EA and BioWare turned it off Anthem 2.0 project, which cancels plans for a revival of BioWare’s failed online shooter for 2019 National anthem.
It comes directly from BioWare, which this afternoon published a blog post about the decision, noting that National anthem, as it stands today, will remain online for the foreseeable future.
“It’s also disappointing for the team that did a brilliant job,” said Christian Dailey, BioWare Austin’s studio director. In the full report, Dailey adds that the COVID-19 pandemic has complicated the development for many of the studio projects, including the already uncertain National anthem.
“For me personally, National anthem that’s what brought me to BioWare, and the last two years have been some of the most challenging and rewarding experiences of my career, ”writes Dailey.
Planned as an own attack on a persistent online shooter like Bungie’s Destiny, National anthem starting 2019 with a myriad of expenses and sales well below EA’s expectations. Shortly after the launch, reports of serious problems appeared in the studio, along with other details that painted a disturbing picture. National anthemdevelopment before release.
Despite receiving it, EA’s CEO at the time said the company was not yet ready to cut its losses National anthem and by the early 2020s, BioWare had halted its seasonal update plans to work on a full overhaul of the game, the now-bad fate Anthem 2.0 or Anthem Next.
Earlier this month, a Bloomberg report leaked that EA would soon make a decision on whether the Anthem 2.0 project must continue. Following today’s news, Bloomberg reports this separately according to its sources Anthem 2.0‘s small team of developers are on their way to the Dragon Age team.
“Game development is difficult. Decisions like these are not easy,” reads Dailey’s post on the BioWare blog. “To move forward, we need to focus our efforts as a studio laser and strengthen the following. Dragon Age, en Mass effect titles while still maintaining quality updates Star Wars: The Old Republic. “