sˈɛvɹəl ʌvðə sˈɜːvɚz wɜː mˈɜːdʒd ɔːɹ mˌeɪd ɐvˈeɪləbəl tə ɹˈiːteɪl bˈɑːks pˈɜːtʃɪsɚz ˈoʊnli, ænd ɡˈʊd ɡˈeɪm kəmjˈuːnᵻɾiz wɜː bɹˈoʊkən ˌʌp æz ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt.
Several of the servers were merged or made available to retail box purchasers only, and good game communities were broken up as a result.