MMOs, unfortunately, do not last forever. When they sunset and close down for good, the whole genre mourns.
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The Darwin Project battle royale ends development, servers stay up for now
So who remembers Darwin Project? It was kind of a battle royale title, popping up in 2018 with a weird Running Man gameshow template...
Gamigo is sunsetting more MMOs, this time Dragon’s Prophet EU and its sequel, Savage Hunt
Dragon's Prophet has not had the best run the last few years. In 2015, Daybreak sunsetted the US version of the game, though the...
The Soapbox: The sunsetted MMORPGs I miss the most
I'm pining for the fjords.
Not in the way that would assume I'm becoming some jaded and angry MMO fan; I'm never going to stop...
Gamigo is sunsetting classic Defiance – on the Xbox 360 – next month
Ever since the Trion Worlds buyout by Gamigo back in 2018, we've been holding our breath just waiting for Gamigo to slowly cut the...
Cartoon Network successfully shut down FusionFall’s rogue servers
Do you remember FusionFall? It was Cartoon Network's attempt at making its own kid-friendly MMO, operating between 2009 and 2013; we took a listen...
NCsoft is already sunsetting its Aion: Legions of War mobile MMO
It's been a good half a year since we covered Aion: Legions of War, the mobile MMO spun-off from the Aion franchise, back for...
Popular Chinese MMO JX3 Online will close in Taiwan following COVID-19 protest
This article needs a quick bit of backstory: Chinese doctor Li Wenliang was one of the first whistleblowers for the current COVID-19 epidemic; he...
Kickstarted MMORPG Chronicles of Elyria halts development, lays off all employees
Since its splashy and successful Kickstarter run back in 2016 that raised $1.36 million from MMO gamers, Chronicles of Elyria developed a reputation for...
Nexon is sunsetting MapleStory 2 after less than two years online
Ah damn, we really didn't need more bad news right about now. But it's here all the same: Nexon officially announced this afternoon that...
Spiritwish is shutting down in South Korea on April 1
Well, this is probably not a great sign for a game that just had an update in its localized form. It wouldn't be exactly a...
CCP confirms the death of Project Nova, will keep future games quiet until closer to ready
Yesterday, as part of our coverage of Pearl Abyss' Q4 2019 financial report, we broke the sad news that CCP Games' Project Nova had...
The Stream Team: The sunset of Rend
Today is the day the beautiful world of Rend officially sunsets. Officially. Not all may be lost: The official servers are already gone, but...
Online tactical CCG Duelyst is officially shutting down in February
There will soon be one less online CCG for people to enjoy as of February with the official closure of Bandai Namco's Duelyst, which...
Following studio layoffs, Frostkeep is sunsetting Rend in one week
Earlier this month, we reported on layoffs of unknown size at Rend developer Frostkeep Studios. Now, the studio has admitted that it'll be closing...
Guardians of Ember is sunsetting once again as Gameforge and Runewaker drop contract
Do you folks remember a few years ago when Guardians of Ember launched? It was an isometric hack-and-slash MMO built by Runewaker (you know...
MacOS Catalina forces SMITE to end support for Mac players with Season 7
Anyone reading this who plays SMITE on a Mac, listen up: The arrival of Season 7 is going to spell the end of support...
The Daily Grind: What was the most painful MMO sunset of 2019?
It wasn't a great year. We'll do our annual run-down of all the sunsetted MMORPGs of the year later on this month, but we're...
Daybreak is shutting PlanetSide Arena down in January 2020
Fans of PlanetSide Arena will want to get their last fun in with the title over the next month, as Daybreak Executive Producer Andy...
Dang, Astellia Online is sunsetting in its native South Korea
Well, this is not a good sign: Nexon announced last night that it's closing Astellia Online in its native South Korea. If you'll forgive...
Browser-based strategy MMO AD2460 will sunset on March 1
While I personally have never even heard of AD2460 before in spite of our covering it, it's always a sad time when you learn...
