MMOs Eden Eternal, Twin Saga, Defiance and ‘2050’ shut down April 29th [UPDATED: More Games]
[UPDATE 02/27/21] Gamigo has more game closures that I missed, thanks again Wakayama_PT! S4 League and WAR2 Glory announcements have been added below. Gamigo Group announced the upcoming closure of four MMOs across their Aeria Games and Trion Worlds subsidiaries, as well as multiplayer shooter S4 League and the browser-based WAR2 Glory on February 24th.
TOGUM to be delisted on Steam three days into Early Access release
Dieggo Masamune, the one-man developer behind Guaiamu Studio, announced just three days after the Early Access release of TOGUM that the title would be delisted from Steam “soon”. Despite the questionable quality of its gameplay, TOGUM showed ambition with a promised 5-episode storyline — two of which are said to be included in the current
PLAYISM storefront shuts down March 24th, Purchase History expires May 10th
PLAYISM, the digital indie games storefront that launched in 2011 with a focus on Japanese releases, has announced that they will be terminating sales of games and content on March 24th, 2021. “Please don’t worry,” the statement opens, promising that PLAYISM will continue to localize and publish indie games for both PC and consoles going
Stardew Valley delisted on PlayStation 4 in Europe but it’s coming back [UPDATED]
[UPDATE 02/25/21] Though it took longer than expected, Stardew Valley has been relisted on PlayStation 4 across Australian and European territories. Original post from 12/19/20 follows. Stardew Valley, the fan favorite farm life sim created by one Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone, was delisted on PlayStation 4 back in August but only in Europe. Fortunately, the game
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron coming soon to Steam
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron was a striking looking game in 2011, a 2D/3D action-platformer with wild visual design and a story based on the Hebrew text The Book of Enoch. Just a few years ago the game was delisted on Xbox 360 alongside several of Ignition Games’ releases but surprise, surprise… it’ll be
Devil Engine delisted on Steam amid legal dispute among its creators [UPDATED]
[UPDATE 02/24/21] Devil Engine and its soundtrack are back on Steam. Protoculture Games LLC announced the game’s return on February 22nd. The Baileys (operating the alternate @Protocultgames account) have yet to respond, but since the game appears to have returned unchanged, I can only assume at this point that all parties have settled their differences. Thanks
Stubbs the Zombie returns to Steam, debuts on consoles on March 16th
Cult classic Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse is making a return to Steam on March 16th with new releases in tow for PlayStation and Xbox consoles, and Nintendo Switch. The update includes “modern resolutions” as well as controller tweaks and Trophies/Achievements. It sounds similar in scope to Aspyr’s recent ports of fan-favorite
Games of Glory shuts down March 26th, already delisted on PlayStation 4
Lightbulb Crew announced on February 11th in a tweet from the Games of Glory Twitter account that the title would be shutting down on March 26th. The MOBA-like launched on Steam in 2015 and on PlayStation 4 in 2017 but never found a big enough audience on either platform. Development was stopped in November of
Tales from the Borderlands returns on February 17th [UPDATED]
[UPDATED 02/17/21] The game is available now on Steam, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and making its debut on the Epic Games Store. Yet another Telltale Games title is coming back from the delisted graveyard. On the heels of Sam & Max, Strong Bad, Wallace & Gromit, and Texas Hold ‘Em comes a more modern Telltale
Development stopped, City of the Shroud to be delisted soon
Abyssal Arts announced on February 15th that development of City of the Shroud had come to an end and that the game would soon be delisted. Surprisingly, the online battle mode will persist for current owners of the game who bought it on Steam or backed it on Kickstarter. Shroud‘s 5-part story mode, which was
System Siege leaving Steam soon
System Siege looked to be a hopeful successor to the Advance Wars style of turn-based combat in 2018, but after a few years in the Early Access cycle 56 Game Studios has announced that it will be removed from sale soon. Hey everyone, we’ve had to make the tough call recently to stop all development
Geostorm leaving Steam but no date given [UPDATE: It’s Gone]
[UPDATED 02/03/21] I didn’t think it would last long. Geostorm was updated earlier today and removed from Steam. The iOS release is still available at this time. Sticky Studios’ surprisingly well received Geostorm is leaving Steam but unfortunately the brief post from February 1st doesn’t specify exactly when it will disappear. Based on the 2017