EA chops online for 06 games

If you never see the point of buying every yearly update of EA's sports titles, EA's about to give you one: from September 1 it will begin shutting down the online servers for most of its 2006-edition sports titles.

As of that date, the online gameplay options on games like FIFA World Cup 2006, NBA Live 06, Madden 06 and Tiger Woods 06 will be rendered useless on all formats including PC.

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This means you'll have to purchase the newer editions of the games to continue the fight via the web, or stick to split-screen games. The full list of games to be effected is below.

Above: FIFA 08will support online play - at least untilFIFA 09 is released

September 1, 2007 Online Service Shutdown

• Arena Football - PlayStation 2
• Arena Football - Xbox
• FIFA Soccer 06- Xbox 360
• FIFA Soccer 06 - PC
• FIFA 06 - PC
• FIFA Soccer 06 - PlayStation 2
• FIFA Soccer 06 - PSP
• FIFA Soccer 06 - Xbox
• FIFA World Cup 2006 - PC
• FIFA World Cup 2006 - PlayStation 2
• FIFA World Cup 2006 - PSP
• FIFA World Cup 2006 for Xbox
• Fight Night Round 3 - PSP
• Fight Night Round 3 - Xbox
• Madden NFL 06 - Xbox 360
• Madden NFL 06 - PC
• Madden NFL 06 - PlayStation 2
• Madden NFL 06 - PSP
• Madden NFL 06 - Xbox
• Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects - PlayStation 2
• Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects - Xbox
• MVP 07 NCAA Baseball for PlayStation 2
• MVP 07 NCAA Baseball - Xbox
• NASCAR 06 Total Team Control - PlayStation 2
• NASCAR 06 Total Team Control - Xbox
• NBA Live 06 - Xbox 360
• NBA Live 06 - PC
• NBA Live 06 - PlayStation 2
• NBA Live 06 - PSP
• NCAA Football 2005 - Xbox
• NCAA Football 2006 - PlayStation 2
• NCAA Football 2006 - Xbox
• NCAA March Madness 06 - PlayStation 2
• NCAA March Madness 06 - Xbox
• NFL Head Coach - PC
• NFL Head Coach - Xbox
• NFL Head Coach - PlayStation 2
• NHL 06 - PC
• NHL 06 - PlayStation 2
• NHL 06 - Xbox
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 - Xbox 360
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 - Xbox

November 1, 2007 Online Service Shutdown

• Burnout Revenge - Xbox
• Burnout Revenge - PlayStation 2
• Need for Speed Underground - PlayStation 2
• Need for Speed Underground 2 - PC
• Need for Speed Underground 2 - PlayStation 2
• Need for Speed Most Wanted - PSP
• Need for Speed Most Wanted - Xbox

August 3, 2007