EA Shutting Down Servers For Madden 06, NBA Live 06, And More

Posted by Chris Pereira Categories: Action, Driving, Electronic Arts, PC, PlayStation 2, PSP, Sports, Xbox, Xbox 360

People always ask, “Why buy the newest Madden game? They’re all the same.” Well, here’s one very cut-and-dry reason you can use to explain: because, eventually, these game’s servers get taken down. EA is planning to take down 42 games’ servers on September 1 (although many of these are the same game across multiple platforms), and an additional seven on November 1. This isn’t a new trend, as there’s a sizable list of servers for EA games that have gone offline over time.

Apparently there really is a reason to pick up that newest Madden.

September 1, 2007 Online Service Shutdown

• Arena Football for PlayStation 2
• Arena Football for Xbox
• FIFA Soccer 06 for Xbox 360
• FIFA Soccer 06 for PC
• FIFA06 for PC
• FIFA Soccer 06 for PlayStation 2
• FIFA Soccer 06 for PlayStation Portable
• FIFA Soccer 06 for Xbox
• FIFA World Cup 2006 for PC
• FIFA World Cup 2006 for PlayStation 2
• FIFA World Cup 2006 for PlayStation Portable
• FIFA World Cup 2006 for Xbox
• Fight Night Round 3 for PlayStation Portable
• Fight Night Round 3 for Xbox

Check out the full list of September and November shutdowns after the break.

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E3 2007: This Week’s Xbox Live Marketplace Content Update

Posted by Chris Pereira Categories: E3, Games for Windows, Microsoft, PC, Trailers, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Arcade, Xbox Live Marketplace

There were plenty of releases on the Xbox Live Marketplace this week, and thanks to Major Nelson we can now easily compile it all for you en masse. Demos, trailers, Arcade games – you name it, you got it. Apologies if anything was missed, but there was an insane amount of content. Hit up the comments section if you like this story and would like to see a weekly round-up of downloadable content each week. And just as a warning: if lists irritate you, your head will likely explode if you check out the rest of the story after the break.

Demos:

• NCAA Football 08
• Blue Dragon
• Ace Combat 6 (campaign)
• Stuntman: Ignition
• The Bigs
• Harry Potter OOTP

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