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Another year, more EA servers shutting down

by: Jeremy - posted: 1/6/2011 12:19:00 PM
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Ah, the New Year! Fresh starts, new initiative, more old games getting shut down by Electronic Arts.

EA has announced this year’s round of server-kills for some of their older / less popular titles. The first round of server closures actually occurred back on December 31, but more are scheduled to occur over the next 2 months.

Here is the list of titles being affected and their related platform(s):

December 31, 2010
  • The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth (PC)
  • The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II (PC)
  • The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II, The Rise of the Witch (PC)
January 11, 2011
  • The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II (Xbox 360)
  • The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II, The Rise of the Witch-king (Xbox 360)
January 17, 2011
  • The Sims Carnival
February 8, 2011
  • FIFA 07 (Xbox 360)
  • FIFA 08 (PSP, PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii)
  • FIFA 09 (PC, PSP, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii)
  • FIFA 09 Ultimate Team (PS3, Xbox 360)
  • FIFA Street 3 (PS3, Xbox 360)
  • EA SPORTS FIFA Manager 10 (PC)
  • EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 3 )PS3, Xbox 360)
  • Madden 09 (PSP, PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii)
  • Madden 10 (PSP, PS2, Wii)
  • NBA LIVE 08 (PS3, Xbox 360)
  • NBA LIVE 09 (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii)
  • NCAA Basketball 08 (PS3, Xbox 360)
  • NCAA Basketball 09 (PS3, Xbox 360)
  • NCAA Football 07 (Xbox 360)
  • NCAA Football 08 (PS3, Xbox 360)
  • NCAA Football 09 (PS3, Xbox 360)
  • NCAA Football 10 (PS2)
  • NFL Head Coach 09 (PS3, Xbox 360)
  • NHL 08 (PS3, Xbox 360)
  • NHL 09 (PS3, Xbox 360)
  • Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 09 (PS3, Xbox 360)
  • UEFA EURO 2008 (PS3, Xbox 360)
  • 2010 FIFA World Cup (PSP, Wii)
  • 2010 FIFA World Cup Demo (PS3, Xbox 360)
March 1, 2011
  • Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 09 (Wii)