Electronic Arts(EA) will be discontinuing online services for several different titles over the upcoming weeks, according to reporting from Video Games Chronicle. Between October 20 and January 19, online services for 10 games will be discontinued.
The concerned titles include Army of Two: The 40th Day, Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3, Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, Gatling Gears, Onrush, Mercenaries 2, Mirror’s Edge, NBA Jam On Fire Edition, and Shank 2.
The following dates mark the discontinuation of certain games’ online services:
- October 20th- Army of Two: The 40th Day and Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel
- November 9th- Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (PS3, Xbox 360), Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars (Xbox 360), and Mercenaries 2 (PS3, Xbox 360)
- November 30th- Onrush
- January 19th- Gatling Gears, Mirror’s Edge, NBA Jam On Fire Edition, and Shank 2
EA Gamers will be Disappointed
Although some gamers would probably be disappointed by the news, it’s difficult to estimate how many people were still playing any of these games. If EA believed it could continue to make money off of these titles, it would probably continue to do so for a very long time.
Sadly, regardless of how well-liked they may be, all online games will eventually meet a similar demise. Companies will eventually conclude that the expenses of maintaining servers for these games exceed the advantages because it takes time and resources.
Fans will just have to take advantage of these games’ online capabilities for the time being. Fans still have some time for the rest of the games, but there isn’t much time left for the Army of Two games.
Several fans gathered online to take part in some final battles when Microsoft shut down the servers for numerous Halo games on the Xbox 360 earlier this year. Maybe the players can get together to share in the enjoyment of these online experiences before they are over.
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