The End of Anthem: BioWare Shuts Down Project, Servers Offline
This is the definitive end of one of the most troubled games of recent years. Anthem's servers will be shut down, making the game completely inaccessible. This move closes a chapter that, from the very beginning, symbolized untapped potential.
Anthem started with great ambitions but quickly faced criticism for a lack of content, monotonous gameplay, and technical issues. The planned large-scale rework within Anthem Next was canceled.
The complete shutdown of servers also reflects an industry trend: games that are entirely online-dependent are completely dependent on the publisher's decisions. In this case, EA has put an end to it.
For many players, Anthem remains a warning about the risks of games-as-a-service. The project, which was supposed to become the foundation of a new franchise, ended as an example of how an ambitious idea can be shattered by the realities of production.