Author: ShawnS
Spellbreak to shut down on all platforms January 9th [UPDATED]
[UPDATE 06/29/22] I missed the news from VentureBeat early this morning announcing that Proletariat had been acquired by Activision Blizzard. That pretty much explains the reason for shutting down Spellbreak. The team of 100 will cease operating as Proletariat and will be folded into Blizzard to support World of Warcraft and its upcoming Dragonflight expansion.
Original Overwatch replaced by Overwatch 2 in digital stores, legacy service ends October 4th
Entries for the original Overwatch began being replaced on digital storefronts last week with Overwatch 2: Watchpoint Pack. The $40 purchase on Battle.net, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation and Xbox platforms is essentially an Early Access buy-in for Overwatch 2 but it also includes “immediate access to Overwatch: Legendary Edition” plus several other bonuses. Retail releases remain
3DS titles based on ‘Run For Money’ game show leave Japanese eShop June 30th
Like the Japanese eShop notice we saw back in April, a new announcement has confirmed that the remaining two ‘Run for Money (逃走中)‘ titles from Bandai NAMCO will be removed from sale on June 30th at 10:00 JST (June 29, 9pm EST). Similar to Sentouchu and Chou Sentou-chuu, both Run for Money and Super Run
Metal Max titles delisted in Japan next week with more removals expected
Metal Max, the long running RPG series with entries dating back to 1991 has passed through the hands of numerous developers and publishers over the decades. Most of the series remained exclusive to Japan until 2018’s Metal Max Xeno which was published on PlayStation 4 and Vita across the Western world by NIS America. The
Nyu Media shutting down operations, Cherry Tree High titles to be delisted in July
It’s one of those “good problem” situations that Nyu Media has found themselves in. With their decade-long goal of bringing Japanese indie PC titles to a wider market, the group now feels that things are much more accessible to individual creators and there isn’t as great a need for a company like theirs. Before winding