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The era ending in this lengthy cinematic trailer is that of Final Fantasy XIV, as Square Enix pulled the plug today on the game's servers in preparation for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. The MMO relaunch was said to be "rebuilt from the ground-up" when the not-exactly-new game was announced in July.

The Eorzean Alliance battled the Garlean Empire before further chaos engulfed the "end of an era" trailer, seen above. Like it or not, Final Fantasy XIV certainly went out in style. Both the PS3 and PC versions of A Realm Reborn are expected to launch in 2013.

JoystiqFinal Fantasy XIV shut down, reborn in this 'end of an era' trailer originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 11 Nov 2012 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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EA's explanation is that games being shut down represent "fewer than 1% of all peak online players across all EA titles," and that its server teams would rather "focus on keeping a positive experience for the other 99% of customers playing our more popular games." Find the list of titles being disconnected from the internet after the break.

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JoystiqNext round of EA server culling includes Army of Two, Battlefield 2: Modern Combat originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Army-of-2Army-of-TwoBattlefield-2-Modern-CombatEAElectronic-Artsmicrosoftnintendopcplaystationps3server-shutdownwiixboxThu, 14 Jul 2011 09:00:00 EST<![CDATA[EA closing Sims Carnival, announces new round of game server shutdowns]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/06/ea-closing-sims-carnival-announces-new-round-of-game-server-shu/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/06/ea-closing-sims-carnival-announces-new-round-of-game-server-shu/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/06/ea-closing-sims-carnival-announces-new-round-of-game-server-shu/#comments It has become a part of the game industry circle of life: EA shutting down online servers for its older (or unpopular) games. The company has announced a new round of shutdowns, including the complete shutdown of its The Sims Carnival creation site. The company notes that all games and content on the site will no longer be available after January 16. The Sims Carnival site does state, however, that Game Creator and game files can be downloaded before the service ends and played locally.

Furthermore, EA has announced that its publishing deal for Lord of the Rings games has expired, meaning the last active title, Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth 2 on Xbox 360, will be shut down on January 11 for Xbox 360. The PC version was closed on December 31. Several sports games are scheduled to be shut down on February 8, including several FIFA and NCAA titles. Finally, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 for Wii will go offline March 1.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>eaelectronic-artsmicrosoftnintendopcplaystationps3pspserver-shutdownsonythe-sims-carnivalwiixboxThu, 06 Jan 2011 07:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Next wave of EA game server shutdowns detailed]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/17/next-wave-of-ea-game-server-shutdowns-detailed/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/17/next-wave-of-ea-game-server-shutdowns-detailed/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/17/next-wave-of-ea-game-server-shutdowns-detailed/#comments The list of game server shutdowns back in January was pretty extensive in its own right, but EA's not done retiring more of its legacy titles from online play. Over at EA.com, the full list of server shutdowns details the next wave of house cleaning, starting on April 15 with Burnout 3: Takedown for PS2 and Army of Two for PS3 (in Asia only). Then, on March 15, additional titles will no longer support online functionality, including Def Jam for PS3 and Xbox 360, Mercenaries 2 for PC and Lord of the Rings: Conquest for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.

For the full list of games going offline and when, head on past the break.

[Thanks, Marcus N]

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JoystiqNext wave of EA game server shutdowns detailed originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It seems that NCsoft will be ushering the fairly unsuccessful Tabula Rasa off this mortal coil in a somewhat unorthodox, yet completely awesome fashion. Soon-to-be-retired players won't be popping champagne and mingling during tomorrow's server shut-off festivities -- no, they'll be pushing back one last onrush of bloodthirsty Bane combatants in a cataclysmic event that will likely see the annihilation of every living thing, ever.

Players were warned in an in-character message on the Tabula Rasa site that should their defenses crumble during the Bane's final onslaught, humanity will turn to its ominous-sounding "last resort weapon," which will ensure the complete destruction of both sides of the conflict. The missive's reasoning was concise -- "if it is truly our destiny to be destroyed," it explains, "we are taking them all with us." Tabula Rasa may have not made a flashy arrival onto the MMO scene, but it sounds like NCsoft is making sure it has one hell of a departure.

JoystiqApocalypse Soon: Tabula Rasa going out with a bang originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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