EA cutting off 50 titles due to Gamespy shutdown

by Pete Vagiakos · Published May 12, 2014 · Updated May 12, 2014

First play, then disconnect.

We have covered the Gamespy situation before; with Rockstar Games already announcing which titles will be getting the axe as far as their multiplayer components are concerned, and now it’s EA’s turn. EA is much more affected by the shutdown, as you will soon see. Not one, not two but approximately 50 well-known games (including Crysis, Battlefield, etc) will be shut down coming June 30th. The full list is as follows:

Battlefield 1942 for PC and Mac (including The Road to Rome and Secret Weapons of WW2 expansions)

Battlefield 2 for PC (including Special Forces expansion)

Battlefield 2: Modern Combat for PlayStation 2

Battlefield 2142 for PC and Mac (including Northern Strike expansion)

Battlefield Vietnam for PC

Bejeweled 2 for the Wii

Bulletstorm for PlayStation 3

Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars for PC and Mac (including Kane’s Wrath expansion)

Command & Conquer: Generals for PC and Mac (including Zero Hour expansion)

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 for PC and Mac

Crysis 2 for PC

Crysis for PC

Crysis Wars for PC

Dracula – Undead Awakening for the Wii

Dragon Sakura for Nintendo DS

EA Sports 06 for PC

F1 2002 for PC

FIFA Soccer 08 (KOR) for the Wii

FIFA Soccer 08 for Nintendo DS

FIFA Soccer 09 for Nintendo DS

FIFA Soccer 10 for Nintendo DS

FIFA Street 3 for Nintendo DS

Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers for PlayStation 2

Global Operations for PC

Green Day: Rock Band for the Wii

James Bond: Nightfire for PC

Madden NFL 08 for Nintendo DS

Madden NFL 09 for Nintendo DS

Master of Orion 3 for PC

Medal of Honor: Allied Assault for PC and Mac (including Breakthrough and Spearhead expansions)

MySims Party for Wii

MySims Racing for Nintendo DS

MySims SkyHeroes for the Wii and DS

NASCAR Sim Racing for PC

NASCAR Thunder 2003 for PC

NASCAR Thunder 2004 for PC

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 for PC

Need for Speed: ProStreet for Nintendo DS

Need for Speed: Undercover for Nintendo DS

Neverwinter Nights 2 for PC and Mac

Neverwinter Nights for PC, Mac and Linux (including Hordes of the Underdark and Shadows of Undrentide expansions)

SimCity Creator for Wii

Skate It for Nintendo DS

Sneezies for the Wii

Spore Creatures for Nintendo DS

Spore Hero Arena for Nintendo DS

Star Wars: Battlefront for PC and PlayStation 2

Star Wars: Battlefront 2 for PC and PlayStation 2

The Beatles: Rock Band for the Wii

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 for Nintendo DS

Free-to-play browser-based game Lord of Ultima will cease operations on May 12, as will free iOS title World Series of Yahtzee on Oct. 30. As you can see, it’s not just a PC thing; platforms affected include the Wii, Nintendo DS, Playstation 2/3 etc. A month ago, EA announced that it plans to transition a few of these games after the shutdown, so we await for further announcements. Until then, you can wave goodbye to these games for good if you used multiplayer; single player is of course unaffected.

Source: Polygon