MMOs, unfortunately, do not last forever. When they sunset and close down for good, the whole genre mourns.
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Dungeons and Dragons Online heralds a trio of new 64-bit servers this July – but is closing all old worlds
The game master has returned from furiously planning a new campaign, and now the full truth is revealed: Dungeons and Dragons Online is saying...
Lord of the Rings Online announces the full closure of its old 32-bit worlds at the end of August
When Standing Stone Games revealed its plans for Lord of the Rings Online's new 64-bit servers, it left a little bit of leeway in...
XDefiant officially goes dark as its former executive producer leaves Ubisoft
Def Leppard once sang that it's better to burn out than to fade away, but in the case of video games - and especially...
The Stream Team: Bidding a bittersweet farewell to multiplayer creature slaying RPG Dauntless
Today is the last day of online life for Dauntless, one of the favorite titles of MOP's Chris until the game's disastrous Awakening update....
Ember Sword, another crypto sandbox MMO project, bites the dust
Hey, do you remember Ember Sword? No. You do not. Of course you don't because we do our best not to give them airtime,...
Fractured Online is going offline until 2026 for yet another reboot
Stop me if you've heard this one: Fractured is going offline for a reboot. Not, it's not 2023. It's 2025. And it's happening again. Bright...
DECA is closing the Star Trek Online, Champions Online, and Neverwinter forums in favor of Discord
As I type this, Another One Bites The Dust is going through my head, but I'm not talking about an MMO - just its...
Valofe is sunsetting Kritika Zero – again – in August
Kritika Online is continuing to be kicked around by its publishers: We're sad to report that the latest version of the game is now...
PvPvE extraction RPG Velev sunsetted after just six days in early access
We support speedrunning, but we're not sure the "multiplayer game sunset any%" speedrun category needs to be a thing. But if it was, then...
MMO studio-inspired comedy Mythic Quest ends its run after four years on Apple TV+
Fans of Apple TV+'s popular Mythic Quest are no doubt disappointed to hear that the comedy was abruptly canceled following its Season 4 finale...
Black Desert Console confirms native support for Xbox X|S and PS5 – and a sunset on Xbox One and PS4
If you're still playing Black Desert on a PlayStation 4 or an Xbox One, you'll soon have to shift over to the current crop...
PvPvE extraction RPG Seekers of Skyveil will sunset just weeks after its early access launch
If it seemed to you as if the boards of the PvPvE extraction game bandwagon were rickety, your instinct appears to be right, as...
Multiplayer team vs. team shooter Star Wars Hunters announces plans to sunset in October
Have you ever heard of Star Wars: Hunters? You would be forgiven for never realizing this game existed before now: This team vs. team...
Tactical shooter Spectre Divide folds weeks after launch despite $60M in investment
Another multiplayer game bites the dust -- and this one virtually right out of the gate.
Calling to mind the abrupt closure last year of...
Gran Saga’s global version will shut down on April 30
If there was anyone out there who was enjoying the global version of NPixel's anime MMO Gran Saga, then we've got some unfortunate news...
The First Descendant previews next week’s update, confirms the end of older console support in June
The First Descendant is continuing to hype up its earlier previewed March update as this week brought another developer livestream for the Season 2...
MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: QANGA, Urban Dead, Voxile, and Cyborg Immortal
Welcome back to another roundup of MMOs and MMO-adjacent multiplayer games you've never heard of!
QANGA
QANGA is a new-to-us multiplayer sci-fi survivalbox from iolaCorp Studio...
PvPvE extraction RPG Dungeonborne will sunset in May after less than a year in early access
The yawning gulf of early access shutdowns has claimed yet another title. Dungeonborne, the medieval-styled first-person PvPvE extraction RPG that began early access last...
Dauntless is officially sunsetting following the layoff of the team back in January
I'm sorry to report this afternoon that Phoenix Labs' Dauntless is closing down.
The sunset news came in the form of a brief tweet this...
The reboot of Kickstarted MMO Shards Online, Legends of Aria Classic, is officially sunsetting
I'm sorry to report this morning that Legends of Aria Classic is closing its doors - again. The news comes via the game's Patreon...
