Four online games are counting down to their final days. New World: Aeternum, Amazon Games’ open world MMO, goes offline on January 31, 2027, and three other games, from a long running hunting sim to a 2K basketball game, lose their servers before it.
New World: Aeternum, January 31, 2027
Amazon Games announced on January 15 that New World: Aeternum would be taken offline on all platforms on January 31, 2027, and removed it from sale the same day. Players who own it can keep playing on the platform where they bought it until then, and they can still download and reinstall it.
Work on new content ended in October 2025. The Season 10 Nighthaven update has been extended until the shutdown, world bosses and bonus weeks continue, and purchases of Marks of Fortune, the premium currency, ended on July 20 and are not refundable. The original game launched on PC in September 2021, and the Aeternum version reached PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC on October 15, 2024.
NBA 2K25, online modes end December 31
2K says the online services of NBA 2K25 end on December 31, 2026, and Steam lists the game as unavailable for purchase from October 30. VGC and Dexerto report that MyCAREER, MyTEAM and online multiplayer stop working after that date. Offline modes stay playable, including Play Now, MyNBA, MyLeague, MyGM, MyWNBA and the W, and MyTEAM Mobile 2K25 shuts down on the same day.
theHunter Classic, November 11
Expansive Worlds is closing theHunter Classic, the free to play hunting sim that first came out in 2009, on November 11, 2026. The studio said in July that supporting the game was no longer financially sustainable, and the game was removed from the Steam store in August. Existing players can keep hunting until the servers close.
Destruction AllStars, November 25
Sony removed the PS5 exclusive Destruction AllStars from sale on May 26, and its multiplayer modes remain offline because of ongoing technical issues. According to an email Sony sent to players, published by Stevivor, server support for the single player modes ends on November 25 at 15:00 UTC, which is 7:00 AM PT, after which the Arcade Mode challenges should stay playable for returning players.
What it means for players
If you still play any of these games, plan around the dates: theHunter Classic closes first, on November 11, and New World’s premium currency can no longer be bought. NBA 2K25 and Destruction AllStars keep some offline play, while New World: Aeternum and theHunter Classic stop working when their servers go dark.
Shutdown dates
- theHunter Classic: November 11, 2026, PC
- Destruction AllStars: server support ends November 25, 2026 at 7:00 AM PT, PS5
- NBA 2K25: online services end December 31, 2026, off sale from October 30
- New World: Aeternum: offline January 31, 2027 on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, off sale since January 15, 2026
- Official notices: New World, 2K
This article is based on official notices from Amazon Games, 2K and Expansive Worlds, Sony’s email to Destruction AllStars players as published by Stevivor, and reporting from VGC and Dexerto.
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- Genre: MMORPG, RPG, Action-adventure
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