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=== Marketing and Release ===
BioWare Edmonton teased the game at E3 2014. ''Anthem'' was officially teased during EA's ''EA Play'' pre-E3 press conference on June 10, 2017<ref>http://ca.ign.com/articles/2017/06/10/e3-2017-bioware-reveals-new-project-anthem</ref>. Gameplay was demonstrated for the first time during Microsoft's E3 press conference, the next day running on Xbox One X.<ref>https://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2017-biowares-anthem-confirmed-for-ps4-xbox-one/1100-6450772/</ref>

A demo released on January 25. The demo was set in the middle of the game's plot, and differed from the final release in terms of balance and in-game economy.<ref>https://www.kotaku.com.au/2019/01/unsurprisingly-anthems-upcoming-demo-will-be-different-from-the-final-release/ '''Kotaku''' - Unsurprisingly, Anthem's Upcoming Demo Will Be Different From the Final Release</ref>

<h3>Pre-Release Reception</h3>
According to YouTube, Anthem was the eighth most viewed game of E3 2017. <ref name="anthem-youtube-ranking" />Following the event, Anthem placed third for IGN's Best of E3 People's Choice Award, ranking behind Marvel's Spider-Man and Super Mario Odyssey.<ref name="anthem-ign-ranking" /> Anthem also won the Best PC game and Best Action game (PC/PS4/XB1) categories of 2018’s Game Critics awards <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Critics_Awards#Best_PC_Game</ref>.
<h3>Post-Release Reception</h3>
The game received mixed to average reviews with scores ranging between late 50s and mid 60s on metacritic. For publications, it ranged between 5/10 to 7.5/10. This unfortunately made Anthem the lowest scored Bioware game ever <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthem_(video_game)#Reception</ref>.

Anthem was the best selling game of February 2019<ref>https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/03/19/anthem-was-the-best-selling-game-in-february-2019</ref>.

Regardless of the physical sales being fewer than 6 million<ref>https://www.pcgamesinsider.biz/news/68977/it-looks-like-anthem-sold-fewer-than-six-million-copies-in-2019-fiscal-year-ea-looking-to-change-how-it-launches-games-in-wake-of-bioware-titles-troubled-release/</ref><ref>https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/anthem-ps4-xbox-pc-sales-ea/</ref>, the game was a financial success making it among the top 10 best selling games of 2019 until November and the 15th best selling game overall in 2019<ref>https://venturebeat.com/2020/01/16/20-best-selling-games-of-2019/</ref>. Anthem also had a digital revenue of over $100 Million in March 2019 <ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2019/03/20/anthem-appears-to-be-selling-better-than-you-might-think/#39986a1b4eb0</ref>.

Due to these two reasons, it was announced that Anthem would no longer receive any updates on February 2020, however, Bioware would be working on a [[Anthem (New Game Build)|new build]] of the game from scratch<ref>https://blog.bioware.com/2020/02/10/anthem-update-february-10/</ref>. 

<h3>Anthem 2.0</h3>
According to Patrick Söderlund, EA's vice president, BioWare planned to support the game with new content and updates long after the game's official release, and that its launch would be "the start of maybe a 10-year journey" for BioWare. <ref name="anthem-10-year" />

Following its release, EA recognized that the game did not meet its sales expectations of 5.5-6 million units by the end of March 2019. BioWare continued to support the game with new content updates and quality of life improvements, while a small group of approximately 30 developers explored how it could be overhauled.

Plans to [[Anthem (New Game Build)|revitalize the game]] were scrapped in 2021. The game's servers will be maintained<ref name=":0">https://blog.bioware.com/2021/02/24/anthem-update/</ref><ref>https://www.gamespot.com/articles/anthem-2-0-reboot-canceled-but-current-servers-will-remain-live/1100-6488005/?ftag=NLS-04-10aaa1d&mid=6000742216&cid=60183606591 '''GameSpot''' - Anthem 2.0 Reboot Canceled, But Current Servers Will Remain Live</ref>.
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