<s>
Anthem	B-Application
is	O
an	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
BioWare	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
refers	O
to	O
the	O
Anthem	B-Application
of	O
Creation	O
,	O
a	O
powerful	O
and	O
mysterious	O
force	O
responsible	O
for	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
extraordinary	O
technology	O
,	O
phenomena	O
,	O
and	O
threats	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
main	O
narrative	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
Freelancer	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
stopping	O
the	O
villainous	O
Monitor	O
from	O
seizing	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Anthem	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anthem	B-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
criticized	O
it	O
for	O
its	O
grind	B-Application
and	O
shallow	O
gameplay	O
,	O
technical	O
aspects	O
,	O
and	O
story	O
,	O
although	O
its	O
combat	O
,	O
flight	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
visuals	O
received	O
some	O
praise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
BioWare	O
announced	O
in	O
February	O
2020	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
reinventing	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Anthem	B-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
long-term	O
plan	O
,	O
all	O
future	O
development	O
was	O
ceased	O
in	O
February	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anthem	B-Application
combines	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
and	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
elements	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
contiguous	O
open	O
world	O
"	O
shared	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anthem	B-Application
features	O
four	O
unique	O
Javelin	O
variants	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
unlocks	O
while	O
progressing	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anthem	B-Application
is	O
set	O
on	O
planet	O
Coda	O
littered	O
with	O
advanced	O
technological	O
relics	O
which	O
harness	O
an	O
omnipresent	O
energy	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Anthem	B-Application
of	O
Creation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Anthem	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Shapers	O
are	O
revered	O
by	O
some	O
as	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
all	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cities	O
rely	O
on	O
Freelancers	O
,	O
a	O
faction	O
of	O
altruistic	O
Javelin-piloting	O
mercenaries	B-Application
,	O
to	O
deal	O
with	O
these	O
threats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
field	O
,	O
Freelancers	O
rely	O
on	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Cyphers	O
,	O
individuals	O
who	O
are	O
naturally	O
attuned	O
to	O
the	O
Anthem	B-Application
and	O
use	O
resulting	O
psychic	O
gifts	O
to	O
remotely	O
assist	O
on	O
missions	O
and	O
sense	O
Anthem	B-Application
energy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dominion	O
wanted	O
to	O
access	O
a	O
Shaper	O
relic	O
beneath	O
the	O
city	O
called	O
the	O
Cenotaph	O
,	O
believing	O
it	O
would	O
grant	O
them	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
Anthem	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
discovers	O
that	O
the	O
Monitor	O
has	O
built	O
a	O
conduit	O
to	O
merge	O
with	O
the	O
Anthem	B-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
fight	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Anthem	B-Application
started	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
under	O
the	O
supervision	O
of	O
Casey	O
Hudson	O
,	O
the	O
executive	O
producer	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
BioWare	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
any	O
strong	O
ideas	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
Anthems	B-Application
development	O
cycle	O
,	O
they	O
knew	O
they	O
wanted	O
an	O
action	O
game	O
that	O
players	O
could	O
play	O
cooperatively	O
,	O
and	O
which	O
moved	O
away	O
from	O
their	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
and	O
Dragon	O
Age	O
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
early	O
idea	O
that	O
focused	O
the	O
direction	O
was	O
the	O
use	O
robotic-enhanced	O
exosuits	O
,	O
akin	O
to	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
survive	O
on	O
a	O
planet	O
that	O
acted	O
as	O
a	O
Bermuda	B-Application
triangle	I-Application
that	O
drew	O
in	O
all	O
types	O
of	O
hazards	O
and	O
dangerous	O
creatures	O
to	O
it	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
players	O
having	O
to	O
survive	O
these	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
primary	O
concern	O
at	O
the	O
early	O
stage	O
was	O
scaling-up	O
the	O
concept	O
in	O
gameplay	O
,	O
art	O
,	O
and	O
technical	O
feasibility	O
within	O
the	O
Frostbite	B-Operating_System
engine	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
inside	O
the	O
Anthem	B-Application
team	O
were	O
concerned	O
,	O
as	O
Hudson	O
's	O
leadership	O
on	O
past	O
games	O
kept	O
their	O
team	O
on	O
point	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
current	O
development	O
efforts	O
on	O
both	O
Dragon	O
Age	O
:	O
Inquisition	O
and	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromedas	I-Application
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2015	O
,	O
Dragon	O
Ages	O
