Gaming giant Electronic Arts has a running list of when it will be shutting down the online services for its older games, and that list has now been updated to include three titles in theMedal of Honorseries. Prior toCall of Duty’s blockbuster success,Medal of Honorwas the premiere World War 2 first-person shooter franchise on the market, though it has largely failed to keep up with the times.
WhereasCall of DutyandBattlefieldhave been mostly successful transitioning from one console generation to the next,Medal of Honor’s glory days peaked with the sixth generation consoles. Three of the more recent entries in the long-running franchise, the 2010Medal of Honorgame (EA erroneously has the game’s release year listed as 2011),Medal of Honor: Airborne, andMedal of Honor: Warfighterall earned mixed reviewsand failed to generate much interest with first-person shooter fans.
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Medal of Honor: Warfighterfrom 2012 remains the latest main series release in the franchise, with 2020’sMedal of Honor: Above and Beyondreleasing on VRand also earning mixed reviews from critics. There’s been no indication that EA is planning to continue the series, which may make the shutdown of online services forMedal of Honor,Medal of Honor: Airborne, andMedal of Honor: Warfightersting even more for anyone that may still be playing these games for lack of new releases. Anyone that enjoys playing theseMedal of Honorgames online or who wants to experience their online components before they’re shut down will need to do so by June 18, 2025.
Admittedly, the closure ofMedal of Honor’s online services is unlikely to impact all that many gamers, but it may still upset some. It also is another grim reminder of the big downside to online-only multiplayer games, as they all seem to get a point where their services are shut down and their multiplayer becomes completely inaccessible.
EA’s big first-person shooter franchises are both struggling right now. Besides the fact that the main seriesMedal of Honorhas been dormant for over a decade at this point,Battlefield’s reputation has been damaged by the disastrous launch ofBattlefield 2042. DICE has releasedupdates forBattlefield 2042on a regular basis since the game was first released in an attempt to right the ship, and while its efforts have been commendable, it seems safe to say that many are anxious to move on and hope that the next game in the series is a return to form.
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