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RIP Harry Potter Magic Awakened – NetEase officially killed it off last night
It’s never easy to say goodbye to an MMO – especially one that you’ve personally spent every day playing since launch. Of course, we’ve...
Sony didn’t just sunset Concord – now it’s closing Concord’s studio, Firewalk
The news just keeps getting worse for Sony's Concord: The company is closing down not just the remains of the game but its entire...
Mobile online RTS Rival Kingdoms sunsets after eight years of operation
The white flag has gone up, the soldiers have laid down their arms, and the nearly decade-old conflict on mobile devices is now at...
Gamigo is closing down RIFT EU server Bloodiron, the last PvP bastion in the game
Pour one out for one of the few remaining RIFT servers: Bloodiron is closing down. Gamigo made the announcement this morning, characterizing it as...
XLGAMES’ messy masterpiece ArcheAge has officially sunsetted
Back in April, we got the sad but not entirely unexpected news that XLGAMES had decided to sunset the remains of ArcheAge, including the...
Embracer Group is killing off Flying Wild Hog’s Jagex-pubbed Space Punks
The Embracer Group financing catastrophe and failed Saudi investment are continuing to have ripple effects in the MMO and multiplayer genres as now, the...
Veteran games studio Volition is shuttered as part of Embracer’s restructuring
It's not an MMO studio, but it's still a significant loss for gaming that Volition is being shut down. The studio was owned by...
The Realm Online is shuttering its rebooted version at the end of June
Five years ago, a group of enterprising fans banded together to assemble and run an improved version of the classic MMORPG The Realm Online...
Pearl Abyss will shutter ‘inadequate’ battle royale Shadow Arena in August
In the end, the last one standing in a battle royale is the one who has to turn out the lights. Or something.
Pearl Abyss...
12-year-old MOBA Heroes of Newerth has officially sunsetted
After 12 years of operation, one of League of Legends' direct competitors has called it quits.
Heroes of Newerth, which launched back in 2010, closed...
Level 5’s Fantasy Life Online shutting down in Japan, but a global version may be coming soon
It's the end of a short era for one mobile MMO, as Level 5 announced that it'll be closing down Fantasy Life Online next...
Astellia Online went ahead and sunsetted early this week – RIP
Blink and you missed it: Astellia Online is already gone.
Back in August, we covered the news that the MMO and its free-to-play and poorly...
T3Fun is shutting down its version of Granado Espada this month
Considering that no updates or even maintenance has been done on Granado Espada (also called Sword of the New World) over the past year,...
Aika Online announces a September 15 sunset date
In this latest episode of "I didn't even realize that game was still running," Aika Online is finally closing its doors after over a...
Diablo-like MMO Cronous is closing down this summer
It seems kind of sad that the very first time we mention an MMO on this site is to tell you that it's shutting...
LOTRO shutting down Ithil progression server, offers free transfers
Back when Lord of the Rings Online rolled out its progression server Anor back in November 2018, the response was so overwhelming that SSG...
Population Zero has apparently sunsetted, is now just plain zero
Population Zero appears to have fulfilled its destiny and now has zero population.
Reports are coming in from both press and players on Steam that...
Life is Feudal MMO announces imminent closure, cites ‘reasons beyond [its] control’
Enjoy this Christmas, Life is Feudal, because it will be your last.
The Life is Feudal team made the shocking announcement on Friday that it...
Game preservation champion The Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment has closed its doors
VentureBeat is reporting today that MADE, aka the Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment, is closing down its Oakland, California, base. It had already...
Nexon has shut down its California studio, canceling at least one PC title
Nexon's main western studio is no more, as the gaming giant closed down its Irvine location this week and canceled the projects that teams...
