The Force goes back to sleep for one mobile game publisher.
Mobile developer Kabam announced that Star Wars: Uprising, its action role-playing game set in the popular film universe, is shutting down its servers on November 17. It launched just a bit more than a year ago, September 9, 2015, for iOS and Android.
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“While Star Wars: Uprising was enjoyed by a great community of players since its launch, the game is no longer achieving the level of success needed to maintain the game and the decision was made to discontinue support,” Kabam noted on its forum.
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While the game won’t shut down until November 17, Kabam has disabled in-app purchases starting today.
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