As the summer approaches, four Xbox games are set to wind down their online services for good over the next few months. Most of these Xbox titles are sports games, which, because of their annual release schedule, are often the victim of online server shutdowns as players move on to the latest release.
Xbox Games Shutting Down (July + August 2026)
- Madden NFL 23 (July 13, 2026)
- NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 (August 20, 2026)
- WWE 2K Battlegrounds (August 20, 2026)
- Warface: Clutch (August 25, 2026)
The first upcoming shutdown belongs to Madden NFL 23, which will see its servers close for the last time on July 13. There have been three games in the series since, with the 2027 edition set to release in August, so this shutdown does (unfortunately) make sense. This will be followed by NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 and WWE 2K Battlegrounds, both of which will lose online services on August 20. They are both Saber Interactive games that put an arcade spin on their respective sports, so it’s definitely a shame to see them go. The final game is Warface: Clutch, which goes offline on August 25, after already shutting down on PC back in May.
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