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Anthem’s servers are shutting down, and we didn’t even know they were online

Anthem died a long time ago, but EA is finally burying it this January.

Destructoid

‘Super-physical’: Houston’s Seth Smith points to US rugby future – and MLR decider

The SaberCats hooker, 20, faces New England on Saturday as a striking talent formed by South African coaching but also nine years of Texas rugby

The Guardian - US

Universal Audio's Anthem synth plugin promises to "put the biggest, baddest analogue sounds at your fingertips"

A growling analogue-modelled filter, flexible sequencer and vintage-style modulation effects give UA's new monosynth an edge

MusicRadar

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"EA said make this a live service": Dragon Age veteran says the fourth game's multiplayer pivot was a "rationalization" to move devs onto Anthem, and "I wish that pivot had never occurred"

It was "a reason to make it make sense that we were taking everyone away from Dragon Age"

GamesRadar

The BioWare we loved is mostly gone, but '2017 is when EA finished digesting' it, says Dragon Age studio veteran

"EA buys studios, and then consumes them, and they start to lose their culture."

PC Gamer

Dragon Age veteran says his team was "jerked around" because EA didn't care about big RPGs like Mass Effect: Andromeda, just Anthem

And look how that turned out...

GamesRadar

'EA always preferred Mass Effect, straight up': Dragon Age creator reveals that his and Mass Effect's team 'didn't get along' at BioWare, as EA played favourites with its children

Two households, both alike in development (in fair BioWare, where we lay our scene).

PC Gamer

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Dragon Age and Anthem producer says stop harassing developers "because you don't know the circumstances that resulted in the thing that you're mad at"

Former BioWare executive Mark Darrah says "be a human being, have some empathy"

GamesRadar

No, Gaming's Worst Trend Would Not Have Saved The Most Overlooked RPG

'Dragon Age: The Veilguard' might have been better off as a live-service game, according to the CEO of the company that removed its live-service elements.

Inverse

Is this the end of Dragon Age? Veilguard was good, but BioWare needed an all-timer, and I'm nervous about what's next

2009 BioWare isn't walking through that door.

PC Gamer

I've seen enough: No more forcing singleplayer studios to make mediocre live service games

We're leaving this one behind in 2024.

PC Gamer

A murder, a manhunt and a McDonald's

While some lauded the fast food employee who called the police after spotting Mangione a hero, others disagreed

Salon

Anthem Blue Cross Cancels Controversial Plan To Limit Anesthesia Coverage After Overwhelming Public Outcry

The insurance company will not follow through with its proposed policy that would have limited coverage for anesthesia during surgeries and procedures.

International Business Times

Murdering CEOs is not a solution

Why is the internet so unsympathetic to the death of an insurance CEO? Ask the violent health care industry

Salon

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Anthem Blue Cross Cancels Controversial Plan to Limit Anesthesia Coverage After Overwhelming Public Outcry

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield will not follow through with its proposed policy that would have limited coverage for anesthesia during surgeries and procedures.

Medical Daily

Connecticut Shuts Down Anthem Blue Cross Attempt to Limit Anesthesia Coverage for Surgery Patients: 'Will No Longer Be Going Into Effect Here'

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield has abandoned plans to limit anesthesia coverage for surgeries in Connecticut following widespread backlash.

Latin Times

Connecticut Blocks Anthem's Proposed Anesthesia Coverage Limits After Anesthesiologists Bash The 'Cynical Money Grab'

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield has abandoned plans to limit anesthesia coverage for surgeries in Connecticut following widespread backlash.

The Independent UK

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield halts plan to cap anesthesia coverage based on ‘arbitrary’ time frame after massive backlash

Company said it would ‘never’ stop paying for necessary anesthesia

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After misses like Mass Effect: Andromeda and Anthem, Dragon Age: The Veilguard creative director says BioWare decided to "look at what's worked in the past" for inspiration

"We wanted to make sure that this one landed in a way that was satisfying"

Latin Times

Anthem Blue Cross Plans Won't Cover Anesthesia for Entire Length of Surgeries That Exceed Time Limit: 'It's a Cynical Money Grab'

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield has a new policy to limit anesthesia coverage based on arbitrary time caps.

GamesRadar

Dragon Age and Anthem producer says live-service games can "dramatically" fail as they forget they're competing with juggernauts like World of Warcraft as they are now, not as they were 20 years ago

Mark Darrah has a warning for folks walking into the live service arena

GamesRadar

Dragon Age: The Veilguard director says chasing industry trends with Mass Effect: Andromeda and Anthem "starts to dilute your focus," so he wanted to get back to BioWare's "very real strength"

Character building and storytelling remains king

GamesRadar

EA boss reckons with Dragon Age: The Veilguard, BioWare is finally returning to "BioWare-type games" after the failure of Anthem

The new RPG marks a restoration of "what made BioWare great"

GamesRadar

Forget Dragon Age and Mass Effect 5 for a minute, this Anthem dev would "love" another shot at BioWare's doomed co-op game

The live service flop still has fans out there

PC Gamer

Is there any chance of a Concord comeback? Here are 5 other times major PC games failed to launch, and what happened next

Can the attempted revivals of past live service games give us a preview of what Concord does next?

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