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Anthem

Anthem is an online co-op multiplayer game that sees teams of four come together to prevent the Monitor seizing the Anthem of Creation. It suffered a rocky launch, and after promises of a total rework, future development was stopped in 2021.

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Anthem

Platform(s)
PS4 , Xbox One , PC
Released
February 22, 2019
Developer(s)
BioWare
Publisher(s)
Electronic Arts
Genre(s)
Action , RPG
Multiplayer
Online Multiplayer
Engine
Frostbite 3
ESRB
T for Teen: Alcohol Reference, Language, Mild Blood, Use of Tobacco, Violence

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