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EA has announced today that they will be shutting down a whole host of multiplayer servers en masse. Some of these include Army of Two for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Need for Speed Most Wanted for PC and Xbox 360, and Skate for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Though it's always bad news to see game servers shut down, which pretty much kills game content that developers worked hard on, I suppose we can't expect the party to last forever. Apparently, neither can Sony.
"The decisions to retire older EA games are never easy. The development teams and operational staff pour their hearts into these games almost as much as the customers playing them and it is hard to see one retired," EA said. "But as games get replaced with newer titles, the number of players still enjoying the older games dwindles below a point -- fewer than 1% of all peak online players across all EA titles -- where it's feasible to continue the behind-the-scenes work involved with keeping these games up and running.
"We would rather our hard-working engineering and IT staff focus on keeping a positive experience for the other 99% of customers playing our more popular games. We hope you have gotten many hours of enjoyment out of the games and we appreciate your ongoing patronage."
Check out the complete list being shut down below.
August 11, 2011 Online Service Shutdown:
- Army of Two for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
- Army of Two Demo for Xbox 360
- Battlefield 2142 Demo for PC
- Battlefield 2: Modern Combat for Xbox 360
- Battlefield 2: Modern Combat Demo for Xbox 360
- Medal of Honor Airborne for PlayStation Portable
- Medal of Honor Heroes 2 for PlayStation Portable and Wii
- NASCAR 09 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 (North America)
- NCAA Basketball 10 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
- NCAA Football 10 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
- Need for Speed Most Wanted for PC and Xbox 360
- Need for Speed Undercover for PlayStation Portable
- Skate for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
- Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10 for PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii
- Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 11 Demo for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
October 1, 2011 Online Service Shutdown:
- Madden NFL 10 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
- NHL 10 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
Comments
12 years, 9 months ago
Too bad. The original "Skate" is the only game from the series I own. Always liked to log in for a quick 30 minutes online session. But they have there reasons, so I can't be mad.
12 years, 9 months ago
Sleep well, Battlefield 2: Modern Combat. You've done well.
12 years, 9 months ago
as long as they make another skate i wont care
12 years, 9 months ago
Most of these games are dead on Xbox/ps3 anyways, im not to suprised.
12 years, 9 months ago
Battlefield 2: Modern Combat for Xbox 360
I knew the day would come... The most fun I've had with a multiplayer.
12 years, 9 months ago
Nothing I care about is on that list especially if Battlefield 2 and 2142 will still be up for PC. That is where most of the Battlefield community is, on PC.
12 years, 9 months ago
Dam this is like a mmo going down. Shiet suks yo.
12 years, 9 months ago
>Implying EA servers are stable enough to ever play the games properly for an extended amount of time
12 years, 9 months ago
The only game that i've played is army of two but i never play it any more
12 years, 9 months ago
Why would they even keep the demos going if the full games are already out?
12 years, 9 months ago
OH NO, WHAT EVER SHALL I DO WITHOUT TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 10?
12 years, 9 months ago
Sure is a shame that we can't play NASCAR anymore with our racing friends. Dale Earndhart would be ashamed. u_u
12 years, 9 months ago
Oh well, nothing lost
12 years, 9 months ago
Basically EA saying you got to buy our new sports game if you want to play online.
12 years, 9 months ago
Wow, pretty big list but as long as bc 2 is safe im okay
12 years, 9 months ago
old games eh, i can deal with skate 2
12 years, 9 months ago
That's what sucks about console multilayer - they decide when you stop playing it. Unfortunately PCs are starting getting this BS as well when developer controls multiplayer servers.
12 years, 9 months ago
Tiger Woods? OH NO. Does anyone actually own this game anyways?
12 years, 9 months ago
I hate to see Army of Two go offline. Me and a friend had some fun online. Granted, it's not a good game, but we had a lot of fun with it. It goes to show that you don't have to be a good game to be fun with the right people/friends.
12 years, 9 months ago
Fuck me. No more mega ramp sessions on Skate? Fuck me.