'I always knew it was going to go away eventually:' Anthem producer Mark Darrah gives his take on Stop Killing Games ahead of his own project shutting down forever

The mothballing of live service games has become a hot button issue in gaming with the continued momentum of the Stop Killing Games initiative. And on that topic, 2019’s maligned MMO-lite Anthem will shut down early in 2026 after a seven-year run.

You’ll never be able to play it again—no matter how much money you previously spent on Anthem. In a recent interview with YouTuber MrMattyPlays, BioWare’s Mark Darrah, who was executive producer on Anthem, said it doesn’t have to be this way⁠—but...