writer	O
David	O
Gaider	O
was	O
assigned	O
to	O
the	O
Anthem	B-Application
team	O
to	O
help	O
with	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaider	O
drew	O
the	O
story	O
back	O
towards	O
something	O
more	O
in	O
common	O
with	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
and	O
Dragon	O
Age	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
pull	O
away	O
from	O
those	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
continued	O
to	O
struggle	O
with	O
the	O
Frostbite	B-Operating_System
engine	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
EA	O
's	O
management	O
under	O
Patrick	O
Söderlund	O
wanted	O
all	O
its	O
studios	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frostbite	B-Operating_System
was	O
not	O
originally	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
purposes	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
in	O
mind	O
for	O
Anthem	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioWare	O
had	O
difficulty	O
transitioning	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
systems	O
they	O
had	O
built	O
for	O
Dragon	O
Age	O
and	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
into	O
Anthem	B-Application
-	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
team	O
scrapping	O
some	O
of	O
their	O
gameplay	O
concepts	O
like	O
survival	O
and	O
crafting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
BioWare	O
team	O
familiar	O
with	O
Frostbite	B-Operating_System
were	O
moved	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
FIFA	O
series	O
in	O
2016	O
when	O
it	O
transitioned	O
to	O
the	O
Frostbite	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
,	O
leaving	O
fewer	O
to	O
help	O
with	O
Anthem	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
years	O
into	O
development	O
,	O
developers	O
expressed	O
concern	O
that	O
Anthem	B-Application
was	O
nowhere	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
final	O
production	O
stages	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
facing	O
similar	O
issues	O
with	O
poor	O
management	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
as	O
had	O
happened	O
with	O
Dragon	O
Age	O
:	O
Inquisition	O
and	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
,	O
as	O
few	O
concrete	O
decisions	O
were	O
being	O
made	O
by	O
the	O
lead	O
designers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
trying	O
to	O
distance	O
themselves	O
from	O
Bungie	O
's	O
Destiny	B-Application
,	O
elements	O
from	O
that	O
game	O
,	O
particularly	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
loot	O
shooting	O
aspects	O
,	O
started	O
to	O
appear	O
into	O
Anthems	B-Application
gameplay	O
as	O
BioWare	O
recognized	O
that	O
Bungie	O
had	O
greatly	O
refined	O
these	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moving	O
from	O
2016	O
to	O
2017	O
,	O
several	O
events	O
forced	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
decisions	O
in	O
Anthems	B-Application
final	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
holiday	O
tradition	O
in	O
BioWare	O
,	O
one	O
team	O
provided	O
the	O
staff	O
with	O
a	O
demo	O
of	O
their	O
current	O
project	O
to	O
play	O
and	O
test	O
over	O
the	O
Christmas	O
holidays	O
,	O
and	O
2016	O
was	O
Anthems	B-Application
turn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
expressed	O
great	O
concern	O
with	O
its	O
state	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
2014	O
teaser	O
,	O
and	O
ordered	O
several	O
senior	O
members	O
to	O
fly	O
to	O
Stockholm	O
,	O
Sweden	O
to	O
discuss	O
how	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
EA	O
DICE	O
,	O
Frostbite	B-Operating_System
's	O
creators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioWare	O
chose	O
Anthem	B-Application
,	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
backup	O
names	O
,	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Separately	O
,	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
shipped	O
:	O
the	O
BioWare	O
Austin	O
office	O
shifted	O
from	O
that	O
to	O
help	O
with	O
Anthem	B-Application
,	O
while	O
EA	O
shuttered	O
the	O
Montreal	O
offices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
successful	O
,	O
which	O
put	O
more	O
pressure	O
on	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
Anthem	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
to	O
have	O
transitioned	O
from	O
pre-production	O
to	O
production	O
around	O
June	O
2017	O
but	O
as	O
late	O
as	O
August	O
,	O
Anthem	B-Application
remained	O
behind	O
schedule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioWare	O
staff	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
fourth	O
Dragon	O
Age	O
game	O
were	O
moved	O
to	O
Anthem	B-Application
,	O
including	O
Mark	O
Darrah	O
as	O
executive	O
producer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darrah	O
took	O
control	O
,	O
focusing	O
the	O
team	O
on	O
releasing	O
Anthem	B-Application
by	O
EA	O
's	O
deadline	O
and	O
firming	O
decisions	O
on	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioWare	O
developers	O
speaking	O
anonymously	O
with	O
Kotaku	O
stated	O
that	O
most	O
of	O
Anthem	B-Application
was	O
effectively	O
developed	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
prior	O
to	O
release	O
due	O
to	O
Darrah	O
's	O
leadership	O
and	O
pressure	O
from	O
EA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
elements	O
of	O
Anthem	B-Application
were	O
