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|Description=EA plans to shut down Anthem's always-online servers on January 12, 2026, rendering the game completely unplayable for all owners. | |Description=EA plans to shut down Anthem's always-online servers on January 12, 2026, rendering the game completely unplayable for all owners. | ||
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On July 3, 2025, [[Electronic Arts]] (EA) and [[BioWare]] announced the "sunsetting", or server shutdown, of their video game ''[[Anthem]],'' with January 12, 2026, set as the shutdown date.<ref name=":0">https://www.ea.com/games/anthem/news/anthem-game-update ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260111142943/https://www.ea.com/games/anthem/news/anthem-game-update Archived])</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hore |first=Jamie |date=Jul 3, 2025 |title=Anthem will soon die for good, as Bioware confirms a full server shut down |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/anthem/servers-shutting-down-bioware |url-status=live |archive-url=https:// | On July 3, 2025, [[Electronic Arts]] (EA) and [[BioWare]] announced the "sunsetting", or server shutdown, of their video game ''[[Anthem]],'' with January 12, 2026, set as the shutdown date.<ref name=":0">https://www.ea.com/games/anthem/news/anthem-game-update ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260111142943/https://www.ea.com/games/anthem/news/anthem-game-update Archived])</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hore |first=Jamie |date=Jul 3, 2025 |title=Anthem will soon die for good, as Bioware confirms a full server shut down |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/anthem/servers-shutting-down-bioware |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250902201052/https://www.pcgamesn.com/anthem/servers-shutting-down-bioware |archive-date=2 Sep 2025|access-date=Jul 4, 2025 |work=Ars Technica}}</ref> Premium in-game currency was taken off sale on the same day as the announcement,<ref name=":0" /> and the game was removed from the [[EA Play]] and [[Xbox Game Pass Ultimate]] libraries on August 15, 2025.<ref name=":1">https://in.ign.com/bioware-edmonton-project/235520/news/ea-will-shut-down-anthem-in-january ([https://web.archive.org/web/20260215215952/https://www.ign.com/articles/ea-will-shut-down-anthem-in-january Archived])</ref> ''[[Anthem]]'' is an "online-only title", so the game will no longer be playable after sunset.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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