PlayStation and Xbox owners warned of 14 major game closures including much-loved WWE and Resident Evil titles
GAME OVER PlayStation and Xbox owners warned of 14 major game closures including much-loved WWE and Resident Evil titles
MORE than a dozen major games are closing down servers this year meaning players will lose access to key features.
Favourites including Resident Evil, WWE and Madden NFL are on the hit list over the coming months.
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Dauntless will close down completely later this month
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Servers for Madden NFL 21 Madden NFL 22 will shut later this year
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Resident Evil ReVerse will close in June
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Game studios routinely shut down servers for online play when user numbers have fallen.
And some will be affected within days.
The soonest to face the chop is action role-player Dauntless, which was initially released in 2019.
From May 29, the servers will be shut down for good on all platforms including Windows, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch.
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The team said the decision was made "due to the negative public reception of TK and subsequent decline of active players".
It also means the previously announced season 2 will no longer go ahead.
Another title going offline this month is MultiVersus, which featured various Warner Bros characters from DC, Looney Tunes and more.
The servers to play online will close on May 30.
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But developers say there will be an option to play MultiVersus offline via the local gameplay mode "either solo against AI opponents or with up to three friends".
To do this, you'll need to install the latest version of the game and log in during Season 5 before the deadline.
Little-known free PS5 trick lets you instantly beat hard parts of game – three taps will get you unstuck while playing
More closures later this year
Over June there will be five game server closures, followed by another two in July, two in September, two in October and one in December.
See the full list of server closures for the rest of 2025 below with the all-important dates:
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xDefiant - June 3
The First Descendant - June 19
Black Desert - June 26
Resident Evil ReVerse - June 29
Madden NFL 21 - June 30
Arizona Sunshine - July 1
Skyworld - July 1
Danmachi Battle Chronicle - September 29
WWE 2K24 - September 30
Madden NFL 22 - October 20
PGA Tour 2K21 - October 30
NBA 2K24 - December 31
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