Sony has revealed that PSVR shooter Starblood Arena will become unplayable after 25th July 2019, as the games servers will be taken offline. As the game is online-only, once the servers are taken offline, the game will become unplayable.
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Earlier last month, Sony announced that the online servers to several old PS3 title would be shut down in October 2018. Sony has now decided to delay the shutdown to January 2019, meaning gamers will have a few more months to enjoy titles include Warhawk, Twisted Metal, PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale, and Sound Shapes.
Sony has updated the PlayStation Store listings for three old PS3 games, indicating that the online functionality will be going offline on this month. The servers for Warhawk will be shutdown first, which will go offline on 15th October 2018, followed by PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale and Twisted Metal on 25th October 2018.
Despite Sony releasing a list of games to have their online capabilities turned off, it appears that PS3 title Starhawk was missed off the list. The servers for the game were turned off on 30th June 2018, and was announced with a mere notice on the game’s page on the PlayStation Store.
Sony has announced it is shutting down the servers for a number of PlayStation games towards the end of this year, affecting the online modes of a number of PS4, PS3 and PS Vita games. Gravity Rush 2 is the only affected PS4 title on the list, which will have it’s servers shutdown in just under a month on 19th July 2018.
Destiny 2 will be undergoing scheduled maintenance tomorrow, 3rd January 2018 for approximately five hours in the evening, affecting your evening gaming session for those in Europe. The maintenance window will be begin at 3:00pm GMT and will last until 8:00pm GMT.
After six years of operation, Guerrilla Games has announced that the multiplayer servers for Killzone 2 and Killzone 3 will be shutting down in March 2018. The single player content for both the games will be unaffected, but it does mean any online trophies for the game subsequently become unattainable.
Bungie have announced that Destiny 2 will be undergoing scheduled maintenance tomorrow for approximately six hours. During the maintenance period, the game will be offline. The maintenance will begin at 4:00pm GMT / 8:00am PST, and will last until 10:00pm GMT / 2:00pm PST.
Daybreak Games have announced that support for DC Universe Online is to end on the PS3, with the servers shutting down at then end of January 2018. The PS4 version of the game will continue to be supported, and all PS3 content will be migrated to the PS4 version, allowing gamers to continue their games.
Less than a year after release, Sony will be shutting down the servers for free-to-play title title Kill Strain on the PS4. First released on 12 July 2016, the title appears to have flopped and failed to build up a decent online community. In addition, Sony has announced that other titles will also be losing their online components.
