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| Website =https://www.ea.com/games/anthem  
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|Description= Anthem was an always-online multiplayer action role-playing video game developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts.}}


'''''{{Wplink|Anthem (video game)|Anthem}}''''' was an always-online multiplayer action role-playing video game developed by BioWare and published by [[Electronic Arts]] (EA). The game was released on February 22, 2019 on the PlayStation 4, Windows and Xbox One. On 12 January, 2026, the game's servers were shutdown,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Shepard |first=Kenneth |date=2026-01-13 |title=7 Years Later, BioWare's Anthem Is Dead But It'll Never Be Forgotten |url=https://kotaku.com/anthem-server-shutdown-final-hours-videos-clips-stream-2000659367 |url-status=live |access-date=2026-01-14 |website=Kotaku |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260114200220/https://kotaku.com/anthem-server-shutdown-final-hours-videos-clips-stream-2000659367 |archive-date=14 Jan 2026}}</ref> following a prior announcement from 03 July, 2025.<ref name=":022">{{Cite web |date=2025-07-03 |title=Anthem Game Update |url=https://www.ea.com/games/anthem/news/anthem-game-update |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250704091220/https://www.ea.com/games/anthem/news/anthem-game-update |archive-date=2025-07-04 |access-date=2025-07-04 |website=EA}}</ref> As the title is exclusively online-only, the closure of the servers renders the game unplayable, even offline.<ref name=":022" />
'''''{{Wplink|Anthem (video game)|Anthem}}''''' was an always-online multiplayer action role-playing video game developed by BioWare and published by [[Electronic Arts]] (EA). The game was released on 22 February 2019 on the PlayStation 4, Windows and Xbox One. On 12 January, 2026, the game's servers were shutdown,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Shepard |first=Kenneth |date=2026-01-13 |title=7 Years Later, BioWare's Anthem Is Dead But It'll Never Be Forgotten |url=https://kotaku.com/anthem-server-shutdown-final-hours-videos-clips-stream-2000659367 |url-status=live |access-date=2026-01-14 |website=Kotaku |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260114200220/https://kotaku.com/anthem-server-shutdown-final-hours-videos-clips-stream-2000659367 |archive-date=14 Jan 2026}}</ref> following a prior announcement from 03 July, 2025.<ref name=":022">{{Cite web |date=2025-07-03 |title=Anthem Game Update |url=https://www.ea.com/games/anthem/news/anthem-game-update |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250704091220/https://www.ea.com/games/anthem/news/anthem-game-update |archive-date=2025-07-04 |access-date=2025-07-04 |website=EA}}</ref> As the title is exclusively online-only, the closure of the servers renders the game unplayable, even offline.<ref name=":022" />


==Consumer impact summary==
==Consumer impact summary==
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On 12 January, 2026, the servers were shut down to the dismay of many.<ref name=":0" />
On 12 January, 2026, the servers were shut down to the dismay of many.<ref name=":0" />


==Further reading==
==See also==
*[[Ubisoft#The Crew shutdown|The Crew shutdown]]
*[[Ubisoft#The Crew shutdown|The Crew shutdown]]
*[[Stop Killing Games]]
*[[Stop Killing Games]]