Anthem server shutdown: Difference between revisions

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On July 3, 2025, Electronic Arts and BioWare announced the "sunsetting", or server shutdown, of their video game Anthem, with January 12, 2026, set as the shutdown date.^[1] Premium in-game currency was taken off sale on the same day as the announcement,^[1] and the game was removed from the EA Play and Xbox Game Pass libraries on August 15, 2025.^[2] Anthem is an "online-only title", so the game will no longer be playable after sunset.^[1]

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[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 https://www.ea.com/games/anthem/news/anthem-game-update

[2] ttps://in.ign.com/bioware-edmonton-project/235520/news/ea-will-shut-down-anthem-in-january

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 |Description=EA plans to shut down Anthem's always-online servers on January 12, 2026, rendering the game completely unplayable for all owners.
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+}}On July 3, 2025, [[Electronic Arts]] and [[BioWare]] announced the "sunsetting", or server shutdown, of their video game ''[[Anthem]],'' with January 12, 2026, set as the shutdown date.<ref name=":0">https://www.ea.com/games/anthem/news/anthem-game-update</ref> Premium in-game currency was taken off sale on the same day as the announcement,<ref name=":0" /> and the game was removed from the EA Play and Xbox Game Pass libraries on August 15, 2025.<ref>https://in.ign.com/bioware-edmonton-project/235520/news/ea-will-shut-down-anthem-in-january</ref> ''[[Anthem]]'' is an "online-only title", so the game will no longer be playable after sunset.<ref name=":0" />
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