Anthem centered on gamers, referred to as Freelancers, suiting up in highly effective mech fits referred to as Javelins to defend humanity on a hostile alien world. As much as three gamers teamed as much as deal with missions in an online-only marketing campaign, whereas enhancing their Javelin by way of RPG-style development. Anthem launched in a deeply flawed state in February 2019, leading to a tepid reception from critics and gamers, together with a 7 out of 10 from Sport Informer.
Chief complaints centered on the sport’s skinny content material and buggy gameplay, with many gamers expressing the sport felt unfinished. Anthem’s troubled improvement would later be revealed in reports, resembling the way it largely got here collectively throughout the 12 months earlier than launch regardless of being in formal improvement since 2012. BioWare bolstered the sport with post-launch updates, and in October 2020, it introduced an enormous overhaul referred to as Anthem 2.0, designed to dramatically enhance the expertise. Nevertheless, this replace was canceled in February 2021 as BioWare shifted assets in the direction of the event of Dragon Age: The Veilguard and the next Mass Effect.
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