Codemasters to close US service for RF Online

by Shawn Schuster Oct 3rd 2008 at 12:00PM

Filed under: Sci-fi, Business models, Events, real-world, MMO industry, RF Online

If you're a fan of RF Online, you may be saddened to hear that Codemasters Online will be closing down operations of the sci-fi MMO on November 10th of this year. This closing will affect both North America and Europe. According to the official website, the game's license is set to expire shortly, and Codemasters and Korean developer CCR could not agree on any terms to keep the game alive.

This game, while not wildly popular, did make history as one of the first Eastern-style MMOs to make it to the Western market. It's also the first MMO serviced by Codemasters, who has since gone on to publish such hits as Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online in Europe. For more information on the closing of RF Online, check out the game's official Closing FAQ.

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Nadril said on 12:24PM 10-03-2008

What about Lineage II? RF Online was just a poor copy of that game (set in space or w/e) anyways, plus L2 has been widely more popular in the west than RFOnline.