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.
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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
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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.
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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:
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
WHY DO GAMES CLOSE?
By Jamie Harris, Assistant Technology and Science Editor at The Sun
With most games online these days, tech companies need to maintain quite hefty servers to manage everything.
It's no cheap business to operate with millions of gamers across the world.
Naturally, people move on, leaving older games behind in the process.
There comes a point where it's no longer viable to continue offering server access so studios shut them down.
For some games that are entirely online this can render it completely useless.
But others may have a way for you to continue playing solo still.
You should usually see a prominent notification in the game warning you with instructions on what to do - provided you're still playing the game of course.
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