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Shutdown Watch / Issue 4

NBA Live Mobile closes tomorrow, and Zenith gets a switch-off date

Shutdown Watch · 26 October 2026

Ultimechs lost its multiplayer on 20 October. Three more games are on the clock, with the Zenith VR MMO newly dated for 18 December.

Switched off

  • Ultimechs

    Multiplayer for Resolution Games' free-to-play VR sports game ended on 20 October. The game has also left Steam and the Meta Horizon Store, and can still be played single-player.

    Details · Source: Resolution Games

Coming up

  • NBA Live Mobile: 27 October

    EA's list of retired online services shows the free-to-play basketball game ending on 27 October. There is no offline mode, so it stops working altogether.

    Details · Source: EA

  • The New Denpa Men: 7 December

    Genius Sonority is switching off the free-to-play Switch and mobile game on 7 December. Paid item sales have stopped, and unused paid Jewels will be refunded.

    Details · Source: Genius Sonority

  • Zenith: The Last City: 18 December

    Ramen VR will close the servers for its VR MMO at 10:00 am Pacific time on 18 December. Sales of the paid game and in-game currency ended on 21 October, and no offline version is planned.

    Details · Source: Ramen VR

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