February 2 will see the largest number of game servers shut down, followed by a few more on February 9. While many of these games are a few years old and on older systems (such as FIFA 07<\/em> for PC), some of the games on the list are shockingly recent. The most surprising shutdown revelation is Madden 09<\/em> on all platforms, which will occur on April 6. Of course, no plans have been announced to turn off servers for Madden 10<\/em>, but fans have got to be wondering if they’re only going to be able to play that game’s online mode for roughly a year before it, too, is shut down.<\/p>\n It makes sense to shut down many of these servers, since they cater to what are—most likely—small numbers of gamers at a significant expense to EA. However, the shutdown of servers for titles like Madden 09<\/em> and NASCAR 09<\/em> seems like a heavy-handed attempt to force players to pick up newer entries for these series. It’s a shame that EA is having such problems that it is forced to such drastic measures, but it’s even more of a shame that the company is using such tactics on general consumers. Here’s the full list of affected games:<\/p>\n April 6, 2010 Online Service Shutdown <\/strong><\/p>\n February 9, 2010 Online Service Shutdown <\/strong><\/p>\n February 2, 2010 Online Service Shutdown <\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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