According to a former BioWare employee’s LinkedIn profile, Anthem’s lifetime sales had surpassed five million copies. Discovered by Timur222 on Twitter/X, Alexandre Scriabine, a former employee at EA reported that Anthem had sold two million copies in its first week of release, and the total lifetime sales of the game has surpassed five million units.
Find the original tweet below:
Anthem (Bioware) sold 2 million units in its first week. The game sold 5 million units to date pic.twitter.com/2cipNqpBRZ
— Timur222 (@bogorad222) December 19, 2023
The profile also lists some other interesting statistics for Anthem. The launch trailer for the game “Conviction,” directed by Neil Blomkamp trended among the top three videos on YouTube in the US. Additionally, the launch trailer also won the Bronze Cilo award in 2019.
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Despite its sales, Anthem was BioWare’s first live service game and the developer’s biggest and most expensive game. It launched to mixed responses with its empty world and questionable loot system, leading players to retire from the game really early. While BioWare tried to resurrect the game, EA decided against it, which meant the game died for a second time three years ago.
In 2021, BioWare confirmed that the second installment in the Anthem franchise had been canceled, making the franchise obsolete.
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Source: Timur222 (X)
Didn’t the game only sell for $1-$5 depending on if you bought it in stores or off the PSN?
I know Gamestop sold copies for $1 and PSN it’s always on sale for $5.