Nielsen to Shut Down its SuperData Gaming Division

Nielsen is planning to shut down its SuperData gaming division, an apparent admission that original hopes for the department didn’t work out as intended. The global measurement and data analytics company completed its acquisition of the research firm formerly known as SuperData Research in late 2018 and said it would enhance offerings from its pre-existing […]

Battleborn Servers Shut Down Today For Good

It’s finally time to say goodbye to Gearbox Software’s hero shooter, Battleborn. The game’s servers will be taken offline today, meaning that the game will be unplayable in any form. As spotted by GameSpot, 2K Games has already removed the game from all digital storefronts. The game was originally set to be deactivated on January […]

Riot to Shut Down League of Legends Oceanic Pro League

Australia’s main professional League of Legends circuit, the Oceanic Pro League (OPL), will be shutting down, Riot Games announced earlier today. The league launched in 2017, with competition taking place in Sydney, Australia. Riot’s Sydney office will also be closing its doors, as its main function was to oversee the league. The announcement came from […]

Disney Has Shut Down A Club Penguin Clone For Being Wildly Inappropriate

Disney has ordered all unauthorized clones of Club Penguin to be shut down after a fan-run clone was found by the BBC to be exposing children to explicit messages. During the COVID-19 pandemic, a fan-made Club Penguin Online server was flooded with over a million new players. Usually this would be enough for Disney to […]

Official Xbox Magazine shut down due to decline in video game retail

The Official Xbox Magazine has sadly been shut down, with Future Publishing executives taking pay cuts to keep lay-offs to a minimum. Although Microsoft insists that the upcoming Xbox Series X will still be released this year, the Official Xbox Magazine won’t be around to cover it. Future Publishing has confirmed that it shut down […]