Oh god. I hate being the bearer of bad news, but somebody's gotta do it. Three major games are about to vanish into the digital abyss, and honestly, I'm still processing my feelings about it. Two will become completely unplayable. COMPLETELY. Like, gone forever.
The third one? You'll still have offline mode, which is... something, I guess? Cold comfort for those who've sunk hundreds of hours into the online features.
I found out about this yesterday and immediately texted my gaming group. Tom's response: "Already selling my copies on eBay." Classic Tom panic move.
XDefiant: The One-Year Wonder That's About to Disappear
Remember when Ubisoft launched XDefiant last May with all that hype? The game that supposedly reached 11 MILLION players? Well, they're killing it. June 3rd, 2025 - mark it on your calendar as the day Ubisoft officially pulls the plug.
What's particularly brutal is that this game launched just last year. Not even a full 12 months of life! I actually spent $70 on the Ultimate Founders Pack (which they're refunding, thank god), but that doesn't give me back the weekends I spent mastering that stupid sniper rifle positioning on the warehouse map.
Ubisoft's statement was the corporate equivalent of "sorry not sorry" - thanking everyone for their "incredible dedication" while simultaneously making that dedication worthless. At least they're refunding Ultimate Founders Pack purchases and any VC/DLC bought since November 3rd.
And since there's no offline mode, once those servers go dark on June 3rd, your game becomes an expensive coaster. Fantastic.
The Resident Evil Multiplayer Nobody Asked For is Finally Being Put Down
Let's be honest. Did anyone actually enjoy Resident Evil Re:Verse? That multiplayer game they bundled with Village back in 2021?
Well, doesn't matter now. It's getting axed on June 29th.
I remember trying it for about 3 hours total before giving up. The matchmaking was terrible, and the gameplay felt like it was designed by someone who'd only heard about multiplayer shooters described by a drunk person at a party.
Capcom's explanation is basically "we made this for the 25th anniversary, and now we're done with it." Which is fair enough. Village sold 10.5 million copies, but I'd bet good money that only a tiny fraction ever bothered with Re:Verse for more than a curiosity play.
The game's already been pulled from storefronts, and all DLC sales stopped back in March. After June 29th, it's gone forever. Not that many will miss it.
Football Fans Getting Tackled: Madden NFL 21 Online Services Shutting Down
EA Sports is doing what EA Sports always does - killing off older titles to force people onto newer versions. This time it's Madden NFL 21's turn to get the axe.
Online services, support, and in-game purchasing will all disappear on June 30th, 2025. Any Madden Points you haven't used? They'll vanish into thin air.
Back in 2019, I spent like $40 on points right before they shut down Madden 19's servers. Learned my lesson teh hard way. Now I never buy points for any sports game more than 6 months old.
The one silver lining here (if you can call it that) is that you can still play offline after the shutdown. So if you're into franchise mode or just playing against the CPU, you're not completely out of luck. Small victories, I guess.
What's With All These Gaming Graveyards Lately?
Is it just me, or are publishers getting more aggressive with shutting down their games? In the last month alone, we've seen announcements about Dauntless closing (15 million players affected), Rust getting switched off for last-gen console owners, and even Call of Duty Warzone Mobile getting the axe.
Listen. I get that maintaining servers costs money. But there's something deeply frustrating about spending $60+ on a game only to have it rendered partially or completely unplayable a few years later.
I still have PS2 games from 2001 that work perfectly. In 2025, we're buying licenses to temporarily access content rather than actually owning anything.
So if you're still playing any of these three games, finish up whatever you need to do before June. The digital reaper is coming, adn there's nothing we can do about it.
Pour one out for the digital fallen.
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