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We are Delisted Games. You may know us as the town criers of video game disappearances or you may not, so here’s a quick introduction: We research, catalog, and inform about today’s digital gaming landscape (hellscape) including store delistings, online service shutdowns and, simply put, cultural erasure. After some tinkering around with the website we
Super Mecha Champions removed from stores today, shutting down January 20th
NetEase Games announced earlier today that Super Mecha Champions would be removed from Steam and mobile platforms later in the day with in-game purchases and new user registrations ending alongside it. For existing players on all platforms the game will remain playable until January 20th, 2025 at 14:00 (2:00 PM) (UTC+8). Both the Steam announcement
Over 60 Sega Genesis and Dreamcast titles to be delisted on December 6th [UPDATE]
UPDATE [11/18/24] Site reader 4StringsNoMercy pointed out over the weekend that Sonic Adventure DX and Sonic Adventure 2 are included on the list of Steam and Xbox titles to be delisted in the German and Italian regions. A quick search across Sega’s support site shows that those are the only two regions where both Sonic
Epic Games blesses fan preservation of Unreal and Unreal Tournament
It is still a surprise to see an original game maker support the archiving and modding of their old games but that goes double for when it’s a company as big as Epic Games. The OldUnreal fan community announced at the end of October that Epic had given them the go-ahead to link to the
Crowdfunding update, We’re on Bluesky, and a couple of site fixes
Hi all, I just wanted to provide a quick update on things here. First and foremost, your support has been amazing! It’s only been 5 days since we announced the updated Patreon and Ko-fi campaigns and we’re already over halfway to having all of our operating costs covered. Thank you, thank you, thank you for
GOG launches Preservation Program, roster of ‘Good Old Games’ certified playable on modern PCs
GOG.com has announced a new Preservation Program, a category of games on the platform which their internal teams have done work on to make them playable on modern PCs. The roster currently includes 100 titles like Diablo + Hellfire, Resident Evil 1, 2, and 3, The Secret of Monkey Island, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain,
Live Wire delisting Espgaluda II and DoDonPachi Resurrection on Nintendo Switch on December 1st
Publisher Live Wire announced a few weeks ago on November 1st that their Nintendo Switch releases of Espgaluda II and DoDonPachi Resurrection from 2021 will be delisted from the eShop on December 2nd. It isn’t specified if this relates to all regions but as Live Wire published the games in Europe and North America it
NERF Legends from GameMill also being delisted on December 31st
Stop me if this sounds familiar. Just like yesterday’s G.I. Joe news, GameMill has made a surprisingly brief post on Steam to announce that NERF Legends and its DLC “will be removed from sale on December 31, 2024”. This is the second delisting that the publisher has announced relating to a Hasbro licensed title but
G.I. Joe: Operation Blackout to be delisted Dec. 31st, currently on discount sale
GameMill posted one of the shortest delisting announcements I’ve ever seen this morning on the Steam page for G.I. Joe: Operation Blackout. It reads, “This game and any related DLCs and bundles will be removed from sale on December 31, 2024”. Although unconfirmed, the upcoming delisting is most likely due to expired licensing from Hasbro
JUMANJI: The Curse Returns leaves Steam on November 8th, already gone on Switch
Super short notice on this one! Marmalade Game Studios’ 2021 deckbuilding board game based on the Jumanji franchise — JUMANJI: The Curse Returns — will be leaving Steam on November 8th. The game appears to have already been delisted on Nintendo Switch. It’s with a mix of gratitude and a touch of sadness that we
Broken Sword: Director’s Cut to be delisted soon following ‘Reforged’ remake
Revolution Software successfully crowdfunded the “Reforged” remake of Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars back in February of this year. The remake launched on Steam and GOG.com in September but in the team’s latest update from October 31st they’ve announced that the previous Director’s Cut versions of the game will soon be delisted. Broken Sword:
In-Game message reveals that The Elder Scrolls: Legends will shut down on January 30th
A new in-game announcement began appearing earlier this week for players of The Elder Scrolls: Legends confirming that the game will be permanently shut down on January 30th, 2025. Although Bethesda has yet to make an official statement outside of the game, the free-to-play deck builder was also removed from Steam yesterday on November 1st.