EA plans to discontinue Anthem in January 2026

Electronic Arts has revealed plans to end the support for Anthem on January 12, 2026.

According to an announcement on EA's official site, the game will remain accessible online until the specified date. While purchases of in-game currency are no longer possible, players can still use any existing credits before the servers shut down.

Anthem owners will continue to have the ability to download and play the game until January 2026. Additionally, it will be taken off the EA Play list on August 15, 2025.

Although EA did not detail the reasoning behind Anthem's closure, the company noted that it did not result in any job losses.

Originally launched in February 2019, Anthem faced several challenges. EA's initial expectation was to sell six million copies within the first six weeks of release, but the game did not enhance the company's Q4 2019 financial reports, which experienced considerable declines in both revenue and net income.

After the launch issues, CEO Andrew Wilson admitted that the game "may not have had the start that many of us wanted," emphasizing a long-term perspective for the IP.

Wilson commented, "IP lives for generations, and runs in these seven to ten year cycles. So, if I think about Anthem on a seven to ten year cycle, it may not have had the start many of us wanted, including our players."

He added confidence in the team's potential, stating, "I feel like that team is really going to get there with something special and something great, because they've demonstrated that they can."