October 2025 is going to be a sad month for fans of EA-published games, as the company is scheduled to pull the plug on four of its games that month. EA hasn't been shy about shutting down its games throughout 2025, starting the year off with a mobile bloodbath that saw everything from The Simpsons: Tapped Out to Frontline Commando: D-Day shut down.
Since then, EA game shutdowns have not been quite as frequent, though it seems new titles are adding to the chopping block every month. UFC 3 was shut down in February, while EA Sports UFC Mobile 2 and NCAA 14 were both shut down in March. Madden NFL 21 was shut down in June, but otherwise there haven't been any other EA shut-downs. However, EA has confirmed games that will be shut down later in the year, with one title actually ceasing its online services earlier than was previously announced.
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Initially, EA claimed that FIFA 23 would be shut down on December 12. The company has now moved FIFA 23's shutdown date forward, confirming that the game will be shutting down on October 30 instead. But FIFA 23 isn't the only EA game shutting down in October. EA will also be shutting down NHL 21 on October 6, Need for Speed: Rivals on October 7, and Madden NFL 22 on October 20. Needless to say, anyone interested in playing these games to their fullest will want to make a point to do so sooner rather than later. Once they're shut down, their online features will cease to exist and certain achievements/trophies will become impossible to unlock.
List of EA Games Shutting Down in 2025
- Rory McIlroy PGA Tour - January 16
- The Simpsons: Tapped Out - January 24
- Blood & Glory Immortals - January 29
- Contract Killer: Sniper - January 29
- Deer Hunter Classic - January 29
- Dino Hunter: Deadly Shores - January 29
- Eternity Warriors 4 - January 29
- Frontline Commando 2 - January 29
- Frontline Commando: D-Day - January 29
- UFC 3 - February 17
- EA Sports UFC Mobile 2 - March 13
- NCAA 14 - March 13
- Madden NFL 21 - June 30
- NHL 21 - October 6
- Need for Speed: Rivals - October 7
- Madden NFL 22 - October 20
- FIFA 23 - October 30
It's definitely sad that EA keeps shutting games down, rendering it impossible for gamers to experience every aspect of the games after a certain date. To its credit, though, EA at least gives fans months-in-advance notice about shutdowns so they can plan accordingly. Even so, EA shutting games down on such a regular basis may shake consumer confidence in investing in the company's products. After all, why would someone get an annual EA sports game and buy its microtransactions if they know that its online will become irrelevant in just a few years after launch?
That doesn't seem to have been a problem for EA to date. EA's big annual sports games consistently sell like hotcakes, and the same will likely hold true for the 2025 offerings. Fans will find out soon as Madden NFL 26 and EA Sports FC 26 are both expected to launch within the next couple of months.
- Date Founded
- May 27, 1982
- Headquarters
- Redwood City, California, United States
- CEO
- Andrew Wilson
- Subsidiaries
- EA Sports, Respawn Entertainment, BioWare, EA Vancouver, DICE, Codemasters, EA Mobile
- Known For
- FIFA, EA Sports UFC, Battlefield, Dragon Age, The Sims