Anthem will be taken offline for good, another game people cannot play even though they paid for it. A consumer movement is trying to help.

Times are tough for the revered studio as its last game, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, failed to meet EA's expectations and it's estimated that fewer than 100 staff members are left, down from its peak of over 400 employees. The studio's next game is a n ew entry in the Mass Effect series, which is being developed by a "core" team.

EA is taking Anthem offline permanently in January The online-only game will be taken off EA Play next month Premium currency is also unavailable to purchase as of now Bioware's third-person shooter Anthem is the latest in a long line of online-only games to receive a death sentence,