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EA Cancels Revision of Anthem After Much-Panned 2019 Launch

Electronic Arts Inc. Event Ahead Of 2018 E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo
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Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. has decided not to move forward with a planned revision of Anthem, an online video game that was widely criticized following its launch two years ago.

A small team at the EA-owned game developer BioWare had spent the past year and a half working on this revision, which they called Anthem Next. They had hoped to overhaul the game and get a second chance from fans.