Anthem servers shutting down January 12, 2026

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• Launch@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  i thought this died like 2 years ago

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  • SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Was it ever actually alive?

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    • CatsGoMOW@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      What is dead may never die.

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• Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I actually loved the mechanics of this game, the gunplay and flying controls were so tight

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  • wirelesswire@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I was hoping EA would greenlight the overhaul project, as I also really liked the flight and combat. I understand why they didn’t, but it still sucks to see this.

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    • Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      unfortunately there’s a nearly 0% chance that such a project would make the kind of money that EA wants from their games

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  • starman2112@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    For real, it was legitimately a fun game. I still love the Interceptor. I should redownload it and take some pics before the servers die

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• altima_neo@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The fuck? I never knew it was still running. I thought it went down as soon as the game bombed?

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• n3m37h@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It is still running??

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• ZeroHora@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  What? How the fuck it is still running?

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• NeryK@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’m likely in the minority here, but I really enjoyed my time with Anthem.

  Since it was shitcanned months after release, there simply was not enough content to keep playing… But what was there always felt special.

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  • bungle_in_the_jungle@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Agreed. It felt like such a waste of potential.

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  • moakley@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I never understood the hate. The gameplay was incredible.

    The biggest complaints pretty much boiled down to it not having literal infinite replayability. Like, you have to give it a minute.

    I played Destiny at launch, and Anthem at launch was better.

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    • NeryK@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      There was quite a bit of trendy EA-hate. Some of the criticisms were well deserved though. The game was plagued with severe technical issues at launch: the multiplayer was especially busted.

      Also the open world map feels much too small when compared to similar games. I remember the disappoint I felt when I realized “oh this is not the first zone, this is THE zone”.

      Regardless, I also played Destiny (2) ; while I have to admit it is a better product, I enjoyed Anthem more.

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  • starman2112@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    My only gripe is that the game gave me all kinds of freedom choose my character’s backstory, but I had to treat Owen like he was some kinda moron. Motherfucker let me give him my Colossus, I never use it and he will be impervious in it

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• shadowedcross@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Thought for sure I heard they were shutdown ages ago, guess not.

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• DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Long enough to be legal to do so I’m sure. They probably wanted to shut them down the day they cancelled the overhaul update

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• Zaphod@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Better shut it down before SKG games gets turned into a law 🙄

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  • MBech@feddit.dk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Don’t get me wrong, I hope it does, but realistically the EU will likely just ignore the petition by giving a quick no vote and continue with their lives.

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    • paraphrand@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Careful.

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  • bhamlin@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I dunno, it’d serve them right. We could blame SKG for giving us Anthem forever.

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  • Quatlicopatlix@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It would not just be applied to titles that are punlished already. I dont get why people think that? The eu would write a law that then has to be passed and then be apllied to new releases in x years. Not retroactivly to old games.

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  • Monomate@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    DreamWorks SKG?

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• chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Lmao. Ubi shuts down The Crew, but EA is like, “idk, give anthem another 6 months.”

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  • KokoSabreScruffy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The Crew(2014-2024) lasted a bit more than Anthem (2019-2026) . And Ubi seems to stick for longer with their flops compared to EA.

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    • chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It was just a jab at the current Stop Killing Games stuff that is going on.

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• Tattorack@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  They were still alive?

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• the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’m amazed they are still running

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• FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Oh no! Anyway…

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