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EA Shutting Down Video Game Servers Prematurely

Posted by Soulskill on from the sixty-dollar-yearly-fee dept.

Spacezilla writes "EA is dropping the bomb on a number of their video game servers, shutting down the online fun for many of their Xbox 360, PC and PlayStation 3 games. Not only is the inclusion of PS3 and Xbox 360 titles odd, the date the games were released is even more surprising. Yes, Madden 07 and 08 are included in the shutdown... but Madden 09 on all consoles as well?"

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  1. I, for one by PakProtector · · Score: 5, Funny

    Find this maddening.

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    1. Re:I, for one by Opportunist · · Score: 2, Funny

      Strange game. The only way to win seems to be not to play.

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  2. Madden 0x10 by Pikoro · · Score: 5, Funny

    Perhaps they will release the next version as Madden 0x10 so it will be good until 2016?

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  3. I recognize this strategy by DingerX · · Score: 2, Funny

    So which EA executive is a recent hire from Apple?

    Also, what kind of traffic are these titles currently generating on EA's servers?

  4. Re:List of games by lxs · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm not games, so I presume that I don't have to follow the following format? Good thing too, because I can't make sense from that directive.

  5. Re:Do without football by gandhi_2 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Because starting in February, if you want to play "football" with your friends, you must pay licensing fees to NFL. And anyone watching your game must pay royalties to NBC.

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  6. Re:What Happened? by Monkeedude1212 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Maybe this is EAs plan to stop their endless sports cycle and get back to great games. Madden 10 will be the last Madden till it is deemed necessary for an update?

    Heres hoping?

  7. You reap what you sow. by sabt-pestnu · · Score: 2, Funny

    We're talking farmers, not tailors, folks.

    Sow: plant seeds.
    Reap: harvest crops.

    Sew: stitching cloth together.
    Reap: Huh?

    Good grief, kids these days. GET OFF MY VOCABULARY!