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03-24-2012, 08:37 PM
Posted Mar 19, 2012 at 12:15PM EST by Brett Huffman (http://www.qj.net/author/99742/brett-huffman/page-1.html)
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As you probably already know, EA has a history of shutting down servers for games that are a bit older or have multiplayer communities that have otherwise dwindled. In other words, you buy an EA game from a couple of years ago, pop it in and the multiplayer simply does not work anymore.
The thing about this new list of server shutdowns is that some of the games haven't been out long at all (Spare Parts has only been out for a year and EA Sports MMA has only been out for 18 months), but apparently their MP communities have dwindled enough by EA standards that they've been deemed not worth running anymore. And some had (http://www.qj.net/#)passes online, which means despite many specifically paying for online access to these MP games in some cases, they'll no longer get to play them.
I'm sure the heads-up is buried in the contractual nonsense somewhere, but EA should have to put a sticker on their games that no longer have multiplayer content so people know what they're getting into when they see them on store shelves. I dunno. What do you think?
Anyway, here's the list of servers getting shut down on April 13th:
BOOM BLOX Bash Party for Wii (http://www.qj.net/#)
Burnout Revenge for Xbox 360
EA Create for PC, PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii
EA Sports Active 2.0 for PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360
EA Sports Active NFL Training Camp for Wii
FIFA 10 (http://www.qj.net/#) for PSP and Wii
The Godfather II for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360
EA Sports MMA for PS3 and Xbox 360
Need for Speed ProStreet for PS3 and Xbox 360
The Saboteur (loss of MidnightClub (http://www.qj.net/#) Access) for PS3 and Xbox 360
Spare Parts for PS3 and Xbox 360
You can check out the full list of other games they've shut down and some other iOS games they're shutting down at EA's official site (http://www.ea.com/1/service-updates).
http://www.qj.net/images/stories/Stories/CarlB/Brett/ea-logo.jpg
As you probably already know, EA has a history of shutting down servers for games that are a bit older or have multiplayer communities that have otherwise dwindled. In other words, you buy an EA game from a couple of years ago, pop it in and the multiplayer simply does not work anymore.
The thing about this new list of server shutdowns is that some of the games haven't been out long at all (Spare Parts has only been out for a year and EA Sports MMA has only been out for 18 months), but apparently their MP communities have dwindled enough by EA standards that they've been deemed not worth running anymore. And some had (http://www.qj.net/#)passes online, which means despite many specifically paying for online access to these MP games in some cases, they'll no longer get to play them.
I'm sure the heads-up is buried in the contractual nonsense somewhere, but EA should have to put a sticker on their games that no longer have multiplayer content so people know what they're getting into when they see them on store shelves. I dunno. What do you think?
Anyway, here's the list of servers getting shut down on April 13th:
BOOM BLOX Bash Party for Wii (http://www.qj.net/#)
Burnout Revenge for Xbox 360
EA Create for PC, PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii
EA Sports Active 2.0 for PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360
EA Sports Active NFL Training Camp for Wii
FIFA 10 (http://www.qj.net/#) for PSP and Wii
The Godfather II for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360
EA Sports MMA for PS3 and Xbox 360
Need for Speed ProStreet for PS3 and Xbox 360
The Saboteur (loss of MidnightClub (http://www.qj.net/#) Access) for PS3 and Xbox 360
Spare Parts for PS3 and Xbox 360
You can check out the full list of other games they've shut down and some other iOS games they're shutting down at EA's official site (http://www.ea.com/1/service-updates).