changing	O
quickly	O
,	O
factors	O
like	O
game	O
balance	O
and	O
narrative	O
cohesion	O
were	O
difficult	O
to	O
address	O
before	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
CEO	B-Application
Andrew	O
Wilson	O
spoke	O
on	O
the	O
state	O
of	O
Anthem	B-Application
in	O
June	O
2019	O
during	O
E3	O
2019	O
,	O
recognizing	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
not	O
reached	O
the	O
expectation	O
EA	O
had	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
EA	O
still	O
remains	O
committed	O
to	O
improving	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wilson	O
said	O
that	O
,	O
through	O
playtesting	O
,	O
both	O
sets	O
of	O
players	O
were	O
satisfied	O
with	O
Anthem	B-Application
up	O
through	O
about	O
30	O
hours	O
of	O
content	O
,	O
but	O
afterwards	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
a	O
diverging	O
audience	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
of	O
those	O
BioWare	O
fans	O
finding	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
story	O
a	O
disappointment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wilson	O
believed	O
that	O
BioWare	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
evolve	O
to	O
find	O
means	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
expectations	O
of	O
both	O
sets	O
of	O
players	O
and	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
improve	O
Anthem	B-Application
in	O
the	O
long-term	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2019	O
,	O
following	O
several	O
months	O
of	O
delay	O
,	O
Bioware	O
released	O
the	O
first	O
timed	O
act	O
of	O
Anthems	B-Application
post-launch	O
content	O
,	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Cataclysms	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
development	O
plan	O
to	O
release	O
three	O
acts	O
over	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
blog	O
update	O
in	O
February	O
2020	O
,	O
BioWare	O
said	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
ending	O
seasonal	O
updates	O
as	O
they	O
looked	O
to	O
reboot	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
requiring	O
a	O
"	O
substantial	O
reinvention	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
core	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
move	O
comparable	O
to	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
reworking	O
of	O
the	O
2010	O
release	O
of	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XIV	I-Protocol
to	O
the	O
2013	B-Protocol
revised	I-Protocol
version	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioWare	O
Austin	O
studio	O
director	O
Christian	O
Dailey	O
stated	O
in	O
a	O
blog	O
post	O
in	O
May	O
2020	O
that	O
an	O
"	O
incubation	O
team	O
"	O
of	O
about	O
30	O
were	O
evaluating	O
Anthems	B-Application
rework	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Bloomberg	O
News	O
,	O
the	O
fate	O
of	O
Anthem	B-Application
rework	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
reviewed	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
and	O
BioWare	O
's	O
executives	O
during	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
February	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioWare	O
announced	O
on	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
discontinuing	O
any	O
future	O
work	O
on	O
Anthem	B-Application
,	O
though	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
live	O
servers	O
for	O
the	O
immediate	O
future	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
developers	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
transitioned	O
to	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
and	O
Dragon	O
Age	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bloomberg	O
reported	O
that	O
this	O
decision	O
partially	O
led	O
EA	O
and	O
BioWare	O
to	O
cancel	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
elements	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
planned	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dreadwolf	I-Application
,	O
instead	O
focusing	O
that	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
single-player	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bioware	O
announced	O
Sarah	O
Schachner	O
as	O
Anthems	B-Application
composer	O
on	O
August	O
20	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schachner	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
fusing	O
fantasy	O
and	O
science	O
fiction	O
sounds	O
to	O
represent	O
Anthems	B-Application
setting	O
and	O
story	O
:	O
"	O
(	O
Bioware	O
)	O
were	O
clear	O
from	O
the	O
start	O
that	O
they	O
wanted	O
the	O
music	O
to	O
feel	O
somewhere	O
between	O
Avengers	O
and	O
Middle	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
tracks	O
feature	O
vocalizations	O
by	O
Schachner	O
processed	O
through	O
a	O
vocoder	B-Application
and	O
MIDI	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Anthem-Original	O
Soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
digital	O
music	O
services	O
by	O
Lakeshore	O
Records	O
and	O
EA	O
Games	O
on	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioWare	O
Edmonton	O
teased	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
E3	O
2014	O
during	O
a	O
developer	O
diary	O
video	O
,	O
only	O
referring	O
to	O
as	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
new	O
[	O
intellectual	O
property ]	O
"	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
developing	O
as	O
BioWare	O
