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gaming6 hours ago

Anthem could rise again as a BioWare single-player RPG on a $10M budget

Former Dragon Age producer Mark Darrah floated reviving Anthem as a single-player BioWare RPG with a conservative $10 million budget, proposing updated current-gen visuals at 60fps, locally hosted servers to cut online costs, and AI-controlled companions to drive a story-driven experience. The plan would shift away from the original four-player loot shooter, aiming for a BioWare-style narrative rather than a live-service reboot, but it remains speculative and unlikely to meet full AAA pricing or fan demand; EA has not announced any revival and Anthem Next has been canceled. The discussion also touches on game preservation and whether publishers should keep games playable beyond their servers’ lifespans.

via Rock Paper Shotgun|
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technology6 hours ago

Ex-BioWare Exec Outlines Solo Revival Path for Anthem

Mark Darrah’s postmortem argues Anthem could be revived as a single-player game if EA funded a roughly $10 million rework with local servers, porting to current-gen consoles, and AI companions; a break-even target of about 400,000 copies is possible, but he doubts EA would pursue it, leaving Anthem’s online-only fate largely sealed.

via Kotaku|
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gaming1 day ago

Could Anthem Return as a Solo BioWare Tale Powered by Local Servers

Former BioWare executive Mark Darrah reveals Anthem actually had local-server code near launch that could be salvaged to host home servers. His plan would re-release Anthem as a standalone, current-gen BioWare title focused on single-player storytelling with AI companions, moving away from online servers, and would require roughly $10 million to update and rewrite. While it would re-engineer Anthem into a BioWare game, Darrah cautions EA is unlikely to pursue it.

via Eurogamer|
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gaming1 day ago

Anthem's Flight Ends: Remembering a Bold Live-Service Gamble

Anthem, BioWare's ambitious live-service shooter, shut down its servers after seven years with no offline option. Despite early promise and a hoped-for 2.0 reboot, the game struggled with repetitive missions, uneven writing, and monetization concerns, leading EA to end support. Fans remember the era and document its final hours, turning Anthem into a cautionary tale for live-service projects while preserving memories of what could have been.

via Kotaku|
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gaming1 day ago

Anthem's Shutdown Sparks Debate on the Endgame of Live-Service Games

Anthem’s servers have been turned off, rendering the online shooter unplayable and prompting a reflection on how to handle end-of-life for live-service games. The piece follows a reader who bought physical copies to witness the final moments, criticizes the lack of a meaningful farewell from EA/BioWare, and uses the shutdown to question whether publishers should preserve access or let communities carry on their memories, highlighting the broader challenges of ending long-running live-service titles.

via Eurogamer|
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gaming2 months ago

BioWare Confirms Ongoing Development of Next Mass Effect Game and New Story Details

BioWare confirms that the next Mass Effect game is still in development, with the team focused solely on it, and details about an upcoming Amazon TV series set after the original trilogy are also revealed. The studio remains committed to expanding the franchise despite recent restructuring and layoffs, and the TV show will explore a new story within the universe.

via GamesIndustry.biz|
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