This has become quite obvious lately because large publishers in the gaming industry don’t care about the feelings of the player community at all.Some European players launched a petition to stop "kill the game", and the EU responded.

However, big companies like EA, Microsoft, Sony, and Ubisoft do not want players to have too much say.The companies even said bluntly that they can turn off any game at any time.

So, it is no surprise that EA announced that it will shut down the server of "Need for Speed 18: The Enemy" in October 2025.On the 4th of this month, EA announced that it would close the server of the online game "Anthem" on January 12, 2026.

EA has included "Need Speed 18: The Enemy" on its official website on the list of games to be removed, and its platforms include Xbox One, PS4, EA App and Steam.The game's online server will be closed on October 7, 2025.In addition to "Need for Speed 18: The Enemy", "NHL21" (Xbox One|PS4) will be removed from the shelves on October 6.

Many fans were shocked that this highly popular game was removed from the shelves.However, it should be pointed out that EA has not completely turned off this game, and players can still play offline games, but they can no longer play online mode.

Still, the status quo where these gaming giants can do whatever they want is still unacceptable.Ubisoft was sued for closing the server of "The Cool Car God", and the company filed a motion to dismiss the case of "never promised players to obtain a gaming license forever."

An angry player left a message online:

"Really TMD, "Stop Killing Games" is a sport that is more important than ever now, no wonder these big companies want to kill it in the cradle.

This is exactly why everyone should sign this petition.You're lying, this is one of the best Need for Speed games!”

"Need for Speed 18" was released in November 2013, and Steam is most likely to be well received by the company.