MMOs, unfortunately, do not last forever. When they sunset and close down for good, the whole genre mourns.
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Sony reflects on team FPS Concord’s disaster: ‘We are still in the process of learning’
The flash-in-the-pan launch and then nearly immediate cancellation of Firewalk Studios' Concord remains one of the more startling game disasters of the year, and...
Bethsoft’s Elder Scrolls Legends will sunset on January 30 after five years in maintenance mode
It's been quite a while since the PC and mobile collectible card game Elder Scrolls Legends crossed our desk, but that would make sense...
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...
Zenith shuts down legacy shards for PS VR 1 and Quest 1 on November 6
It's bad enough that Zenith fans have had to deal with the game hitting maintenance mode just a couple of months ago, but it...
NCsoft MOBA Battle Crush will sunset in November without ever leaving early access
With all the bad news out of NCsoft this week - and MMORPG players' fixation on the fate of NCsoft's core MMORPGs - it...
Hi-Rez’s Realm Royale Reforged and Divine Knockout will be sunsetting in February
The top of October spelled some worrisome portents for Hi-Rez studios as the company announced layoffs as well as team reductions for the original...
Splatoon 3’s Splatoween for Halloween is a blast from Splatoon’s past
Despite already being in maintenance mode, Splatoon 3's making good on its promise to still hold certain seasonal events starting with Splatoween. This one's...
Microsoft is sunsetting multiplayer functionality for Age of Empires 3’s classic version
So we have some good news and some bad news about multiplayer RTS Age of Empires 3. Let's do the bad news first: It's...
Kickstarted survival sandbox Fractured Veil is sunsetting this week, having never left early access
I'm sorry to report today that survivalbox Fractured Veil is throwing in the towel. "Today we’ve made the tough decision to stop development on Fracture...
Vampire MMORPG Shadow’s Kiss sunsets, with a dire warning about the early access trap
It's been a long time since we checked in on the early access vampire MMO Shadow's Kiss - in fact, our last look was...
Puzzle MMO Islands of Insight will sunset at the end of October – here’s how to keep playing offline
Back in July, we learned the sad news that Behaviour Interactive's puzzle MMO Islands of Insight, which had only just fully launched in February,...
Splatoon 3’s Finale is the end of regular updates and the beginning of maintenance mode
There's a lot to be said about Splatoon 3's final Splatfest. Team Past won, meaning we'll see something about that reflected in the next future game...
Fight or Kite: Harry Potter Magic Awakened was the most full-featured MMO you never played
The sudden and unexpected announcement that Harry Potter: Magic Awakened is being shuttered and taken offline everywhere save the original Chinese servers came as...
Concord’s players are jumping to their deaths in matches to chase trophies before the game shuts down
If you've played a game on the PlayStation, you know that platinum trophies require a great deal of time and effort in order to...
Sony is killing Concord on September 6 and issuing refunds
It would appear that this particular Concord did not so much fly as it arced momentarily upwards before flopping back to the ground. Only...
Vague Patch Notes: When did Blue Protocol really die?
It was the middle of the night, for us, when we heard the news: Blue Protocol is dead. It will never be receiving a...
Kickstarted VR MMO Zenith just released its last content patch before heading into maintenance mode
This week's Zenith patch is a bit of a bittersweet one - or grumpy one, depending on your view. That's because it's the last...
Blue Protocol is shutting down in Japan and will not be localized for the west
The writing has appeared to be on the wall for a while now, but it's now official: Blue Protocol is being shut down in...
NetEase abruptly announces an October sunset for Harry Potter Magic Awakened’s western version
NetEase and WB Games have some dreadful and abrupt news for fans of the mobile MMO Harry Potter Magic Awakened: It's sunsetting in the...
