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MMOs, unfortunately, do not last forever. When they sunset and close down for good, the whole genre mourns.

Leaf it up.

Nexon is sunsetting MapleStory 2 after less than two years online

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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...
Twish, Spir I

Spiritwish is shutting down in South Korea on April 1

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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

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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

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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

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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...
Goopy?

Following studio layoffs, Frostkeep is sunsetting Rend in one week

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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

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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

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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?

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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...
This is my Surprised Face.

Daybreak is shutting PlanetSide Arena down in January 2020

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Fans of PlanetSide Arena will want to get their last fun in with the title over the next month, as Daybreak Executive Producer Andy...
SPEAR but MORE

Dang, Astellia Online is sunsetting in its native South Korea

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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

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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...
A dragon's dog, Ma.

Dragon’s Dogma Online has officially closed down

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It has indeed happened; Dragon's Dogma Online, the even more obscure MMO spinoff based on the already obscure RPG from Capcom, has closed its...

Bethesda’s MMOTCG Elder Scrolls Legends is destined for maintenance mode

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Bad news for fans of the Elder Scrolls franchise card battler Elder Scrolls Legends: Bethsoft announced today that it's effectively putting the game into...
Bye.

Battleborn is shutting down for good in January 2021

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It's been about two years since Battleborn stopped receiving any updates, but at least it's still operational and playable. But not for all that...

Survival shooter DEATHGARDEN announces its shutdown and goes free-to-play in the meantime

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All things must die. It is the way of nature and underperforming multiplayer shooters. So it is with DEATHGARDEN, the multiplayer survival shooter/battle royale...
This is what it looks like.

Nexon has officially cancelled Dragon Hound

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Oh no! Not Dragon Hound! Anything but Dragon Hound! Remember how promising Dragon Hound looked? No, you probably do not even remember that Dragon Hound existed at all,...

Beloved SoulWorker rogue server Burning SoulWorker has sunsetted

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For the past two years, a rogue server of SoulWorker known as Burning SoulWorker was operating under the stewardship of one individual called Burning....

Nexon is sunsetting mobile survival MMO Durango Wild Lands already

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Welp, that didn't last long: Nexon announced last night that it's sunsetting Durango Wild Lands, a mobile survival MMO that kicked around in various...
Well, this isn't ideal.

MMO Business Roundup: Nexon drops Tree of Savior, plus DUNE hires and Pearl Abyss’ new HQ

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Nexon's let go yet another MMO from its publishing stable. According to MMO Culture, Nexon has announced that it's closing down its Japanese server for...

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