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Launch, do games w Anthem servers shutting down January 12, 2026
@Launch@piefed.social avatar

i thought this died like 2 years ago

SkaveRat,

Was it ever actually alive?

CatsGoMOW,

What is dead may never die.

Die4Ever, do games w Anthem servers shutting down January 12, 2026
@Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com avatar

I actually loved the mechanics of this game, the gunplay and flying controls were so tight

wirelesswire,

I was hoping EA would greenlight the overhaul project, as I also really liked the flight and combat. I understand why they didn’t, but it still sucks to see this.

Die4Ever,
@Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com avatar

unfortunately there’s a nearly 0% chance that such a project would make the kind of money that EA wants from their games

starman2112, (edited )
@starman2112@sh.itjust.works avatar

For real, it was legitimately a fun game. I still love the Interceptor. I should redownload it and take some pics before the servers die.

I have the same feelings toward Outriders. It’s fun, it has an interesting premise and serviceable story, and the player character is a cocky bitch (or son of one) who knows they’re the main character in the best possible way

altima_neo, do games w Anthem servers shutting down January 12, 2026
@altima_neo@lemmy.zip avatar

The fuck? I never knew it was still running. I thought it went down as soon as the game bombed?

scrubbles, do games w Announcing a new look and vision for EA's Frostbite engine
!deleted6348 avatar

Ah, the marketing department had to justify their existence, didn’t they?

avater,
@avater@lemmy.world avatar

with AI on the rise of course they do. In our sister company they now axed the whole marketing department and introduced their stupid idea to do everything with ai…

emptyother,
@emptyother@programming.dev avatar

I assume they’ve already replaced the CEO with an AI before they replaced the workers, right? That should be the easiest to swap out because any AI generated mistakes would be caught by the people doing the work just like we’ve always done with CEO generated mistakes.

avater,
@avater@lemmy.world avatar

what do you think?

RogueBanana,

Downscaling as bad as it sounds, makes sense but to dissolve the entire department??? I am guessing someone on top thinks he can just ask chatgpt to make a photo with a shit prompt, post it on social media during his break and its gonna actually work.

avater,
@avater@lemmy.world avatar

that was his idea.

A month later they needed some UI designs so the CEO came with an urgent task to my team and I told him to fuck off and leave my team alone and that he should ask chat gpt for some designs…

ZeroHora, do games w Anthem servers shutting down January 12, 2026
@ZeroHora@lemmy.ml avatar

What? How the fuck it is still running?

n3m37h, do games w Anthem servers shutting down January 12, 2026

It is still running??

shadowedcross, do games w Anthem servers shutting down January 12, 2026
@shadowedcross@sh.itjust.works avatar

Thought for sure I heard they were shutdown ages ago, guess not.

NeryK, do games w Anthem servers shutting down January 12, 2026
@NeryK@sh.itjust.works avatar

I’m likely in the minority here, but I really enjoyed my time with Anthem.

Since it was shitcanned months after release, there simply was not enough content to keep playing… But what was there always felt special.

bungle_in_the_jungle,

Agreed. It felt like such a waste of potential.

starman2112,
@starman2112@sh.itjust.works avatar

My only gripe is that the game gave me all kinds of freedom choose my character’s backstory, but I had to treat Owen like he was some kinda moron. Motherfucker let me give him my Colossus, I never use it and he will be impervious in it

No, he’s not ready, and my character does everything in her power to ensure that he never will be. Owen did nothing wrong. He “stole” the Javelin of Dawn, and surpise surprise he’s a competent pilot. I only wish I could have supported him the entire time

moakley,

I never understood the hate. The gameplay was incredible.

The biggest complaints pretty much boiled down to it not having literal infinite replayability. Like, you have to give it a minute.

I played Destiny at launch, and Anthem at launch was better.

NeryK,
@NeryK@sh.itjust.works avatar

There was quite a bit of trendy EA-hate. Some of the criticisms were well deserved though. The game was plagued with severe technical issues at launch: the multiplayer was especially busted.

Also the open world map feels much too small when compared to similar games. I remember the disappoint I felt when I realized “oh this is not the first zone, this is THE zone”.

Regardless, I also played Destiny (2) ; while I have to admit it is a better product, I enjoyed Anthem more.

moakley,

To be fair, the playable space in Anthem was in three dimensions. Meanwhile Destiny’s maps are deceptively small, using tunnels that wind in on themselves and non-explorable space to feel larger.

Yeah, more zones would have been good, but none of that compares to having some of the tightest combat and traversal gameplay I’ve ever experienced.

DoucheBagMcSwag, do games w Anthem servers shutting down January 12, 2026

Long enough to be legal to do so I’m sure. They probably wanted to shut them down the day they cancelled the overhaul update

Zaphod, do games w Anthem servers shutting down January 12, 2026

Better shut it down before SKG games gets turned into a law 🙄

Monomate,

DreamWorks SKG?

bhamlin,

I dunno, it’d serve them right. We could blame SKG for giving us Anthem forever.

MBech,

Don’t get me wrong, I hope it does, but realistically the EU will likely just ignore the petition by giving a quick no vote and continue with their lives.

paraphrand,

Careful.

Quatlicopatlix,

It would not just be applied to titles that are punlished already. I dont get why people think that? The eu would write a law that then has to be passed and then be apllied to new releases in x years. Not retroactivly to old games.

chemical_cutthroat, do games w Anthem servers shutting down January 12, 2026
@chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world avatar

Lmao. Ubi shuts down The Crew, but EA is like, “idk, give anthem another 6 months.”

KokoSabreScruffy,

The Crew(2014-2024) lasted a bit more than Anthem (2019-2026) . And Ubi seems to stick for longer with their flops compared to EA.

chemical_cutthroat,
@chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world avatar

It was just a jab at the current Stop Killing Games stuff that is going on.

blahsay, do games w Announcing a new look and vision for EA's Frostbite engine

EA can suck it.

Kolanaki,
!deleted6508 avatar

The hand can be used to fondle the balls or tickle the asshole.

EarWorm,

Nah, I don’t think anything has made bigger strides towards justifying piracy than EA. Credit where credit’s due and all that.

the_riviera_kid, do games w Anthem servers shutting down January 12, 2026

I’m amazed they are still running

Tattorack, do games w Anthem servers shutting down January 12, 2026
@Tattorack@lemmy.world avatar

They were still alive?

caut_R, (edited ) do games w EA SPORTS™ WRC - Development Update: We are pausing development plans on future rally titles.

No way EA manages to kill Codemasters this quickly after acquisition, right? I know there‘s other games they‘re working on, but especially nowadays announcements like these get me worried immediately. I like their not-too-sweaty racing games and cringed hard when EA bought them, please don‘t run them into the ground, EA.

9point6,

It’s EA, this is what they do

ChuckTheMonkey,
@ChuckTheMonkey@fedia.io avatar

I hope this is only for WRC licensed game and we still will get Dirt/Dirt Rally game.

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