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Multiplayer Functionality Support to Be Stopped for 49 EA Titles

Sadly, the best of EA's titles are being denied online support as of September 1st

By Filip Truta, Games Editor

3rd of August 2007, 08:21 GMT

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Just after Sierra's recent announcement of shutting down multiplayer support, EA is announcing that "as of September 1st, 2007 and November 1st it will terminate multiplayer support for 49 of its older titles for Xbox 360, Xbox, PlayStation 2, PSP and PC," as Dreamstation.cc reports. Sadly, support will be stopped for titles such as FIFA 06, NFS Underground/Most Wanted, Madden 06 and even NBA Live 06. And that's not all - here's the full list below, courtesy of the site mentioned above:

"The multiplayer functionality for the
following products will terminate as of September 1, 2007:

- Arena Football (PS2)
- Arena Football (Xbox)
- FIFA Soccer 06 (Xbox 360)
- FIFA Soccer 06 (PC)
- FIFA06 (PC)
- FIFA Soccer 06 (PS2)
- FIFA Soccer 06 (PSP)
- FIFA Soccer 06 (Xbox)
- FIFA World Cup 2006 (PC)
- FIFA World Cup 2006 (PS2)
- FIFA World Cup 2006 (PSP)
- FIFA World Cup 2006 (Xbox)
- Fight Night Round 3 (PSP)
- Fight Night Round 3 (Xbox)
- Madden NFL 06 (Xbox 360)
- Madden NFL 06 (PC)
- Madden NFL 06 (PS2)
- Madden NFL 06 (PSP)
- Madden NFL 06 (Xbox)
- Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects (PS2)
- Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects (Xbox)
- MVP 07 NCAA Baseball (PS2)
- MVP 07 NCAA Baseball (Xbox)
- NASCAR 06 Total Team Control (PS2)
- NASCAR 06 Total Team Control (Xbox)
- NBA Live 06 (Xbox 360)
- NBA Live 06 (PC)
- NBA Live 06 (PS2)
- NBA Live 06 (PSP)
- NCAA Football 2005 (Xbox)
- NCAA Football 2006 (PS2)
- NCAA Football 2006 (Xbox)
- NCAA March Madness 06 (PS2)
- NCAA March Madness 06 (Xbox)
- NFL Head Coach (PC)
- NFL Head Coach (Xbox)
- NFL Head Coach (PS2)
- NHL 06 (PC)
- NHL 06 (PS2)
- NHL 06 (Xbox)
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 (Xbox 360)
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 (Xbox)

The multiplayer functionality for the following products will terminate as of November 1, 2007:

- Burnout Revenge (Xbox)
- Burnout Revenge (PS2)
- Need for Speed Underground (PS2)
- Need for Speed Underground 2 (PC)
- Need for Speed Underground 2 (PS2)
- Need for Speed Most Wanted (PSP)
- Need for Speed Most Wanted (Xbox)"

That's about it. Remember the sadness starts September 1, so make the most of your online play with your EA titles while you still can.

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