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Battleborn is shutting down for good in January 2021
It's been about two years since Battleborn stopped receiving any updates, but at least it's still operational and playable. But not for all that...
Survival shooter DEATHGARDEN announces its shutdown and goes free-to-play in the meantime
All things must die. It is the way of nature and underperforming multiplayer shooters. So it is with DEATHGARDEN, the multiplayer survival shooter/battle royale...
Nexon has officially cancelled Dragon Hound
Oh no! Not Dragon Hound! Anything but Dragon Hound! Remember how promising Dragon Hound looked? No, you probably do not even remember that Dragon Hound existed at all,...
Beloved SoulWorker rogue server Burning SoulWorker has sunsetted
For the past two years, a rogue server of SoulWorker known as Burning SoulWorker was operating under the stewardship of one individual called Burning....
Nexon is sunsetting mobile survival MMO Durango Wild Lands already
Welp, that didn't last long: Nexon announced last night that it's sunsetting Durango Wild Lands, a mobile survival MMO that kicked around in various...
MMO Business Roundup: Nexon drops Tree of Savior, plus DUNE hires and Pearl Abyss’ new HQ
Nexon's let go yet another MMO from its publishing stable.
According to MMO Culture, Nexon has announced that it's closing down its Japanese server for...
Paladins is shutting down in China on November 30
Publisher Tencent has come to an amicable decision with Hi-Rez Studios to shut down Paladins in China. The decision comes roughly three years since...
Bless Online has officially sunsetted – RIP, Bless
Back in June, Neowiz announced the sad news that Bless Online's western version on Steam - the last version left alive - was sunsetting...
Fallen Earth is going offline indefinitely (but hope remains for a reboot)
Fallen Earth's 10th anniversary event is about to become the post-apocalyptic MMORPG's last hurrah - at least for now.
Little Orbit announced on Tuesday that...
The Daily Grind: What MMO do you not play but would still miss if it were gone?
I don't play RIFT. I never had, and on the occasions when I have it's kind of just not been my thing. But I still...
Internet spaceship roguelike MMO Lazarus is shutting down
We have a soft spot for plucky indie MMOs like Lazarus, and have been tracking its development since its inception. Described in its infancy...
Alpha MMO battle royale Mavericks has been canceled as its company enters bankruptcy
Mavericks is toast, I'm sorry to report this morning. GIbiz caught a notice posted on the website of the game's company, UK-based Automaton Games,...
Ubisoft’s Mighty Quest for Epic Loot is resurrected — as a mobile game
Back in 2016, Ubisoft's The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot finished a somewhat lackluster two-year run... and that was that. Or so we thought....
Dragon’s Dogma Online is shuttering in December
It's entirely possible you don't remember Dragon's Dogma Online. The game it was based upon, Dragon's Dogma, is a weirdly enduring little game that...
After suggesting it’d save Player Studio, Daybreak has quietly shuttered it for EverQuest instead
Back in March, Daybreak appointed a new Producer for its long-running Player Studio program - that's the system that allowed players to create and...
Farewell, Atlas Reactor: Gamigo has officially sunsetted the first of its Trion MMOs
Just two and and half years after its official launch, Atlas Reactor has officially sunsetted.
After buying up Trion's assets and games last year, Gamigo...
Perfect Ten: The most poorly managed MMO sunsets of all time
MMOs shut down. This is just kind of a reality. It's an unpleasant one, but we also are collectively aware that it happens and...
Amazon Game Studios is apparently suffering layoffs and game cancelations
Next week, we've got a piece coming in which one of my colleagues remarks that Amazon Game Studios' greatest claim to fame right now...
E3 2019: Terraria: Journey’s End will be the game’s final update before entering maintenance mode
It's been a long trip for the 2-D multiplayer side-scrolling exploration title Terraria, and while we don't cover this one particularly closely, the upcoming...
ELOA aka Warlords Awakening suffers the indignity of a triple shutdown
Here's a hat trick that no MMORPG ever wants to earn: being closed three times in a row. For Elite Lord of Alliance (ELOA),...