In February, Electronic Arts finally announced the cancellation of development on BioWare's epic third-person shooter, Anthem. The game director who sealed its fate, Jonathan Warner, announced today that after nearly a decade at the studio, he is moving on to another job.

"So today is my last day at BioWare. BioWare has been the home of my heart for nearly a decade and I wish them well, DA ME and SWTOR are in good hands and I can't wait to play them from this side of the screen."

Warner is credited as game director on "Mass Effect" along with "Anthem: Andromeda" and as game director on "Mass Effect" (the "Mass Effect" trilogy) and "Mass Effect 3:. He is credited as a producer on "Citadel" and his LinkedIn page also lists him as BioWare's chief of staff, a position he has held since May 2019. Prior to joining the studio, he was a producer at The Walt Disney Company and a test lead at Microsoft Games Studios.

Despite considerable publicity (remember Neill Blomkamp's short film?) and slight pre-release expectations, Anthem was a tremendous disappointment at launch, so much so that BioWare was forced to admit that its problems went beyond mere patch help It was; a "complete overhaul" was reportedly underway in late 2019, which BioWare eventually confirmed. However, it failed to gain any meaningful traction, and the effort was abandoned in February.