EA is one of the most active and successful producers and publishers on the market. Unfortunately, their games are not timeless games, and at times must be removed from online play to make room for the big boys.
With EA coming out with new games all the time, it only makes sense that they have to shut down some of the servers for their older games. As EA puts it, ” 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. ”
The shutdowns are quite feasible and something that will surely make EA able to focus on newer and more popular titles. The list of games to receive server shutdowns are:
August 11, 2011 Online Service Shutdown
- ARMY OF TWO
- ARMY OF TWO
- Battlefield 2142
- Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
- Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
- Medal of Honor Airborne
- Medal of Honor Heroes
- 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
- Need for Speed
- SKATE
- 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
A full list of their shut down games include:
- Arena Football
- Arena Football
- Armies of Exigo
- Army of Two
- Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
- Burnout
- Burnout
- Burnout
- Def Jam® for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
- EA SPORTS
- EA SPORTS
- EA SPORTS
- EA SPORTS
- Facebreaker
- FIFA Soccer 2005 for PC, PlayStation 2 and Xbox
- FIFA 06 for PC, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox and Xbox 360
- FIFA 07 for PC, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2, Xbox and Xbox 360
- FIFA 08 for PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii and PC
- FIFA 09 for PC, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii
- FIFA 09 Ultimate Team for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
- FIFA Street 3 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
- The Godfather
- GoldenEye: Rogue Agent
- The Lord of the Rings
- The Lord of the Rings
- The Lord of the Rings
- The Lord of the Rings: Conquest
- MVP Baseball
- MVP
- Madden NFL 05 for PC, PlayStation 2 and Xbox
- Madden NFL 06 for PC, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox and Xbox 360
- Madden NFL 07 for PC, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox and Xbox 360
- Madden NFL 08 for PC, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox and Xbox 360
- Madden NFL 09 for PlayStation Portable (all regions), PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii and Xbox
- Madden 10 for PlayStation Portable (all regions), PlayStation 2 and Wii
- Marvel Nemesis
- Medal of Honor Pacific Assault
- Medal of Honor
- Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
- NASCAR® 05: Chase for the Cup
- NASCAR® 06: Total Team Control for PlayStation 2 and Xbox
- NASCAR® 07 for PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox and Xbox 360
- NASCAR® 08 for PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
- NASCAR® 09 for PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 (Europe Only)
- NBA LIVE 05 for PC, PlayStation 2 and Xbox
- NBA LIVE 06 for PC, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox and Xbox 360
- NBA LIVE 07 for PC, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox and Xbox 360
- NBA LIVE 08 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and Wii
- NBA LIVE 09 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii
- NBA Street (2007) for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
- NBA Street V3 for PlayStation 2 and Xbox
- NCAA® Basketball 08 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
- NCAA® Basketball 09 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
- NCAA® Football 05 for PlayStation 2 and Xbox
- NCAA® Football 06 for PlayStation 2 and Xbox
- NCAA® Football 07 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and Xbox
- NCAA® Football 08 forPlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and Xbox
- NCAA® Football 09 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2
- NCAA® Football 10 for PlayStation 2
- NCAA® March Madness 06 for PlayStation 2 and Xbox
- NCAA® March Madness
- NCAA® March Madness® 07 for PlayStation 2, Xbox and Xbox 360
- Need for Speed
- Need for Speed
- Need for Speed
- Need for Speed
- Need for Speed
- NFL Head Coach 09 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation 2 and Xbox
- NFL STREET 2: Unleashed for PlayStation 2 and Xbox
- NFL STREET 3 for PlayStation 2
- NFL Tour for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
- NHL® 2005 for PC, PlayStation 2 and Xbox
- NHL® 06 for PC, PlayStation 2 and Xbox
- NHL® 07 for PC, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox and Xbox 360
- NHL® 08 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and PC
- NHL® 09 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
- The Simpsons
- SimSocial on Facebook
- The Sims Carnival
- Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 05 for PC, PlayStation 2 and Xbox
- Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 06 for PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox and Xbox 360
- Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 07 for PC, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox and Xbox 360
- Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 08 for PC, PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and Xbox 360
- Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 09 for PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360
- TimeSplitters 3: Future Perfect
- Total Club Manager 06 for PlayStation 2
- UEFA Champions League
- UEFA Champions League
- UEFA Champions League
- UEFA EURO 2008
- 2006 FIFA World Cup
- 2010 FIFA World Cup
- 2010 FIFA World Cup
- 2010 FIFA World Cup
While some good games are due to be removed from online play, you’ll always be able to have your geeky and nerdy LAN parties, as well as the single player action. Keep on gaming guys!