By james art Former BioWare producer Anthem shared his desire to one day restart the game. by all accounts Anthem was a monumental failure for both BioWare and publisher Electronic Arts. After its launch in early 2019. Anthem failed to find a consistent audience, leading BioWare to eventually scrap plans for future content in 2021. And while there wasn’t much desire from players to see the co-op shooter return, that didn’t stop a notable developer from hoping for something new in the future.
In a recent X interaction, Ben Irving, who was the producer of Anthemexpressed interest in restarting IP. Irving said this in response to a fan who shared how they recently downloaded Anthem to play online again. After Irving revealed his desire to see Anthem Come back, his announcement was met with positivity and excitement from those who enjoyed the game despite its short run.
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“I would like to reboot Anthem one day,” Irving said. “It’s amazing how many people are still so enthusiastic Anthem so many years later. Anthem still has all the potential in the world.”
So how feasible would it be for EA and BioWare to revive each other Anthem? Well, let’s just say you shouldn’t get your hopes up. Anthem was a complete disaster on almost every front not only for BioWare but for EA as well. The project cost countless millions of dollars to create and was considered a failure by those at EA in terms of its sales. Outside of this prohibitive cost in terms of money, it also took BioWare away from working on its biggest franchises in Dragon Age and Mass Effect.
It’s also worth noting that Irving himself no longer works at BioWare, meaning his own desire to bring the franchise back won’t have any influence internally at the studio. Instead, Irving now works at Crystal Dynamics, where he is overseeing the next game in the Tomb Raider franchise.
How would you feel Anthem return one day? Is this something EA should do, or should they leave the franchise in the grave instead? Let me know your own thoughts on social media @MooreMan12.