Battlerite – Nexon shutting down Korean server of unique MOBA

A couple of days back, Nexon announced it is shutting down the Korean server of Battlerite. The main reason provided was the “inability to match-make players normally”, with Nexon not directly saying Battlerite has failed with the Korean gamers. The…

Monster Hunter Online – Tencent announces closure of China-exclusive MMORPG

First entering beta phase in 2015 and exclusive to the China gaming community, Tencent Games today announced the closure of Monster Hunter Online. Crafted using CryEngine with IP owner Capcom, payments and new registrations for the game have been disabled…

HIT – Nexon announces global closure of its mobile action RPG

Developed by NAT Games and published worldwide by Nexon, both Korean and global versions of HIT yesterday announced it is shutting down service on 25 April 2019, with players no longer able to top up right now. Powered using Unreal…

Final Fantasy Explorers Force – Yet another FF mobile game shutting down in Japan

If you did not know, Square Enix has launched many mobile games based on the Final Fantasy IP in Japan over the past several years, and most of them do not get any overseas launch. Rather than being successful domestically,…

Hyper Universe – Korean server of side-scroll MOBA shutting down next month

Nexon recently announced that the Korean server of its side-scroll MOBA, Hyper Universe, will end its service on Thursday, November 15, 2018. The game has been in service since Tuesday, November 22, 2016, and the closure date is just days…

WildStar – NCsoft is shutting down Carbine Studios and game

According to Kotaku, developer Carbine Studios and its MMORPG WildStar is being shut down by parent company NCsoft, with 50 employees set to lose their jobs. Staff were informed of the closure at a meeting today, according to someone who was…

EVE Online – China server closure confirmed by local publisher

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…