Okay, so here’s the deal. EA’s giving Anthem the final boot next year. Yep, that’s a thing. Anyway, come January 12, 2026, it’s lights out. You might’ve guessed this already if you’re still hanging on to whatever premium currency you’ve got left — because buying more isn’t happening. No idea why I noticed this, but somehow it seems significant.
And they’re saying thanks — a nice corporate “appreciate the love and all,” but I mean, do they really? Who knows. Also, no layoffs… supposedly. Although, who can say what twisty turns the future holds, right?
Anthem, ah, poor Anthem. It was BioWare and EA’s epic plunge into the live-service ocean back in 2019 — big hopes, big splash — except it kind of belly-flopped. People just weren’t feeling it, I guess, but who knows. Details about its chaotic creation story trickled out, like listening to wet cardboard. Okay, weird analogy, but you get me, yeah?
Fast forward a bit, BioWare was all about making amends, with whispers about this grand Anthem Next redo. Spoiler alert: it didn’t happen. Poof, gone. Wonder if it was ever really gonna. But uh, that’s where we’re at — a game of big swings and bigger misses. Anyway — wait, no — what was I even saying?
