People always ask, “Why buy the newest Madden game? They’re all the same.” Well, here’s one very cut-and-dry reason you can use to explain: because, eventually, these game’s servers get taken down. EA is planning to take down 42 games’ servers on September 1 (although many of these are the same game across multiple platforms), and an additional seven on November 1. This isn’t a new trend, as there’s a sizable list of servers for EA games that have gone offline over time.

Apparently there really is a reason to pick up that newest Madden.

September 1, 2007 Online Service Shutdown

• Arena Football for PlayStation 2
• Arena Football for Xbox
• FIFA Soccer 06 for Xbox 360
• FIFA Soccer 06 for PC
• FIFA06 for PC
• FIFA Soccer 06 for PlayStation 2
• FIFA Soccer 06 for PlayStation Portable
• FIFA Soccer 06 for Xbox
• FIFA World Cup 2006 for PC
• FIFA World Cup 2006 for PlayStation 2
• FIFA World Cup 2006 for PlayStation Portable
• FIFA World Cup 2006 for Xbox
• Fight Night Round 3 for PlayStation Portable
• Fight Night Round 3 for Xbox

Check out the full list of September and November shutdowns after the break.

September 1, 2007 Online Service Shutdown

• Arena Football for PlayStation 2
• Arena Football for Xbox
• FIFA Soccer 06 for Xbox 360
• FIFA Soccer 06 for PC
• FIFA06 for PC
• FIFA Soccer 06 for PlayStation 2
• FIFA Soccer 06 for PlayStation Portable
• FIFA Soccer 06 for Xbox
• FIFA World Cup 2006 for PC
• FIFA World Cup 2006 for PlayStation 2
• FIFA World Cup 2006 for PlayStation Portable
• FIFA World Cup 2006 for Xbox
• Fight Night Round 3 for PlayStation Portable
• Fight Night Round 3 for Xbox
• Madden NFL 06 for Xbox 360
• Madden NFL 06 for PC
• Madden NFL 06 for PlayStation 2
• Madden NFL 06 for PlayStation Portable
• Madden NFL 06 for Xbox
• Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects for PlayStation 2
• Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects for Xbox
• MVP 07 NCAA Baseball for PlayStation 2
• MVP 07 NCAA Baseball for Xbox
• NASCAR 06 Total Team Control for PlayStation 2
• NASCAR 06 Total Team Control for Xbox
• NBA Live 06 for Xbox 360
• NBA Live 06 for PC
• NBA Live 06 for PlayStation 2
• NBA Live 06 for PlayStation Portable
• NCAA Football 2005 for Xbox
• NCAA Football 2006 for PlayStation 2
• NCAA Football 2006 for Xbox
• NCAA March Madness 06 for PlayStation 2
• NCAA March Madness 06 for Xbox
• NFL Head Coach for PC
• NFL Head Coach for Xbox
• NFL Head Coach for PlayStation 2
• NHL 06 for PC
• NHL 06 for PlayStation 2
• NHL 06 for Xbox
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 for Xbox 360
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 for Xbox November 1, 2007 Online Service Shutdown
  • Burnout Revenge for Xbox
  • Burnout Revenge for PlayStation 2
  • Need for Speed Underground for PlayStation 2
  • Need for Speed Underground 2 for PC
  • Need for Speed Underground 2 for PlayStation 2
  • Need for Speed Most Wanted for PlayStation Portable
  • Need for Speed Most Wanted for Xbox