Montreal	O
took	O
the	O
reins	O
of	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
10	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Anthem	B-Application
was	O
formally	O
announced	O
with	O
a	O
cinematic	O
reveal	O
trailer	O
during	O
the	O
EA	B-Application
Play	I-Application
pre-E3	O
press	O
conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
11	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
a	O
six-minute	O
gameplay	O
trailer	O
premiered	O
during	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
E3	O
press	O
conference	O
,	O
running	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
made	O
the	O
full-game	O
available	O
to	O
Premium	O
subscribers	O
of	O
their	O
Origin	O
Access	O
subscription	O
service	O
,	O
while	O
both	O
Origin	O
Access	O
Basic	O
and	O
EA	B-Application
Access	I-Application
(	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
)	O
subscribers	O
had	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
10-hour	O
trial	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anthem	B-Application
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
on	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
full	O
game	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
Origin	O
Access	O
Basic	O
and	O
EA	B-Application
Access	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anthem	B-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewer	O
Kallie	O
Plagge	O
from	O
GameSpot	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Anthem	B-Application
has	O
good	O
ideas	O
but	O
it	O
struggles	O
significantly	O
with	O
the	O
execution.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
James	O
Duggan	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
Anthem	B-Application
has	O
energetic	O
combat	O
but	O
it	O
saves	O
too	O
much	O
of	O
what	O
precious	O
little	O
content	O
it	O
has	O
for	O
the	O
endgame	O
,	O
making	O
playing	O
through	O
its	O
mismatched	O
story	O
a	O
tediously	O
repetitive	O
grind.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	O
Loveridge	O
from	O
GamesRadar+	O
,	O
was	O
more	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
Anthem	B-Application
is	O
ultimately	O
severely	O
flawed	O
,	O
and	O
very	O
unfinished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
Anthems	B-Application
disjointed	O
story	O
,	O
boring	O
loot	O
,	O
repetitive	O
missions	O
,	O
and	O
shallow	O
endgame	O
are	O
all	O
disappointing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EGM	O
's	O
Nick	O
Plessas	O
was	O
more	O
generous	O
toward	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
Anthem	B-Application
is	O
a	O
beautiful	O
car	O
that	O
is	O
an	O
absolute	O
joy	O
to	O
drive	O
...	O
"	O
,	O
despite	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
...	O
wheels	O
will	O
periodically	O
fall	O
off	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
spite	O
of	O
the	O
mixed	O
reception	O
,	O
Anthem	B-Application
received	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
combat	O
and	O
flight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
mentioning	O
the	O
combat	O
,	O
IGN	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Anthems	B-Application
combat	O
is	O
initially	O
strong	O
,	O
engaging	O
,	O
and	O
unique	O
,	O
thanks	O
in	O
part	O
to	O
responsive	O
flight	O
controls	O
that	O
feel	O
good	O
on	O
both	O
controller	O
and	O
mouse	O
and	O
keyboard	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anthem	B-Application
topped	O
retail	O
sales	O
charts	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
although	O
its	O
total	O
launch	O
week	O
retail	O
sales	O
matched	O
half	O
of	O
those	O
of	O
BioWare	O
's	O
previous	O
game	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Anthem	B-Application
reached	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
sales	O
charts	O
with	O
78,000	O
copies	O
sold	O
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
NPD	O
data	O
tracking	O
,	O
"	O
Anthem	B-Application
represents	O
the	O
second-highest	O
launch	O
month	O
sales	O
ever	O
recorded	O
for	O
a	O
BioWare	O
developed	O
game	O
,	O
trailing	O
only	O
the	O
March	O
2012	O
release	O
of	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
3	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anthem	B-Application
was	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
downloaded	O
video	O
games	O
via	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
by	O
March	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anthem	B-Application
failed	O
to	O
meet	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
 '	O
sales	O
expectations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
target	O
set	O
at	O
6	O
million	O
copies	O
to	O
be	O
sold	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
March	O
,	O
EA	O
CEO	B-Application
Andrew	O
Wilson	O
said	O
Anthem	B-Application
did	O
not	O
reach	O
the	O
sales	O
goal	O
,	O
while	O
EA	O
CFO	O
Blake	O
Jorgensen	O
admitted	O
that	O
more	O
money	O
was	O
expected	O
to	O
come	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
microtransactions	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2019	O
,	O
Wilson	O
reiterated	O
how	O
Anthem	B-Application
was	O
not	O
working	O
as	O
planned	O
in	O
keeping	O
players	O
engaged	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
stated	O
that	O
BioWare	O
would	O
continue	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
