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A game from The Sims series is fading away before our eyes. Electronic Arts sweetens the final months of its life

A game from The Sims series is fading away before our eyes. Electronic Arts sweetens the final months of its life

The end of The Sims Mobile game is fast approaching. Electronic Arts will remove it from digital stores tomorrow and finally shut down its servers in a few months.

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Maciej Gaffke

October 21, 2025

A game from The Sims series is fading away before our eyes. Electronic Arts sweetens the final months of its life
EA shuts down servers for more games. You have the last month to get all the achievements

EA shuts down servers for more games. You have the last month to get all the achievements

Electronic Arts has decided to change the schedule and speed up the shutdown of the servers of four games developed by the Codemasters studio. We still have a little more than a month to play in multiplayer, though.

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Christian Pieniazek

October 6, 2025

EA shuts down servers for more games. You have the last month to get all the achievements
“A game, once sold, belongs to the customer.” Vice President of European Parliament speaks out about Stop Killing Games campaign

“A game, once sold, belongs to the customer.” Vice President of European Parliament speaks out about Stop Killing Games campaign

Stop Killing Games gains political support. Vice President of European Parliament, Nicolae Stefanuta signs the petition.

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Olga Racinowska

July 14, 2025

“A game, once sold, belongs to the customer.” Vice President of European Parliament speaks out about Stop Killing Games campaign
In October, Electronic Arts will shut down the servers of 4 games, including Need for Speed Rivals

In October, Electronic Arts will shut down the servers of 4 games, including Need for Speed Rivals

Electronic Arts has announced that it will close the Need for Speed Rivals servers on October 7, 2025. This means the end of multiplayer mode and the inability to complete some of the online challenges.

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Kamil Kleszyk

July 11, 2025

In October, Electronic Arts will shut down the servers of 4 games, including Need for Speed Rivals
Wargaming’s Steel Hunters to close its servers in October. Another live-service game heads to the scrapyard

Wargaming’s Steel Hunters to close its servers in October. Another live-service game heads to the scrapyard

Steel Hunters’ mechs will go offline in three months. Wargaming’s extraction shooter set for shutdown after rough launch.

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Olga Racinowska

July 9, 2025

Wargaming’s Steel Hunters to close its servers in October. Another live-service game heads to the scrapyard
Game publishers responded after the Stop Killing Games campaign crossed the 1 million signature mark

Game publishers responded after the Stop Killing Games campaign crossed the 1 million signature mark

As expected, they are strongly against the SKG initiative. Ross Scott released another video breaking down their arguments.

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Olga Racinowska

July 8, 2025

Game publishers responded after the Stop Killing Games campaign crossed the 1 million signature mark
They remove the game for those who bought it, even though it offers a campaign. EA: „It's an online-only title so once the servers go offline, the game will no longer be playable”

They remove the game for those who bought it, even though it offers a campaign. EA: „It's an online-only title so once the servers go offline, the game will no longer be playable”

The exact day on which Anthem will be cut down has been set. The game doesn't offer an offline mode, so it will stop working, which is ironic in light of the success of Stop Killing Games' campaign.

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Martin Bukowski

July 4, 2025

They remove the game for those who bought it, even though it offers a campaign. EA: „It's an online-only title so once the servers go offline, the game will no longer be playable”
Here is proof that Resident Evil 9 is going in the right direction. Capcom leaves behind what players didn't want

Here is proof that Resident Evil 9 is going in the right direction. Capcom leaves behind what players didn't want

Support for the online game Resident Evil RE:Verse has finally ended. Starting with Resident Evil Requiem, Capcom will focus on creating single-player titles.

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Maciej Gaffke

July 1, 2025

Here is proof that Resident Evil 9 is going in the right direction. Capcom leaves behind what players didn't want
Velev shuts down servers on Steam just days after Early Access launch

Velev shuts down servers on Steam just days after Early Access launch

Velev's Early Access launch apparently did not go as planned. Just six days into Early Access, the unique action RPG is no longer available on Steam.

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Matt Buckley

April 15, 2025

Velev shuts down servers on Steam just days after Early Access launch
End of Dauntless after mass layoffs. Fans of monster-hunting game blame „crypto” and „capitalists”

End of Dauntless after mass layoffs. Fans of monster-hunting game blame „crypto” and „capitalists”

Dauntless survived for six years, only to end its life after a disastrous monetization update... ekhm, gameplay.

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Jacob Blazewicz

February 25, 2025

End of Dauntless after mass layoffs. Fans of monster-hunting game blame „crypto” and „capitalists”
Ubisoft Announced XDefiant Failure. Company Lays Off Employees and Closes Studios

Ubisoft Announced XDefiant Failure. Company Lays Off Employees and Closes Studios

XDefiant failed to keep players with it, so Ubisoft announced the end of the game's development. As a result, about 270 people will say goodbye to their jobs and two branches of the company will be closed.

