MMOs, unfortunately, do not last forever. When they sunset and close down for good, the whole genre mourns.
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SkySaga shuts down production and goes on hold indefinitely
Very sad news today out of Radiant Worlds, which announced that Smilegate, its publishing partner, ordered that SkySaga's development be shut down immediately and pulled...
Otherland is revived on Steam as Drago takes over publishing duties
Over this summer, we've been getting tips suggesting that the Tad Williams Otherland MMORPG was in serious trouble, as first it went dark on...
Ghost in the Shell Online services to close in Japan
The bright side of the news that Ghost in the Shell Online will be shutting down service in Japan is that this is not,...
GTA-esque MMO CrimeCraft will sunset at the end of August
Hey, remember CrimeCraft? I had forgotten all about it, but we covered the Vogster-designed MMO from 2008 onward on Old Massively through its 2009...
Nexon kills top-secret Nebula project, closes studio
What might be worse than having an interesting-looking MMORPG in development shut down before it reaches launch is having one cloaked under the veil...
MMOs you’ve never heard of: Mad World, XAOC, and Moirai
Welcome back to our series on MMOs and other multiplayer games you you've never heard of! Tonight we have three to highlight.
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MMOs you’ve never heard of: Terra Mango, Royal Blood, and The Tomorrow Children
Welcome back to another edition of MMOs You've Never Heard Of, where we pull together a few interesting little games we don't want to...
Firefall will officially sunset tomorrow
Did our article yesterday on MMOs in limbo knock one loose? Probably not, but one of them is sunsetting all the same: Firefall. Late last...
PSA: Final Fantasy XIV ends service on the PlayStation 3 on June 16
Friday is the start of early access for those who have pre-ordered Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood, so it's going to be a pretty happy...
The Soapbox: Your favorite MMO is going to die
Your favorite MMO is going to die. Don't take it personally, though; every other MMO is going to shut down, too. That includes my...
Emil Chronicle Online closes its last server
It's the end of the line for one long-running Japanese MMORPG.
Emil Chronicle Online, also abbreviated ECO (no relation), is closing down its very last...
Runescape Idle Adventures is shutting down on May 15
Remember Runescape: Idle Adventures? Probably not, which is probably a good part of the reason why the game is rather quietly shuttering its doors...
Star Trek Online announces the end of STO Gateway
One of Star Trek Online's lesser-used features is about to be chucked into a black hole, never to be seen again.
On the official forums,...
Phantasy Star Online 2 will shut down in Southeast Asia on May 26
Phantasy Star Online 2 is five years old, but anyone who wants to play the game in North America without downloading an unofficial English...
War of Genesis 4 heads off to the MMO retirement farm
War of Genesis 4 Online: Spiral Genesis might have had an impressively long title, but it did not have a lifespan to match.
Steparu reported...
Disney’s Club Penguin has sunsetted, replaced by Club Penguin Island
We're sad to follow up on the January announcement that Disney was closing kid-centric Club Penguin to say that it has indeed happened: Yesterday marked...
Dean Hall’s space sandbox MMO Ion is dead
Way back in 2015, Dean Hall announced Ion, a ridiculously ambitious sci-fi space sandbox MMO built using Improbable's SpatialOS. And now it's dead.
Eurogamer went...
Devs and players say farewell to Landmark and the last remnants of EverQuest Next
Landmark's servers blinked off for the very last time last night, with our own EverQuest franchise columnist MJ Guthrie there to stream the end. The...
The Stream Team: Landmark’s sunset stream
Parting is such sorrow, but there is certainly nothing sweet about this one! Massively OP's MJ is forced to say goodbye to a game...
Neverwinter is sunsetting in China
MMO Culture is reporting that Perfect World's China branch has announced that Neverwinter's Chinese version is shutting down. The game is expected to sunset...
