End of an era: Kim Kardashian online game to shut down after 10 years

Kim Kardashian's mobile role-playing game "Kim Kardashian: Hollywood" is shutting down nearly a decade after its release. 

The role-playing game, which was launched by Glu Mobile in June 2014, allowed players to create their own aspiring celebrity and do things like acting, modeling, making club appearances, and dating. It was available on the app store for $1.99. 

The game also had an in-game currency feature called K-stars that would help players with their progress. The app became an instant success and made $1.6 million 5 days after its launching.  

Players were notified with a message in the app informing users that in-app purchases would no longer be an option and that the game had been removed from the app store. 

“Players can use any existing in-game virtual currency until April 8, 2024, after which the game will become inaccessible,” the app stated.  

Kim Kardashian told TMZ, "I'm so grateful from the bottom of my heart to everyone who has loved and played Kim Kardashian: Hollywood in the past 10 years. This journey has meant so much to me but I’ve realized that it’s time to focus that energy into other passions."

She thanked the team behind the game "who have worked diligently on making it a success."

"I will be forever inspired by this community that we built together," she added.

In 2016, Her Jenner sisters Kendall and Kylie, followed in the footsteps of the reality star and launched their gaming app, "Kendall&Kylie." The game was first to shut down on September 12, 2022.

Kim also had an emoji range called Kimoji, which once became the top paid downloaded app on the App Store.

However, her ex-business partner David Liebensohn, who said that the app generated $1 million a minute, claimed he didn't see a cent of its profits after the deal "fell apart."

He sued the Kardashian for $300 million in 2019, saying Kim walked away with his idea. Kim's camp refuted saying David "willingly signed away all rights to the app," as reported by the Daily Mail.

Now, David lost everything, including his home and family, and is living off the streets.