# As player numbers crater, EA will shut SimCity Social, other Facebook games - Ars Technica

<http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/04/as-player-numbers-crater-ea-will-shut-simcity-social-other-facebook-games/>

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## From the page (probably an excerpt, not Jamie's words)

Just over three years later, the investment looks a lot less prescient. EA has announced it will be shutting down three of its once-popular social gamesSimCity Social, The Sims Social, and Pet Societyon June 14. In addition, EA will also shutter the social extensions of its popular sports game brandsMadden NFL SuperStars and NHL Superstarson May 14. By this summer, there won't be a single active Playfish game available on Facebook.

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