After EA pinpointed short-term updates and expansions to focus on a “longer-term redesign” of the game, EA announced today that it will cancel the game’s planned refresh. Hymn, called Anthem NextBut the company plans to keep it HymnThe live service of ‘as it exists now’.
In the spirit of transparency and closure, we wanted to share that we have made the difficult decision to quit our new development work Hymn (also known as National Anthem NEXT), ”BioWare executive producer Christian Dailey said in a recent blog post. “However, we will continue to run the Anthem live service as it currently exists.”
BioWare has other projects in the works, including Dragon Age 4 According to Bloombergis Jason Schreier, the small team that worked on Hymn‘s redesign will now work on the sequel dragon era
Hymn Launched almost two years ago and received poor reviews, with the main criticism coming from a lack of content, a substandard story and repetitive gameplay. A year after its release, BioWare said it was invested in improving the game with seasonal updates. But last year, then-general manager Casey Hudson said it would pause short-term updates to reinvent the entire game. Last May, it was reported that an incubation team of about 30 people was tasked with returning to work Hymn.
With support for Hymn ends, BioWare’s open-world shooter doesn’t get a second chance. It’s quite common for games to struggle at launch, but several have changed things thanks to frequent updates, which was the case Final Fantasy XIV and No Man’s Sky