10 Popular Video Games Developers Abandoned

1. Anthem

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Bioware and EA's second game on this list - there's a pattern emerging. Seemingly gone are the days Bioware produced near flawless single-player RPGs like Baldur's Gate, Knights of the Old Republic and the original Dragon Age, and the company has decided to turn its hand to disappointing online shooters. Not the best business decision in the world, but who's to stop them?

A crowded market and post-release game issues translated into a less-than-stellar commercial performance for the online action RPG, so much so that EA abandoned their original post-launch content plans, an Acts structure, in favour of seasonal updates. Supposedly, this is to focus on improving the performance of the core game, but with stiff competition from the likes of both battle royales and more traditional first-person shooters, is it too little, too late? Perhaps it's time to get working on that new KOTOR instead, guys.

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