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==Consumer impact summary==

EA shutting down the game servers has led to consumers who've spent money and time on the game to no longer have access to the product they rightfully paid for, even for offline use. As a result of said actions, many consumers feel disdain towards the brand, their current and future offerings or the industry as a whole.

== Anthem Server Shutdown ==

~~==Incidents==~~

~~This is a list of all consumer protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].~~

{{Placeholder box|Replace the placeholder text in the sections below with the incidents that affect this product and a short summary. Also replace the link so it point to the right product line or company article.}}

===Server shutdowns (''2025.07.03)''===

~~Short summary~~ of the ~~incident (could be~~ the ~~same as~~ the ~~summary preceding~~ the ~~article)~~.

On July 3, 2025, EA announced that the Anthem severs would be sunset on January 12, 2026. Since the game was designed to require connection to the Anthem servers, the game would become unplayable following the shutdown of the servers. According to the terms of service that all consumers must agree to in order to play the game, this action by EA to revoke the purchase form the consumer is legal and permissible so long as 30 days notice was provided.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ELECTRONIC ARTS USER AGREEMENT |url=https://tos.ea.com/legalapp/WEBTERMS/US/en/PC/ |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=tos.ea.com}}</ref>

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~~Incidents affecting all of the product line/company's products can be found in the product line/company article: [[Product line title]]~~/~~[[Company article title]]~~

==See also==

[https://consumerrights.wiki/Ubisoft#The_Crew_shutdown The Crew shutdown]

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 ==Consumer impact summary==
 EA shutting down the game servers has led to consumers who've spent money and time on the game to no longer have access to the product they rightfully paid for, even for offline use. As a result of said actions, many consumers feel disdain towards the brand, their current and future offerings or the industry as a whole.
+== Anthem Server Shutdown ==
-==Incidents==
-This is a list of all consumer protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
-{{Placeholder box|Replace the placeholder text in the sections below with the incidents that affect this product and a short summary. Also replace the link so it point to the right product line or company article.}}
 ===Server shutdowns (''2025.07.03)''===
-{{Main|link to the main article}}
+{{Main|Anthem Server Shutdown}}
-Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).
+On July 3, 2025, EA announced that the Anthem severs would be sunset on January 12, 2026. Since the game was designed to require connection to the Anthem servers, the game would become unplayable following the shutdown of the servers. According to the terms of service that all consumers must agree to in order to play the game, this action by EA to revoke the purchase form the consumer is legal and permissible so long as 30 days notice was provided.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ELECTRONIC ARTS USER AGREEMENT |url=https://tos.ea.com/legalapp/WEBTERMS/US/en/PC/ |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=tos.ea.com}}</ref>
-===Example incident two (''date'')===
-...
-Incidents affecting all of the product line/company's products can be found in the product line/company article: [[Product line title]]/[[Company article title]]
 ==See also==
 [https://consumerrights.wiki/Ubisoft#The_Crew_shutdown The Crew shutdown]