Anthem

Anthem promised an Iron Man fantasy but delivered a broken loot system and an empty world, leading EA to abandon its overhaul after two years of stalled development. BioWare's 2019 title was marketed with dazzling E3 trailers that bore little resemblance to the final product, and its peak player count never approached Concord's already low bar, making it a slower but equally decisive failure. The game's inability to retain players despite its high-profile backing illustrates how overhype can mask fundamental design flaws that no post-launch patch can fix.