As recent preservation discourse has made abundantly apparent, video games are not guaranteed to last forever, particularly online-only multiplayer releases. Recently, 1047 Games announced the end of active development for Empulse and Splitgate: Arena Reloaded, with the FPS games shifting to peer-to-peer hosting on September 3. These shooters are still playable for now, but a few major FPS games are shutting down for good in the coming weeks and months, including two versions of Call of Duty: Warzone.
While most of us might have moved on from these sunsetting FPS games, many still hold affection towards them and might wish to jump on board one last time before the servers shut down for good. With the never-ending news cycle, these announcements might have slipped through the cracks for some folks, so I'm here to make sure that nobody feels like they missed out once the final gun has been fired.
All these games officially announced their end dates a while back, and this article summarizes these announcements in one place.
In one form or another, Counter-Strike will continue to top Steam's most-played games list until the sun goes supernova and eradicates life on Earth. However, Counter-Strike Nexon has never been that title, as the 2014 spin-off never surpassed 10K concurrent players and hasn't exceeded 1K since September 2024. As its name suggests, Nexon developed and published this strange offshoot, which turned Counter-Strike 1.6 into an arcade romp with zombies, boss raids, and MMO-style elements.
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Although Nexon is ultimately just a footnote in CS's legacy, that doesn't mean the FPS game didn't bring joy to many people's lives, and a 12-year run is by no means terrible. The switch to over-the-top action served as a neat contrast to the mainline entries' tactical gameplay, proving that this type of detour could fit the engine and franchise. Nexon's Counter-Strike Online is still active and popular in some Asian markets, although the publisher shut down Counter-Strike Online 2 in 2018.
On October 23, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 launches on PS5, Xbox Series, PC, and Switch 2, eventually ushering in a new Warzone season. Once Black Ops 7 Season 6 comes to an end, the battle royale game will officially shut down on the PS4 and Xbox One, bringing to a close a run that started with Warzone 1.0 in March 2020. As we saw with Genshin Impact and will soon see with Tower of Fantasy, cross-gen live-service games can reach a point where they can no longer release updates on platforms that just don't have the necessary juice.
Call of Duty: Warzone on PlayStation 4 and XBOX One will be available to play through the end of Season 06 for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7.
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