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EA has proclaimed that Anthem servers will be discontinued on January 12, 2026, effectively rendering the game unplayable.

“Anthem was developed to function solely as an online title, so once the servers are deactivated, the game will no longer be accessible,” EA stated in an announcement. “If you have previously acquired Anthem, the game can still be downloaded from a digital library and played until January 12, 2026.”

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Anthem will also be eliminated from the EA Play roster on August 15, 2025, and EA asserts that the discontinuation of the game has not caused any job losses at developer BioWare. Anthem becomes part of a growing list of live-service titles that have been decommissioned. Other notable titles with a brief lifecycle included Marvel’s Avengers, Battleborn, and Super Bomberman R, with an extreme case being Sony’s Concord, which was shut down after a disastrous two weeks.

Anthem faced difficulties at its launch in 2019, and according to EA CEO Andrew Wilson, it was due to the game trying to cater to two distinct audiences. In spite of its lukewarm reception and decreasing player base, developer BioWare has remained active since interest in Anthem declined.

Challenges persist for the esteemed studio as its last release, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, did not fulfill EA’s expectations and it’s estimated that fewer than 100 employees remain, down from its pinnacle.

of more than 400 staff members. The studio’s forthcoming game is a new installment in the Mass Effect franchise, which is being crafted by a “core” group.

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