Summary
On Monday, June 30,EAis shutting downMadden NFL 21. A wide variety ofEAtitles have shut down in 2025 already, with some titles becoming completely inaccessible and other games losing their online multiplayer functionality. Unfortunately for fans of EA-published games, some of the shutdowns this year have caused genuine heartache.
Perhaps the most devastating EA shut down in 2025 so far was whenThe Simpsons: Tapped Outshut down on January 24.The Simpsons: Tapped Outwas a mobile city-builder featuring iconic characters and locations from the wildly successfulSimpsonstelevision shows. Dedicated fans ofThe Simpsons: Tapped Outspent years building their towns and made playing the game a part of their daily routine. Petitions were made in an attempt to saveThe Simpsons: Tapped Outfrom shutting down, but they were to no avail. Fan-run servers have resurrected the game to a certain extent, but the game is not currently available through any official channels.
The Simpsons: Tapped Outwas one of the firstEA games that shut down in 2025, but it certainly wasn’t the last. The next game on the chopping block isMadden NFL 21, which will be shut down on Monday, June 30.Madden NFL 21is the 2020Madden NFLgame, released to mixed reviews from fans and critics alike. It certainly wasn’t the most popularMadden NFLgame, but there may still be those that purchased it and enjoy playing it online. Unfortunately for those individuals, that will no longer be possible come June 30.
List of All EA Games Shutting Down in 2025
WhenMadden NFL 21shuts down on June 30, it will mean some of itsachievements will become impossible to unlock. Specifically, players will no longer be able to earn Head-to-Head (win a Head to Head game in an online league) and Bragging Rights (win the Super Bowl in an online league). Needless to say, anyone that wants to earn 100% in the game should definitely make it a point to do so beforeMadden NFL 21’s servers shut down on June 30.
Madden NFL 21isn’t the onlyMadden NFLseries game EA is shutting down in 2025.Madden NFL 22will be shut down on October 20, rendering all its online features inaccessible from that point forward as well. On the bright side, a newMadden NFLgame will be released this summer, and the games that were released afterMadden NFL 22are keeping their online intact for the time being.
