Interesting timing…
I actually loved the mechanics of this game, the gunplay and flying controls were so tight
Anthem servers shutting down January 12, 2026
Submitted 1 day ago by ampersandrew@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world
https://www.ea.com/games/anthem/news/anthem-game-update
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Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 1 day ago
wirelesswire@lemmy.zip 1 day 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.
Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 1 day ago
unfortunately there’s a nearly 0% chance that such a project would make the kind of money that EA wants from their games
starman2112@sh.itjust.works 1 day 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
Tattorack@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
They were still alive?
altima_neo@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
The fuck? I never knew it was still running. I thought it went down as soon as the game bombed?
Zaphod@discuss.tchncs.de 16 hours ago
Better shut it down before SKG games gets turned into a law 🙄
bhamlin@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
I dunno, it’d serve them right. We could blame SKG for giving us Anthem forever.
Monomate@lemmy.zip 10 hours ago
DreamWorks SKG?
shadowedcross@sh.itjust.works 23 hours ago
Thought for sure I heard they were shutdown ages ago, guess not.
n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
It is still running??
ZeroHora@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
What? How the fuck it is still running?
NeryK@sh.itjust.works 1 day 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.
moakley@lemmy.world 10 hours 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.
NeryK@sh.itjust.works 7 hours 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.
bungle_in_the_jungle@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Agreed. It felt like such a waste of potential.
starman2112@sh.itjust.works 1 day 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
DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day 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
chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Lmao. Ubi shuts down The Crew, but EA is like, “idk, give anthem another 6 months.”
KokoSabreScruffy@lemmy.world 17 hours 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.
chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
It was just a jab at the current Stop Killing Games stuff that is going on.
the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I’m amazed they are still running
FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.org 1 day ago
Oh no! Anyway…
Launch@piefed.social 1 day ago
i thought this died like 2 years ago
SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
Was it ever actually alive?
CatsGoMOW@lemmy.world 1 day ago
What is dead may never die.