Shutdown Watch by Shelf-Lifehttps://gameshelflife.netlify.app/weekly/Weekly: games losing their servers, physical copies, and what you really own.Ultimechs goes single-player, and a US bill on owning the games you buyhttps://gameshelflife.netlify.app/weekly/2026-10-19/https://gameshelflife.netlify.app/weekly/2026-10-19/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Two more games join the list this week: Ultimechs loses multiplayer on 20 October, and Madden NFL 24 goes offline next April. Plus a US congressman's plan to protect game ownership.Ever Crisis goes dark, and Playdate owners have until 15 October to updatehttps://gameshelflife.netlify.app/weekly/2026-10-12/https://gameshelflife.netlify.app/weekly/2026-10-12/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000A quieter week for shutdowns, with one mobile game switching off and one more date before Christmas. Plus new US sales figures for Switch 2 Game-Key Cards, and a deadline for Playdate owners.Four games switched off in a month, and three more dates to knowhttps://gameshelflife.netlify.app/weekly/2026-10-10/https://gameshelflife.netlify.app/weekly/2026-10-10/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000The first Shutdown Watch. Every week: the games that lost their servers, the ones about to, and what's happening to physical copies and to the rules on what you actually own.