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Martin Bukowski

December 4, 2024

Ubisoft Announced XDefiant Failure. Company Lays Off Employees and Closes Studios
Campaign Against Killing Games Continues. We Asked Its Organizer About Future and Lawyers' Opinions About The Crew

Campaign Against Killing Games Continues. We Asked Its Organizer About Future and Lawyers' Opinions About The Crew

The fight against killing games isn't going out. The organizer of the Stop Killing Games initiative answered our questions about the follow-up and the arguments undermining the sense of the action.

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Jacob Blazewicz

June 7, 2024

Campaign Against Killing Games Continues. We Asked Its Organizer About Future and Lawyers' Opinions About The Crew
Gamers Intensify Fight Over Games. They Want to Force Publishers to Keep Them in Playable Condition

Gamers Intensify Fight Over Games. They Want to Force Publishers to Keep Them in Playable Condition

A petition appeared on the UK government's platform regarding the abandonment of games by publishers. Gamers are demanding that they be left at least in a playable state.

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Martin Bukowski

April 17, 2024

Gamers Intensify Fight Over Games. They Want to Force Publishers to Keep Them in Playable Condition
“Stop Killing Games.” Big Campaign Targeting Publishers Launched. Ending Ubisoft's Support of The Crew a Flashpoint

“Stop Killing Games.” Big Campaign Targeting Publishers Launched. Ending Ubisoft's Support of The Crew a Flashpoint

The end of support for the original The Crew has prompted a popular YouTuber to take real action against the growing trend of publishers „killing” games.

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Jacob Blazewicz

April 3, 2024

“Stop Killing Games.” Big Campaign Targeting Publishers Launched. Ending Ubisoft's Support of The Crew a Flashpoint
The Day Before Devs Shutting Down Game Servers; 'Without a Devteam, we've No Other Option'

The Day Before Devs Shutting Down Game Servers; 'Without a Devteam, we've No Other Option'

The story of The Day Before is slowly coming to an end. Developers from the now-defunct Fntastic have announced that they will soon shut down the game's servers.

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Kamil Kleszyk

December 22, 2023

The Day Before Devs Shutting Down Game Servers; 'Without a Devteam, we've No Other Option'
First The Crew Ends Its 9-year Life; You Have 108 Days Left to Play It

First The Crew Ends Its 9-year Life; You Have 108 Days Left to Play It

This day had to come at some point - Ubisoft has announced that the first The Crew will stop workin in a dozen weeks or so, along with the shutdown of servers. It's worth playing this original racing sandbox while you have the chance.

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Christopher Mysiak

December 14, 2023

First The Crew Ends Its 9-year Life; You Have 108 Days Left to Play It
2 Years Ago Dread Hunger Was a Steam Hit, Now It's About to Die

2 Years Ago Dread Hunger Was a Steam Hit, Now It's About to Die

It has been announced that the official servers of Dread Hunger, the 2022 survival hit from Steam, will be shut down. However, the developers will not leave the players with nothing.

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Adrian Werner

November 26, 2023

2 Years Ago Dread Hunger Was a Steam Hit, Now It's About to Die
Ubisoft Will Shut Down Servers of 10 More Games in January 2024, Including Assassin's Creed

Ubisoft Will Shut Down Servers of 10 More Games in January 2024, Including Assassin's Creed

Ubisoft has unveiled a list of 10 games that will soon lose access to online features. Among them are several installments of the Assassin's Creed series.

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Kamil Kleszyk

October 31, 2023

Ubisoft Will Shut Down Servers of 10 More Games in January 2024, Including Assassin's Creed
ARK Devs Shut Down Official Servers and Prepare for Launch of Controversial Remaster

ARK Devs Shut Down Official Servers and Prepare for Launch of Controversial Remaster

Before devs at Wildcard release the remaster of ARK: Survival Evolved, it must first kill off the original game. An essential step towards this was shutting down the official servers of the survival title.

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Kamil Kleszyk

October 4, 2023

ARK Devs Shut Down Official Servers and Prepare for Launch of Controversial Remaster
EA Will Shut Down Servers of 3 Great Games Later This Year [Update]

EA Will Shut Down Servers of 3 Great Games Later This Year [Update]

The servers of more games from Electronic Arts will soon be shut down. Before the end of the year, the online modes of three titles will go dark: Dead Space 2, Crysis 3 and Dante's Inferno.

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Zuzanna Domeradzka

August 10, 2023

EA Will Shut Down Servers of 3 Great Games Later This Year [Update]