MMOs, unfortunately, do not last forever. When they sunset and close down for good, the whole genre mourns.
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Wizardry Online to sunset in Japan
Hardcore perma-death MMORPG Wizardry Online just can't catch a break: MMO Culture reports today that the game is shutting down in Japan, five years...
Atlantica Online closing down, will reopen under new management
It's a sad and somewhat scary day for fans of Atlantica Online: All three of the game's operators, including Nexon, have announced that they are...
R.I.P. PlanetSide
With barely a whisper in memory of its long-running MMOFPS, Daybreak closed down the PlanetSide servers this past weekend.
The studio had previously stated that...
TERA’s 2016 plans include the largest BAM ever; game to sunset in China
One of TERA's tentpole features is its crazy insane fights against plus-sized mobs, which it calls "big-ass monsters" (BAMs). Well if you think you've...
Funcom is sunsetting LEGO Minifigures Online in September
This won't come as a surprise, but it'll still make you sad: Funcom is shutting down LEGO Minifigures Online this fall. The studio made...
DUST 514 sunsets today
Back in February, CCP announced that it was sunsetting console shooter DUST 514 on May 30th -- and now that day has arrived.
Players are...
Darkfall has gone… dark
Darkfall -- the official version, not its up-and-coming player-run spinoffs -- has gone offline indefinitely, according to a new post on the official forums.
Dear friends,...
Square-Enix sunsets Lord of Vermilion MOBA in June
We're sorry to report today that Square-Enix is sunsetting Lord of Vermilion Arena. We first covered the MOBA, which was based on the Lord...
Magika: Wizard Wars is shutting down in July
Come this summer, there will be one less MOBA vying for your attention. Paradox announced this past week that it will be shutting down...
Exclusive: Origins of Malu suspends development, seeks investors
These are the days when your job isn't much fun: When you report sad news in the MMOverse. Today's unhappy announcement is that the...
Nosgoth is shutting down at the end of May
Sad news today for fans of asymmetric vampire shooting games; Nosgoth, the multiplayer shooter based on the Legacy of Kain franchise, will be shutting...
Revival’s development has been indefinitely suspended
We're sorry to report this afternoon that indie grimdark sandbox Revival is being put on indefinite hold. Illfonic's Adam "Snipehunter" Maxwell has posted that formal...
The Warhammer curse strikes Dark Nexus Arena MOBA
Another Warhammer game bites the dust today, and it's a MOBA.
Whitebox Interactive CEO Jonathan Falkowski told players it will be sunsetting Warhammer 40: Dark...
PlanetSide 2 is shutting down in China
PlanetSide 2's global reach has shortened yet again, as the title will be ceasing operations in China as of May 31st.
The MMOFPS launched in...
Daybreak is shutting down the EQ Worlds mobile app
Daybreak is shutting down its EverQuest franchise mobile app at the end of March.
"We will be closing the EverQuest Worlds mobile app at the...
Daybreak has canceled EverQuest Next, Landmark is launching ‘this spring’
Daybreak has officially canceled EverQuest Next. President Russell Shanks just broke the news on the official site this afternoon:
To Our Daybreak Community,
I’m writing today...
Final Fantasy XI prepares to shut down its console service
Stand at attention, players, and pay your respects. Final Fantasy XI is marching down its final weeks of operation on the Xbox 360 and...
RuneScape’s DarkScape will sunset in March
Jagex is retiring RuneScape's DarkScape "experiment" at the end of March.
"DarkScape offered an intriguing twist on the traditional RuneScape gameplay, and the experimental mode...
Scarlet Blade will sunset next month
We're genuinely sorry to report that Aeria Games has announced an impending closure for the notoriously suggestive MMORPG Scarlet Blade. Aeria broke the sad news earlier today:
"Scarlet...
Asker Online is closing down next month
Well, that did not last long. Only months after launching, Asker Online announced that it is shutting down on March 22nd.
The action MMO featured...
