Has a game ever been shut down as fast as Infinite Crisis?

[futurefields]

This is a strange case. Wow, this game just released a few months ago and people have paid upwards of $100 for the various characters and what not you can download. Now August 15th it is being shut down. Is this unprecedented in the industry?

https://www.infinitecrisis.com/en/news/infinite-crisis-closing-august-14th-2015

 

[Elixer]

Never heard of this game before, but looking at it...it should have been a SP player game.
No, not surprised about the short lifespan, the game don't look that good.

 

[CPA]

Steam Customer Support will refund any customer who purchased either The Starter Pack or The Elite Pack.

Well, at least there's that.

MOBA is just a crowded marketplace right now. Most players like to focus on one, particularly if they play competitively, so I imagine developing a customer base is more difficult than a single-player game.

 

[nsafreak]

It's unusual for a game to be taken down so quickly but this game being taken down really doesn't surprise me. It was trying to go against the titans of League of Legends & DOTA 2 without anything to really differentiate it from them other than its looks and that's not nearly enough. Smite is able to stay relevant as the gameplay is different enough from the other two but Infinite Crisis was just too similar.

 

[futurefields]

talk about a genre on lockdown!

 

[paperfist]

Weird that the post says, "By Anonymous June 02, 2015"