MMOs, unfortunately, do not last forever. When they sunset and close down for good, the whole genre mourns.
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NCsoft’s picked a date for WildStar’s sunset: November 28
When NCsoft announced earlier this month that WildStar would be sunsetting, most MMO players were upset, but not surprised, except about one little detail:...
Players are apparently trying to save Pirates of the Burning Sea, so Portalus delayed its sunset
Earlier this month, we delivered the sad news that Portalus Games' Pirates of the Burning Sea was due to sunset at the end of...
WildStar is probably not sunsetting until at least the end of the year
When NCsoft announced it was closing Carbine and sunsetting WildStar, it didn't include one key detail: when that sunset will occur. In fact, it...
Bless Online’s last remaining Korean servers are shutting down
Bad news for players of Bless Online in Korea: Neowiz announced today that the game is shutting down in that region as its last...
The Daily Grind: Do you still log in to play MMOs that are scheduled to sunset?
Last night, I saw a tweet go out from the WildStar account that made me super sad. "It’s show time!" Carbine said. "Sara Conavius...
A eulogy for WildStar – a marvelous MMORPG and avoidable tragedy
Friends, readers, genre fans, lend me your eyes; I come to bury WildStar, not to praise it. But just like Marc Antony, I'm going...
WildStar and Carbine are shutting down
NCsoft is axing Carbine, Kotaku reported this afternoon, which means the end of MMORPG WildStar. Here's the statement NCsoft gave to Kotaku.
"Today, we are...
Pirates of the Burning Sea is closing down, but the community might be able to save it
Bad news, but maybe also a tiny bit of good news too, for Pirates of the Burning Sea: Over the weekend, Portalus Games announced...
The Daily Grind: Are free-to-play MMO conversions saviors or signs of doom in your eyes?
When Dungeons & Dragons Online converted to a free-to-play business model, it was back when I was first working as a writer in the...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO shutdown surprised you the least?
The sudden announcement on Friday that Just Survive was being shuttered wasn't exactly welcome, but it also wasn't surprising either. Splitting the games always...
Perpetuum is back from the dead thank to the Open Perpetuum Project, all with the original developer’s blessing
One of the biggest losses to the MMORPG genre last year was sci-fi sandbox MMORPG Perpetuum Online. The Avatar Creations devs threw in the...
RuneScape Classic has gone dark, but you can relive its final moments
Crowds of players turned out to mark the final hours of RuneScape Classic yesterday, celebrating the impact that this initial version of the popular...
The Stream Team: A Gigantic goodbye
It's always a sad day when you have to say goodbye, and today is a Gigantic goodbye. The colorful MOBA-meets-shooter is closing its doors...
Gigantic’s last matches are now playing out ahead of tomorrow’s sunset
There will be no stay of execution for the gorgeous MOBA Gigantic, as PWE has put up a countdown clock for the game's final...
God Eater Online is shutting down in September
Sadly, it does not seem that God Eater Online really talks much about the experience of turning deific entities into snacks. If you were...
Warlords Awakening just sunset in Korea, and now it’s coming to Steam early access here
As we reported in June, Paywith's Warlords Awakening MMOARPG is coming westward, with a launch planned for October and an early access date now...
Titanfall Online is over before it had even begun
Korean website Game Focus is reporting today that Titanfall Online has effectively been canceled.
As Kotaku notes, EA and Nexon have been working on the...
Citadel of Sorcery shuts down after 14 years of development
Chances are that you have never heard of Citadel of Sorcery. MJ, our resident "has played every MMO in the universe" expert, only vaguely...
Scrolls is reborn as a free title, Caller’s Bane
It was back in February when Mojang's - you surely remember it from Minecraft - online card game Scrolls was pronounced dead, but it...
The Flower of Knighthood Kickstarter has been cancelled
Launching a Kickstarter is always a nerve-wracking experience. (Believe us, we know about it.) But then there are times when you see evidence that...
