News: EA Sports is closing down online play on 22 of their games.
Electronic Arts has announced that the servers controlling online play for 22 EA Sports games will be shut down this February.
Among the casualties will be the relatively recent releases Madden NFL 09 and Facebreaker. The full list of server shutdowns (and the exact shutdown dates) can be found right here:
February 9, 2010 Online Service Shutdown
FIFA 07 (PC)
Madden NFL 07 (PC and Xbox 360)
Madden NFL 08 (PS2, PS3, PC, Wii and Xbox 360)
Madden NFL 09 (PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii and Xbox 360)
NHL 08 (PC)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 (PC)
UEFA Champions League 07 (PC)
February 2, 2010 Online Service Shutdown
Facebreaker (Xbox 360 and PS3)
Fantasy Football 09 (Xbox 360 and PS3)
FIFA 07 (PSP, PS2 and PC)
Fight Night Round 3 (PS2)
March Madness 07 (Xbox 360)
NBA Live 07 (PSP and Xbox 360)
NBA Live 08 (PS2, PSP and Wii)
NBA Street: Homecourt (PS3 and Xbox 360)
NCAA Football 08 (PS2)
NCAA Football 09 (PS2)
NASCAR 08 (PS2)
NASCAR 09 (PS2)
NFL Tour (PS3 and Xbox 360)
NHL 07 (PSP and Xbox 360)
UEFA Champions League 07 (Xbox 360)
So if you're still playing these games online (or want to make one last grasp for some of the online Achievements or Trophies), you'd better do it soon.