MMOs, unfortunately, do not last forever. When they sunset and close down for good, the whole genre mourns.
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Redfall’s final update brings offline mode and revamps neighborhood and nest mechanics
With news that Microsoft is abandoning Redfall (after claims from the megacorp that it wouldn't be doing that), the latest announcement from developer Arkane...
Ubisoft cancels The Division Heartland in spite of record annual corporate revenues
There's a big blast of bad news for Ubisoft and everyone else coming out of the company's latest financial report: The company has outright...
Lightforge Games halts social RPG production, downsizes to a skeleton crew
Over the past few years we've been reporting on Lightforge Games, a development studio that entered our general genre radar for snapping up former...
Tencent and Control developer Remedy cancel co-op Project Kestrel
Steel yourself for great disappointment: A game that you probably had no idea was in the making has been cancelled. Massively OP grief counselors...
Kickstarted afrofantasy MMORPG The Wagadu Chronicles is sunsetting before launch
I'm terribly sorry to report this morning that The Wagadu Chronicles is shutting down development and sunsetting.
Our readers will know that Wagadu was a...
Cutesy golfing MMO PangYa sunsets in Thailand, marking the official end of the game
Unless you're an MMO fan of a certain vintage, the name of the game PangYa is probably going to sound odd to you without...
World of Tanks shares its calendar of events for May and closes out its replay video series after 10 years
If you thought World of Tanks clapping hands with Star Trek for an event was weird, have a look at the other things that...
World of Warcraft is retiring the Companion App as it looks forward to the Cataclysm Classic conversion
If you're still salty about being asked this ages ago, don't worry, World of Warcraft fans. Blizzard no longer cares if you have a...
Kickstarted MMORPG-turned-TCG Genfanad gives up, will sunset April 30
ArcheAge isn't the only MMORPG announcing a sunset this week: Kickstarter success Genfanad is apparently closing its doors too.
Genfanad is a browser-based nostalgia-driven indie...
Kakao’s western version of ArcheAge is sunsetting in June
I'm sorry to report this morning that the western version of ArcheAge is apparently shutting down: While we were sleeping, Kakao announced that it...
Sony shuts down LittleBigPlanet 3 for good, along with all its online player-created levels
The only thing worse than your favorite online game getting a sunset is seeing it abruptly shut down with no warning while taking everything...
My Little Pony fan MMO Legends of Equestria is closing its European server
Last year, we did a Daily Grind asking about interest in a My Little Pony MMORPG, and y'all reminded me that we actually have...
Battlefield 2042 confirms Season 7 is the shooter’s last as development focus shifts to the next title
We certainly hope that players of Battlefield 2042 are enjoying last month's Season 7 launch because it's going to be the last: Dice has...
Multiplayer medieval fantasy brawler Warhaven has officially sunsetted
Pour one out for the medieval warriors who were fighting it up in the fantasy world of Warhaven, including but not limited to Crud...
Noah’s Heart is sunsetting April 29 as Archosaur diverts players to Dragon Raja
Cozy multiplatform MMO Noah's Heart has never been a loud and splashy MMO, with news about its updates since its official global launch in...
The Crew 2 heads into maintenance mode with this week’s final update
We suspected it was coming, but we can still be sad about it: Ubisoft is putting The Crew 2 into maintenance mode following its...
Changyou is sunsetting its global Shadowbane revival in May over ‘business adjustments’
So, remember back in 2021 when Shadowbane came back from the dead? I'm now sorry to report it's dying. Again.
Longtime MMORPG fans will remember...
Netmarble’s Paragon spinoff Paragon: The Overprime is slated for sunset on April 22
We're sorry to report today that another one of the Paragon revivals is slated for execution. A little backstory is in order here: Paragon...
Tencent-backed Chimeraland is shutting down at the end of March
Back in September of last year, we checked in on Tencent's strange survival sandbox Chimeraland only to find that very little had happened... followed...
Nexon is shutting down its multiplayer medieval war game Warhaven in April
You may not have thought much about Warhaven this week prior to reading our PvP columnist Sam Kash's take on the game's current state...
