Digital Arts introduced Thursday it is going to be shutting down the servers for Anthem, the BioWare-developed, always-online, cooperative multiplayer motion recreation, efficient subsequent 12 months.
“After cautious consideration,” EA’s assertion begins, “we shall be sunsetting Anthem on January 12, 2026. Which means the sport will nonetheless be playable on-line for the subsequent 180+ days. As of right this moment, you may not buy in-game premium foreign money, however you may nonetheless use your remaining stability till the servers go offline. We deeply respect your dedication, ardour and help over time and we’d prefer to thanks for that.”
Within the FAQ part of its assertion, EA clarified that Anthem will stay downloadable and playable from digital libraries till Jan. 12, 2026. Whereas premium foreign money can not be bought, current foreign money continues to be usable. Anthem has been eliminated on the market from digital shops, and shall be faraway from the EA Play library on Aug. 15.
The announcement of Anthem’s servers shutting down comes as a shock, particularly contemplating EA and BioWare successfully gave up on the title a couple of years in the past when it canceled its beforehand introduced redesign.
In February 2020, one 12 months after Anthem debuted to a lukewarm reception, BioWare introduced plans to revamp the sport. The purpose, based on then-general supervisor Casey Hudson, was to “reinvent the core gameplay loop.” (Hudson has since departed the corporate.)
When it was canceled in February 2021, BioWare govt producer Christian Dailey stated, “Within the spirit of transparency and closure we needed to share that we’ve made the troublesome choice to cease our new improvement work on Anthem (aka Anthem NEXT).”
Anthem is a multiplayer on-line action-RPG developed by BioWare, the place gamers pilot customizable exosuits known as Javelins to finish missions on an alien planet. Anthem was launched on PlayStation 4, Home windows PC, and Xbox One in January 2019.