Earlier this month, EA announced that it will be taking Anthem offline next year, rendering it completely unplayable. While the game isn't exactly popular, the move has proven incredibly controversial for the precedent it sets, sparking petitions and adding even more fuel to the Stop Killing Games movement. But it doesn't end there.
As reported by Push Square, in a fairly obscure Online Service Shutdown page on the EA website, it was also quietly revealed that Need for Speed: Rivals is being taken offline later this year on October 7. Bizarrely, there's no mention of the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions, only Xbox One, PS4, and PC. Don't worry about digging out your old consoles, though. Unlike Anthem, you can still play Rivals when it goes down.
Since Need for Speed: Rivals doesn't require an internet connection, you can still play the game, just without any of the online components. I.e., instead of competing with real players, you'll be matched with AI bots. Then again, since the game is a decade old, even playing it online right now is likely to leave you in a ghost town. On Steam, it only has a 24-hour peak of 129 players,...
