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Stormgate Multiplayer To Go Offline At End Of April After Server Partner’s AI Pivot

The shutdown highlights how AI-focused acquisitions can cut off live games that depend on outside server providers.

Overview

  • Frost Giant, which told players Tuesday on Discord, said its partner Hathora will wind down service at the end of April and trigger a planned outage for Stormgate’s online modes.
  • Developers will release a patch to add offline play so the campaign and solo content still work, though multiplayer will be unavailable until a new operations partner is found.
  • Hathora said it was acquired by Fireworks AI and listed May 5 as the end of support, while Frost Giant is preparing for loss of service by late April.
  • Hathora named Nitrado’s GameFabric as its exclusive migration path with zero-downtime promises, but Frost Giant has not committed to move to that platform.
  • Hathora previously powered servers for games like Splitgate 2 and Predecessor, raising the risk of wider outages as infrastructure firms shift resources to AI workloads.