MMOs, unfortunately, do not last forever. When they sunset and close down for good, the whole genre mourns.
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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...
LawBreakers is free-to-play for now, then gone in September
We all knew it was coming, but now it's official:Â LawBreakers is now free-to-play on Steam, so you can dive right in and play if...
The Crew 2 is getting an open beta while the original The Crew goes into maintenance
It's probably not much of a surprise to hear that The Crew is slipping into maintenance mode, as patches had been quiet for a...
Hi-Rez is basically maintenance-moding Hand of the Gods
Back in May, we covered the bizarre silence surrounding Hi-Rez's SMITE-infused free-to-play online card game Hand of the Gods. At the time, the information...
RuneScape Classic is sunsetting this August thanks to instability, bots, and bugs
RuneScape has wound its way through many revisions and editions over the years, but Jagex usually left the original versions standing - or in...
Echo of Soul classic servers end their western run Wednesday, but you can still play the game
Hope you got everything done you wanted to in Echo of Soul because the fantasy MMORPG is winding down its classic servers this Wednesday, May 23rd.
According...
Boss Key shutters after Radical Heights, LawBreakers fizzle
Boss Key is closing down following the struggles of LawBreakers and Radical Heights, though the latter will apparently remain playable for now. Cliff Bleszinski...
Jagex shutters Chronicles: RuneScape Legends, Ace of Spades, and its FunOrb portal
The developer Jagex is best known for various versions of RuneScape and shuttering any project that isn't RuneScape. Ace of Spades is shutting down...
The Daily Grind: How much does fear of an MMO shutdown affect your playtime?
There are two basic reactions I've seen to people who fear that their favorite MMO is going to shut down. Not people who know,...
