EA has announced that it will be closing down the online servers for multiple older games. In a statement to fans, they explained that when games stopped being played as much by users, less than 1% of all peak online users across all titles, it becomes less feasible to keep expending resources to support the games as opposed to turning their attention to newer games for the other 99% of players out there.
On August 11, 2011 the following game servers will be taken down:
- ARMY OF TWO for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
- ARMY OF TWO Demo for Xbox 360
- Battlefield 2142 Demo for PC
- Battlefield 2: Modern Combat for Xbox 360
- Battlefield 2: Modern Combat Demo for Xbox 360
- Medal of Honor Airborne for PlayStation Portable
- Medal of Honor Heroes 2 for PlayStation Portable and Wii
- NASCAR 09 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 (North America)
- NCAA Basketball 10 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
- NCAA Football 10 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
- Need for Speed Most Wanted for PC and Xbox 360
- Need for Speed Undercover for PlayStation Portable;
- SKATE for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
- Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10 for PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii
- Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 11 Demo for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
And on October 1, 2011 the last two will be taken down:
- Madden NFL 10 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
- NHL 10 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
