The mothballing of live service games has become a hot button issue in gaming with the continued momentum of the Stop Killing Games initiative. And on that topic, 2019’s maligned MMO-lite Anthem will shut down early in 2026 after a seven-year run.
You’ll never be able to play it again—no matter how much money you previously spent on Anthem. In a recent interview with YouTuber MrMattyPlays, BioWare’s Mark Darrah, who was executive producer on Anthem, said it doesn’t have to be this way—but it'd be challenging to reconcile with current multiplayer game design.
