MMOs, unfortunately, do not last forever. When they sunset and close down for good, the whole genre mourns.
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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...
Return of Warrior, 9 Dragons, and Ragnarok Online China all shut down shortly
Every game is someone's favorite game. They might slip your mind from time to time, but there's someone out there for whom 9 Dragons...
Gunslinger Stratos Reloaded to sunset less than two months after its launch
Call it Gunslinger Stratos Unloaded.
Square Enix's colorful action title Gunslinger Stratos Reloaded officially launched in Japan six days ago, and yet it's already been...
Star Trek Online is discontinuing its Mac client
Star Trek Online is officially discontinuing support of its Mac client.
Perfect World says that following the Mac client's recent struggles and the support required...
DUST 514 will sunset on PS3 in May, replaced by new PC FPS
CCP Games has just announced that it will be sunsetting its EVE-universe shooter DUST 514 on the PlayStation 3 platform on May 30th. The...
Hellgate is shutting down its last server in the world
Hellgate is one of those titles that never quite seems to die; the former Flagship title has been resurrected and shut down so many...
City of Steam is shuttering on January 31st
In the heady days of yesteryear, we believed that removing the need to download a client would be the key to unlocking more people...
Dungeon Striker shutting down for the second time
It might not have the persistence of Hellgate: London, but Dungeon Striker has released and been shut down once before. Alas, its second lease...
Abandoned crowdfunded MMO Greed Monger is apparently back in production
Just when you thought the Greed Monger drama was so 2015, now it's back.
The crowdfunded MMO sandbox appeared to have gone belly-up last year...
Triad Wars will sunset on January 20th, 2016
Here's a bit of unfortunate news for Christmas: Triad Wars is closing down.
“Since the start of the Triad Wars Closed Beta this year, diligent Enforcers have...
Here’s a shocker: Hellgate is shutting down (again)
Raise your hand if you're surprised that the latest version of Hellgate is closing down. OK, smartasses in the back row, put 'em down,...
Dragon’s Prophet has shut down
It's always sad when a game shuts down. Dragon's Prophet never managed to quite find its audience in the American marketplace, and it has...
PSA: GuildPortal is shutting down this month
If your guild's web presence depends on GuildPortal, you may want to start looking for a new home. The long-running web host, which first...
New DMCA exemptions will preserve some abandoned online games, but not MMOs
Late last year, the Electronic Frontier Foundation filed a petition with the U.S. Copyright Office seeking specific exemptions to the DMCA essentially on account of absurdity (because...
Dragon’s Prophet calls it quits in North America
The latest free-to-play fantasy MMO to call it quits is Dragon's Prophet. Daybreak and Runewaker announced today the decision to shutter the title in North...
Echo of Soul announces China closure too
Any way you look at it, Echo of Soul is taking a beating lately. Following the announcement earlier this month that the game will be...
