More: Sony unveils first details on PlayStation 5 VR, but it won't launch this yearĪnticipation was high for "Anthem," a futuristic multiplayer fighting game that lets users climb into exo-suits when it premiered at the E3 video gaming convention in 2018. However, published reports earlier this month said the fate of the troubled game rested in the hands of its publisher Electronic Arts (EA).įirst look: 'Splatoon 3' and 'Star Wars: Hunters' among new video games headed to Nintendo Switch The decision to curb the revamp of "Anthem" comes after its creators spent last year discussing the game's redesign.
The studio will continue to run the current live service for "Anthem," Dailey said. "While we continue to make progress against all our game projects at BioWare, working from home during the pandemic has had an impact on our productivity and not everything we had planned as a studio before COVID-19 can be accomplished without putting undue stress on our teams," BioWare executive producer Christian Dailey said in a blog post updating "Anthem's" status. Game maker BioWare said Wednesday it has stopped developing an overhauled version known by many as "Anthem NEXT."
The creators of "Anthem" have shut down a revamped version of the online sci-fi video game.