Electronic Arts announced on Thursday that he would close the servers AnthemDeveloped by BioWare, always on the line, cooperative multiplayer, effective next year.
“After careful consideration”, EA The statement begins“We’ll keep the sun Anthem On January 12, 2026, this means that the game will still be able to play online for over 180 days. At present, you can no longer buy premium currencies in the game, but you can still use the other balances until the servers pass offline. For years, we deeply appreciate your sacrifice, passion and support and we would like to thank you for that. “
In the FAQ section of his statement, EA explained this Anthem It will remain available for download and played from digital libraries until January 12, 2026. Although you can no longer buy premium currency, the existing currency is still useful. Anthem It was removed for sale from digital stores and will be removed from the EA Play library on August 15.
Announcement AnthemClosing the S servers is a surprise, especially considering EA and BioWare effectively gave up a few years ago, when it canceled the previously announced redesign.
In February 2020, a year later Anthem He made his debut in a summer party, BioWare announced plans to redesign the game. The goal, according to the then general manager, Casey Hudson, was to “discover the basic game loop again.” (Since then, Hudson has left the company).
When he was canceled in February 2021, the executive producer BioWare Christian Dailey said: “In a spirit of transparency and closure, we wanted to share that we made a difficult decision to stop our new development work Anthem (Aka Next anthem). “
Anthem It is a multi -person Online RPG mode developed by BioWare, in which players piloting configurable exosuit called Javelins to complete the mission on a foreign planet. Anthem It was released on PlayStation 4, Windows PC and Xbox One in January 2019.