EAhas confirmed that it is shutting down the online services of four games, those beingSyndicate,Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning,Shadows of the Damned, andWarp. As is common in the online gaming world, companies eventually end support for the multiplayer components of certain games after a few years. This is the fate that now awaitsSyndicateand a few other games fromEA.
EA recently confirmed that it isdelisting some very famous gamesnext month, including the acclaimedBattlefield: Bad Company 2. As a consequence, it will no longer be possible to purchase digital copies of these games starting at the end of April. According to the company, the procedure is part of the protocol for the closure of online services for these games. While this change is not happening yet, EA is also making more changes to its catalog.
RELATED:Mirror’s Edge Is Not Being Delisted After All
Pure Xbox spotted that on March 28, support for the action-horror shooterShadows of the Damnedfor PS3, Xbox 360, and Xbox One will end. The 2011 game follows a demon hunter on his journey to hell to save the love of his life. On May 15 two games will see the end of online services for PC, Xbox 360, and PS3. The first will beWarp, a 2012 puzzler where the player commands Zero, an adorable but lethal alien. The second game will beKingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, an action-RPG released in 2012 and written by Todd McFarlane, the creator of theiconic comic book character Spawn. Finally, on June 15 players will bid farewell to the online services of the 2012 shooterSyndicatefor PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.
The first three games are backward compatible, so they can be played on modern Xbox consoles by players using physical copies. It is worth noting that those who do not already own any of the games are in bad luck, asSyndicate,Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, andShadows of the Damnedcan no longer be purchased digitally. On the other hand,Warpis still available for PC via Steam.Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning, a remaster of the game that hasElder Scrolls 4: Oblivionlead designer Ken Rolstonas part of the development team, is available for PC and consoles.
The removal of online services is something common, especially in the case of old games, and it is no different withSyndicate,Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning,Shadows of the Damned, andWarp.There are indeed exceptions likeQuake, a game that maintains an active community even though it was released almost 30 years ago. But generally what happens is that players migrate to newer titles, making online features no longer necessary in the case of older ones.
