After months of rumors, Chinese publisher Tiancity finally announced the closure of EVE Online in the world’s largest gaming market on 30 September. In a long and heartfelt message, Tiancity said the decision to stop the service was actually agreed…
God Eater Online – Mobile MMORPG is shutting down in Japan next month
Launching last year in Japan, Bandai Namco Entertainment recently announced the closure of God Eater Online on 27 September, around 19 months after launch. Co-developed with Asobimo, a studio known for its mobile MMORPG titles, God Eater Online boasted Aragami…
LawBreakers – Online shooter goes Free-to-Play until September closure
[Steam page] Following the recent demise of Boss Key Productions, the future of LawBreakers remained unclear until yesterday. Through an official posting on Steam, it was confirmed that LawBreakers will be shutting down on 14 September, with the game now Free-to-Play…
God Slayer – Big budget CryEngine 3 Chinese MMORPG closing this July
First announced by developer and publisher ChangYou back in 2012, God Slayer was a huge PC MMORPG project powered by CryEngine 3. Due to several changes over the years, God Slayer only entered Closed Beta in 2015. After several test…
Orcs Must Die! – Tencent announces closure of China server this July
Tencent Games recently announced the upcoming closure of Orcs Must Die! in China, with the server shutting down on 19 July. This follows a round of layoffs at game developer Robot Entertainment back in March, where around 30 employees were…
Boss Key Productions – Studio behind LawBreakers shuts down
Shortly after launching the battle royal known as Radical Heights, studio co-founder Cliff Bleszinski has announced that Boss Key Productions has closed it doors. Formed 4 years ago to build a “billion dollar IP”, LawBreakers failed miserably both before and…
Puzzle Fighter – Capcom kicks mobile game out less than 12 months after launch
Despite just launching worldwide with much anticipation and hype last November, Capcom recently announced it is shutting down Puzzle Fighter, the casual mobile game based on characters from various classic and popular Capcom games, including Street Fighter, Devil May Cry,…
Breakaway – Development on action MOBA from Amazon has stopped
Announced in September 2016, Breakaway is one of the first online games to be announced by the newly-formed Amazon Game Studios. A year later, due to the popularity of competitor Overwatch and the death of several MOBA titles, the team…
Figureheads – Square Enix is shutting down its unique mecha PVP game
First entering Open Beta back in March 2016, Figureheads was one of Square Enix’s various new PC online games developed to capture the unexplored esports market of Japan. While many others have since been closed, Figureheads somehow marched on for…
Counter-Strike Online 2 – Military online shooter terminated in 3 Asian countries
Nexon recently announced the closure of Counter-Strike Online 2 in South Korea, with the final update held on 22 February. New characters can no longer be created, with in-game purchases stopped too. All services will then be terminated on 26…
Gigantic – Perfect World announces the closure of hero brawler
[Play free now] Perfect World Entertainment, publisher of Gigantic, today announced that the hero-based brawler Gigantic will shut its doors on July 31, 2018. From now till then, the server will be kept alive with no more content updates from…
Paragon – Epic Games shutting down MOBA to focus on Fortnite
The writing was already on the wall as recently as last week, when a staff from the Paragon development team posted the team’s concerns about the future of Paragon on Reddit. With the explosive growth of Fortnite due to the…
Dragon Nest II: Legend – Nexon announces game closure for mobile action RPG
[Source] Once highly touted as the “sequel” to the PC MMORPG Dragon Nest, which takes place hundreds of years before the original storyline, Dragon Nest II: Legend will be shutting down on 29 December. Nexon made this announcement today, although…
Master X Master – NCsoft is shutting down MOBA no one asked for
Less than 5 months after launch, NCsoft today has thrown in the tower and announced the closure of its MOBA title, Master X Master. The game server will be brought down on 31 January next year. NCsoft claimed the decision…