BioWare's flying-suit shooter, released in February 2019 after a 2017 trailer that promised a different game, and remembered for its loading screens, its empty loot and a reported account of a development in which nobody knew what it was until the last year. EA cancelled the rebuilt version in 2021 and switched the servers off in January 2026.
Died in January 2026, when the servers went dark, though the record dates the actual death to February 2021, when the rebuild was cancelled. A game about flying spent five years on the ground.
April 2019: a long report on the game's development, describing a studio that changed direction repeatedly and a title chosen days before the reveal. The phrase 'BioWare magic' stops being a compliment.
I remember counting loading screens between a mission and my loot, and reaching six. The suit looked wonderful in every one of them.
The record notes that Anthem's flight was genuinely good, and that the internet's verdict was that a game had been built around one nice mechanic and no plan.
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