***EA shutting down specific game servers Sept 1st ***
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3161699 EA Shuts Down Servers for Madden 06, Others Online goes black for a few games as next gen dominates. By Philip Kollar, 08/02/2007 Are you a big sports gamer? You like playing those games online? Well, you best be getting in your time with your loved ones now. Electronic Arts has informed us that they're going to begin shutting down online servers for a large number of their popular games in September and November. Here's the full list from EA's post: 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 Madden NFL 06 for Xbox 360 Madden NFL 06 for PC Madden NFL 06 for PlayStation 2 Madden NFL 06 for PlayStation Portable Madden NFL 06 for Xbox Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects for PlayStation 2 Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects for Xbox MVP 07 NCAA Baseball for PlayStation 2 MVP 07 NCAA Baseball for Xbox NASCAR 06 Total Team Control for PlayStation 2 NASCAR 06 Total Team Control for Xbox NBA Live 06 for Xbox 360 NBA Live 06 for PC NBA Live 06 for PlayStation 2 NBA Live 06 for PlayStation Portable NCAA Football 2005 for Xbox NCAA Football 2006 for PlayStation 2 NCAA Football 2006 for Xbox NCAA March Madness 06 for PlayStation 2 NCAA March Madness 06 for Xbox NFL Head Coach for PC NFL Head Coach for Xbox NFL Head Coach for PlayStation 2 NHL 06 for PC NHL 06 for PlayStation 2 NHL 06 for Xbox Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 for Xbox 360 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 for Xbox November 1, 2007 Online Service Shutdown Burnout Revenge for Xbox Burnout Revenge for PlayStation 2 Need for Speed Underground for PlayStation 2 Need for Speed Underground 2 for PC Need for Speed Underground 2 for PlayStation 2 Need for Speed Most Wanted for PlayStation Portable Need for Speed Most Wanted for Xbox These games join an already lengthy list of previous EA games that have had their servers switched off, including Timesplitters Future Perfect, FIFA Soccer 2005, and NBA Street Vol. 3. Not a big deal... as long as you're ready for the next gen.

LOL I voted for the former. Considering, servers are shut down often. But, I see TS3 on there and it has hardly been out 3 years or so. That fucking blows. Yea, should have voted for the latter. Anyways, Sony's Twisted Metal: Black Online, lasted all the way back from late 2001 (~August) through earlier this year. And that game was a fucking freebie and it has been dead a lot longer than TS3 has. I mean, technically there are still die-hards that play TMBO even now on Kai Xlink (tunneling)--but EA shutting down TS3 is horrible. You can still find several games on at any given time, too. And I know the top player in TS3, too. Well, looks like they'll have to tunnel now. Yea, EA sucks balls. Also, BF2MC clan server shut down--are these physical machines being shut down or the server apps on the machines being shut down or a combo of both? Just curious about that last bit. Oh and I'm damn sure ready for next-gen now, bitches. HDTV is the coup de grace. All I need is renter's insurance to make sure I can get my shit back if it is deebo'ed (yea, that's a ghetto word beyond recognition of normality, but it's appropriate).

what the hell is going on?