Delivering the sad news today, NCsoft has announced that they've decided to pull the plug on their troubled MMORPG, Tabula Rasa, due to an underperforming subscriber base. Servers will officially shut down on February 28, 2009, but before the game goes offline, players can expect some special in-game events and other bonuses. Here's the scoop:
Last November we launched what we hoped would be a ground breaking sci-fi MMO. In many ways, we think we've achieved that goal. Tabula Rasa has some unique features that make it fun and very different from every other MMO out there. Unfortunately, the fact is that the game hasn't performed as expe 20a8 cted. The development team has worked hard to improve the game since launch, but the game never achieved the player population we hoped for.
So it is with regret that we must announce that Tabula Rasa will end live service on February 28, 2009.
Before we end the service, we'll make Tabula Rasa servers free to play starting on January 10, 2009.
We can assure you that through the next couple of months we'll be doing some really fun things in Tabula Rasa, and we plan to make staying on a little longer worth your while. For more details about what we are doing for Tabula Rasa players, please click here.
Stay tuned for more information. We thank you for your loyal support of the game and encourage you to take us up on the benefits we're offering Tabula Rasa players.
NCsoft spokesman David Swofford has confirmed to Kotaku that the closure will result in layoffs. How many people affected by this is still to be determined. Sad news indeed! :(
