EA oldies axed from online support

Many sporting games spliced

A few aging EA titles will no longer boast online support from September 1st, according to word in today from the giant publisher.

A whopping 14 titles will face the online chop from the beginning of September, with EA revealing that a few more will follow on November 1st. The majority of the games in question are from the PS2 and Xbox, 2006 sporting titles predominantly, though a couple of Xbox 360 releases also see support culled.

06 titles like FIFA, Madden, NBA, Tiger Woods, are all off the the multiplayer radar, though new editions in all these franchises are due soon.

From September 1st, then:

• Arena Football for PS2, Xbox
• FIFA Soccer 06 for Xbox 360, PC, PS2, PSP, Xbox
• FIFA World Cup 2006 for PC, PS2, PSP, Xbox
• Fight Night Round 3 for PSP, Xbox
• Madden NFL 06 for Xbox 360, PC, PS2, PSP, Xbox
• Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects for PS2, Xbox
• MVP 07 NCAA Baseball for PS2, Xbox
• NASCAR 06 Total Team Control for PS2, Xbox
• NBA Live 06 for Xbox 360, PC, PS2, PSP
• NCAA Football 2005 for Xbox
• NCAA Football 2006 for PS2, Xbox
• NCAA March Madness 06 for PS2, Xbox
• NFL Head Coach for PC, Xbox, PS2
• NHL 06 for PC, PS2, Xbox
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 for Xbox 360, Xbox

And from November 1st:

• Burnout Revenge for Xbox, PS2
• Need for Speed Underground for PS2
• Need for Speed Underground 2 for PC, PS2
• Need for Speed Most Wanted for PSP, Xbox

By Luke Guttridge