Summary
Thursday, November 7 is going to be a sad day forEAfans, as four titles from the publisher are shutting down on that day. Many ofEA’s games have online multiplayer support and live-service functionality. When players inevitably move on to new releases, EA eventually makes the decision to shut down support of its older titles.
November 2024 will see a total of five EA games shut down, the first of which isFIFA 22.FIFA 22’s online multiplayer features will cease after November 4, while four other EA games will meet a similar fate on November 7.
On Thursday, November 7, EA is shutting downNBA Live 18along with the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions ofBattlefield 3,Battlefield 4, andBattlefield: Hardline. For PlayStation and Xbox console gamers,Battlefield 3’s shutdownmeans that the game’s online multiplayer functionality will become inaccessible, though it will still be playable on PC. Online multiplayer support forBattlefield 4andHardlinewill continue on PS4 and Xbox One, but it’s only a matter of time before those are shut down as well.
List of EA Games Shutting Down Soon
It seems all EA games with online support are doomed to be shut down eventually. This is certainly disappointing, butEA does at least give fans plenty of advance noticebefore pulling the plug. This way, fans of EA’s games can prioritize titles they’re interested in before their online functionality is lost forever.
But when a game is built entirely around its online features, a shut-down means that the game effectively ceases to exist. This will be the case withThe Simpsons: Tapped Out, which is scheduled to shut down on July 31, 2025. Unfortunately for any newcomers wanting to give the game a go before its demise,The Simpsons: Tapped Outwas delisted at the end of October.
To date, November 7 is the last day that EA has confirmed any game shutdowns for in 2024, but 2025 is already starting to fill up. So far, EA has confirmed thatRory McIlroy PGA Touris shutting down on January 16,The Simpsons: Tapped Outis shutting down on January 24, and a slew of mobile games are getting the axe on January 29. It’s highly likely that even more EA titles will be shut down in 2025, though fans will have to wait for official word to know for sure.
Battlefield 3
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Battlefield 3 leaps ahead of the competition with the power of Frostbite™ 2, the next installment of DICE’s cutting-edge game engine. This state-of-the-art technology is the foundation on which Battlefield 3 is built, delivering superior visual quality, a grand sense of scale, massive destruction, dynamic audio and incredibly lifelike character animations. As bullets whiz by, walls crumble, and explosions throw you to the ground, the battlefield feels more alive and interactive than ever before. In Battlefield 3, players step into the role of the elite U.S. Marines where they will experience heart-pounding single player missions and competitive multiplayer actions ranging across diverse locations from around the globe including Paris, Tehran and New York.
