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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...
Valve sunsets Steam Greenlight, proposes dev submission fees to ‘decrease the noise’
Valve is determined to keep itself in the news this weekend, apparently: Yesterday, the company announced it's shutting down the Steam Greenlight platform. That's...
Recapping the Asheron’s Call sunsets
Just before Christmas, we learned the sad news that Turbine would not be transferring Asheron's Call and its revivified sequel to Standing Stone as...
SolForge gets a stay of execution thanks to Grinding Gear Games developers
It never gives any of us pleasure here at Massively OP to announce the closure of an online game because we know that it...
Turbine clarifies Asheron’s Call sunset times
Turbine has clarified on the official forums the precise moment when Asheron's Call and its sister game, Asheron's Call 2, as well as the...
The Daily Grind: What defunct MMO would you like to play that you never tried?
It's easy to look back at games we loved in the past and sometimes wish we could go back to old favorites that have...
Landmark is shutting down on February 21
Sad news for fans of Landmark who were happy to see it have its own life after the closure of EverQuest Next; Daybreak has...
The Daily Grind: Which 2016 MMO shutdown affected you the most?
Every game is someone's favorite. It might be for silly reasons, but even when games that you barely think of get shuttered, someone is...
Digital card game SolForge calls it quits
Less than a year after its launch, digital card game SolForge is closing up shop for good. All development on the free-to-play title has...
The MMOs we lost in 2016
If you thought we lost a lot of MMOs in 2014 and 2015, wait until you see 2016's list.
It's easy to shrug off some...
Asheron’s Call and its sequel will sunset as part of the Turbine/Standing Stone split
I'm sorry to report that Turbine announced today that it will be sunsetting Asheron's Call and Asheron's Call 2 as part of the transition...
Take a look back at the end of Star Wars Galaxies
There's a new Star Wars movie out now; you may have heard about it. Heck, you might have gone to see it already. But...
Civilization (Online) is coming to an end
Remember all the grumbling when XLGames revealed Civilization Online at a big presser in New York and then told us it was launching in...
Gazillion to sunset Marvel Super Hero Squad Online in January 2017
When I first joined the Massively crew back in 2010, the very first long-form piece I did was on Super Hero Squad Online, a Marvel-themed...
Rumor: American McGee ARPG Akaneiro is kaput
Four years ago or so, a number of folks at Massively, including me, had their sights set on Akaneiro: Demon Hunters. It was a...
Webzen is closing down ELOA and ASTA in October
About a year ago, Webzen announced that it was bringing Asta: The War of Tears and Winds over after the game had been shut...
Firefall appears to have silently sunsetted (Update: Or maybe not?)
Update, 8:39 p.m. EDT: The game and site are back online now, still with no explanation or clarification from The9 whatsoever. Hopefully it stays up for...
Trinium Wars will sunset at the end of the the month
Get your playtime in now, folks: Trinium Wars will sunset at the end of the the month.
A spokesperson for InselGames confirmed to us that the...
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...
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...
