[UPDATE #2: 08/28/23] This Steam version of WARSAW has been replaced with WASAW RISING: City of Heroes, and the Steam link to WARSAW now redirects to it. This is a free-to-play game, which alters the game mechanics among other things as described in the initial blog for WARSAW RISING. Fans weren’t happy so the developers
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Keep an eye on these games… but not this tag, please.
Audition Online servers to shutdown Aug 30
Redbana Corporation, who is the North American publishing arm of Korean videogame developer and publisher, T3 Entertainment, announced the ending of their game Audition Online. The team wrote: Dear Auditioneers, Audition have been bringing us a lot of fun since it has been released. But we judged that sustain good game service in audition is
Crysis 3 and Mirror’s Edge Catalyst losing online features this year [Update: Removed from Service Update page!]
[UPDATE #2: 08/24/23] Eagle eye readers noticed that both Crysis 3 and Mirror’s Edge Catalyst are now removed from the Service Update pages on ea.com. Does that mean both are keeping online features past September 7th and December 8th or is it a mistake? Hopefully that’s an intentional change, but since we don’t know, I’ll
Official: The Xbox 360 Marketplace to close in July 2024
Back in February, Microsoft ‘accidentally’ posted a support page article stating that the Xbox 360 Marketplace would close in May 2023 but then retracted. Shawn wrote an essay three months later saying we ought to treat the 360 Marketplace as if it was announced to be closing. Turns out that was good advice as today
60 Seconds! to be delisted from GOG on September 29th
The 2015 game 60 Seconds! from Robot Gentlemen will be delisted on September 29, 2023 from GOG, thanks to a submission from MrFortyFive. The brief post states: We’d like to inform you that due to the publisher’s request, 60 Seconds! will be delisted from our catalog on Friday, September 29th. For everyone who purchased this
All super.com titles disappearing from GOG on August 31st
First thing’s first, which is a bit confusing, and that’s to explain why the image and headline are different. The company in question’s legal name is SUPER DOT COM, LTD, but their website is supergg.com, and their logo has “Super Good Games .com!” in it. Now on to the actual post… Thanks to a submission
Forza Horizon and Forza Horizon 2 online servers to shutdown on August 22nd
While Forza Horizon was delisted back on October 20, 2016, and Forza Horizon 2 was delisted on September 30, 2018, their online worlds persisted – until now. Turn 10 Studios announced last month that both games’ servers will be closing on August 22, 2023. According to the official news post, there are too few players
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 losing online features October 10th
It’s time for another update from EA, and this one is regarding the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 title Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14. According to the Electronic Arts Service Update page, servers will go offline on October 10, 2023. I’ve added the title to the Watch List calendar.
The Cycle: Frontier – Sunset Announcement
The developers at YAGER announced the closure of their free-to-play shooter The Cycle: Frontier for September 27, 2023. As of this news posting, this is the only game published on Steam by YAGER. Greetings, Prospectors. Today we sadly have to deliver difficult news that we are sharing with a rather heavy heart. Despite our best
Bandai Namco to close GUNDAM EVOLUTION in November 2023
On July 19, 2023, Bandai Namco announced the closure of free-to-play GUNDAM EVOLUTION on console and PC – scheduled for November 29, 2023 – just over a year after launch. This affects all versions: Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, and Steam. In the announcement, Executive Producer Kazuya Maruyama said: Thank you all
Resources to help you keep up with delistings and shutdowns
So it’s been a bit longer than I planned but I wanted to offer up a collection of links and resources that I’ve found useful over the years for trying to keep up with delistings. This is by no means complete or extensive, it’s just the sites I’ve come to check frequently or that have
ROCKMAN X DiVE leaving Steam, shutting down on September 27th [UPDATE: New Offline version announced]
[UPDATE: 06/13/23] Capcom revealed yesterday that the game will return later this year on Steam, Android, and iOS as MEGA MAN X DiVE Offline. The online features like Battle Mode, Co-op, Ranking, Guild, and Capsule mode are not included and, sadly, the crossover Capcom characters and stages also will not be available in this new