EA and BioWare have canceled theirs Hymn 2.0 project, canceling plans for what was to be a revitalizing reworking of BioWare’s failed 2019 online shooter Hymn.
This comes directly from BioWare, which has posted a blog post about the decision this afternoon with the note that Hymn, as it exists today, will remain online for the foreseeable future.
“It’s also disappointing for the team doing a brilliant job,” says a statement from BioWare Austin studio director Christian Dailey. In the full publication, Dailey adds that the COVID-19 pandemic has complicated the development of many of the study’s projects, including the already precarious one. Hymn.
“For me personally, Hymn it’s what brought me to BioWare, and the last two years have been some of the most challenging and rewarding experiences of my career, ”writes Dailey.
Planned as one’s own vision of a persistent online shooter like Bungie’s Destiny, Hymn released in early 2019 with a plethora of emissions and sales well below EA’s expectations. Shortly after the release, reports of serious problems arose in the studio along with other details that made a worrying picture. Hymnpre-launch development.
Despite his reception, the CEO of EA said at the time that the company was not yet ready to reduce its losses. Hymn and in early 2020, BioWare paused its seasonal update plans to, instead, work on a complete overhaul of the game, today unfortunate Hymn 2.0 or Anthem Next.
Earlier this month, a Bloomberg report leaked that EA would soon make a decision on whether the Hymn 2.0 the project should continue. Following today’s news, Bloomberg reports separately according to its sources Hymn 2.0The small team of developers heads to the Dragon Age equipment.
“Game development is difficult. Decisions like these are not easy,” Dailey’s post on the BioWare blog says. “To move forward, we need to focus our efforts on laser as a study and strengthen the next Dragon Age, i Massive effects titles while continuing to provide quality updates to Star Wars: The Old Republic. “