Many Smartphone Games Are Ending Their Service
Listen to the story
Many smartphone games are stopping their service. This means people cannot play the game online anymore. A news report talks about this problem.
The report has a list of games. These games will stop their service next week, from August 24 to August 30, 2026.
Young people do not like this. Many young people now say no to these games. They do not want to spend time or money on a game that will stop soon.
One big example is a Final Fantasy mobile game. The company Square Enix is stopping this game's service. But Square Enix will not make an offline version of the game. This means players cannot play it alone after the service ends.
Some fans are angry. They say the company took a lot of money from players. But now players cannot even play the game by themselves. People think this is not fair.
Vocabulary15 words
- smartphone
- a phone that can use the internet and apps
- service
- when a company keeps something working for you to use
- Final Fantasy
- a famous video game series
- offline
- using something without the internet
- mobile game
- a game you play on a phone
- fans
- people who like something very much
- online
- connected to the internet
- company
- a business that sells things
- app
- a small program on a phone
- players
- people who play a game
- list
- many names or things written together
- problem
- something that is not good or is difficult
- money
- what people use to buy things
- angry
- feeling very upset
- fair
- right and equal for everyone
Quiz
Answer key
1. Their service is ending 2. They do not want to play them 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Many _____ games are stopping their _____.
This means people cannot play the game _____ anymore.
The report has a _____ of games.
These games will stop their service next week, from August 24 to August 30, _____.
Young people do not like this. Many young people now say no to these _____.
One big example is a _____ mobile game.
The company Square Enix is stopping this game's service, but will not make an _____ version.
Some _____ are angry because the company took a lot of _____ from players.