Square’s troubled Babylon’s Fall is officially being shut down
Square Enix‘s troubled online brawler Babylon’s Fall will officially end service in February 2023 and will be pulled from sale later today, it has been announced.
In a statement on the game’s official website, Square confirmed that the game will shut down and that the “large-scale update,” that was planned for the game has been cancelled.
“With the desire of delivering an exhilarating online multiplayer action RPG set in an elaborate high fantasy world, we launched the game’s official service on Thursday, 3 March 2022, and have continued to undertake additional development and operations,” the statement read. “However, it is with deep regret to inform you that we will be terminating the game’s service on Tuesday, 28 February 2023.”
“Following the publication of this announcement, sales of the digital version, as well as the physical version on retailer sites, will draw to a close,” reads a message towards the end of the post. At the time of writing, the game is still available for purchase on PSN.
On Steam, the game’s official page has been updated with the following message: “BABYLON’S FALL will be ending service on February 28, 2023, 18:00 JST / 09:00 GMT / 01:00 PT.
“After that point, the game, along with any in-game currency and in-game purchased items, will no longer be accessible. Between now and when the service ends, as a way to show our gratitude to our players, we intend to run various in-game activities.”
The post on the game’s website also provided a timeline of events that will happen in the lead-up to the game going offline. Starting today, sales of the premium currency Garaz will be suspended.
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