First entering Open Beta back in March 2016, Figureheads was one of Square Enix’s various new PC online games developed to capture the unexplored esports market of Japan. While many others have since been closed, Figureheads somehow marched on for…
Counter-Strike Online 2 – Military online shooter terminated in 3 Asian countries
Nexon recently announced the closure of Counter-Strike Online 2 in South Korea, with the final update held on 22 February. New characters can no longer be created, with in-game purchases stopped too. All services will then be terminated on 26…
Gigantic – Perfect World announces the closure of hero brawler
[Play free now] Perfect World Entertainment, publisher of Gigantic, today announced that the hero-based brawler Gigantic will shut its doors on July 31, 2018. From now till then, the server will be kept alive with no more content updates from…
Paragon – Epic Games shutting down MOBA to focus on Fortnite
The writing was already on the wall as recently as last week, when a staff from the Paragon development team posted the team’s concerns about the future of Paragon on Reddit. With the explosive growth of Fortnite due to the…
Dragon Nest II: Legend – Nexon announces game closure for mobile action RPG
[Source] Once highly touted as the “sequel” to the PC MMORPG Dragon Nest, which takes place hundreds of years before the original storyline, Dragon Nest II: Legend will be shutting down on 29 December. Nexon made this announcement today, although…
Master X Master – NCsoft is shutting down MOBA no one asked for
Less than 5 months after launch, NCsoft today has thrown in the tower and announced the closure of its MOBA title, Master X Master. The game server will be brought down on 31 January next year. NCsoft claimed the decision…
Marvel Heroes Omega – Disney shuts down MMORPG based on Marvel universe
If you missed the news, it was reported hours ago that Marvel Heroes Omega is being shut down on 31 December 2017 as Disney has ended the working relationship with developer Gazillion Entertainment. According to several sources, Gazillion has already…
Emil Chronicle Online – Japan server shutting down this August
Emil Chronicle Online, otherwise known as ECO, was first published back in 2005. Since then, the various overseas servers have closed due to publisher mismanagement, with only the Japan server standing tall. Recently, GungHo Online Entertaqinment announced the Japanese server…
Monster Strike – English version of top Japan mobile game is closing
[Official announcement] With marketing efforts suspended back in August 2016 after its massive advertisement campaigns returned poor results, Japanese developer Mixi announced it is shutting down the English version of Monster Strike on 1 August. Despite earning hundreds of millions in its…
Phantasy Star Online 2 – Asiasoft announces closure of SEA server
[Closure announcement] While Phantasy Star Online started out as a really big and hyped PC MMORPG years ago as the first English server landed in Southeast Asia, I was already thinking about how it would survive in the long run…
Titanfall: Frontline – Game shutting down after 4 months of soft-launch
Revealed and soft-launched back in September 2016, developer Particle City recently announced the closure of Titanfall: Frontline, the mobile strategy card game based on the hit PC game, Titanfall. Financially backed by Respawn Entertainment (studio which created Titanfall) and Nexon,…
Puzzle & Dragons – Tencent Games announces closure of China server
While Tencent Games might be the biggest game publisher in China, sometimes even big overseas titles might not survive under its care. Following the closure of Monster Strike, Tencent Games today announced Puzzle & Dragons will be shutting down on 15th…
Lost Saga – Tencent shuts down China server after 2 years of beta
Perhaps one of the longest beta phases in history, China’s biggest games publisher Tencent Games closed Lost Saga 2 weeks ago, and the game was in beta since May 2014 (non-wipe beta since October 2015). With tons of unique characters, it…
Civilization Online – Game closure announced by developer
Korean developer XLGAMES today announced the closure of its latest online game, Civilization Online, on 7 December. The game was co-developed with 2K Games, and was scheduled to launch in China and Taiwan as well, but the plan has most likely…