Bandai NAMCO announced on Tuesday that their Switch exclusive, the free-to-play PAC-lle Royale, PAC-MAN 99, will be shutting down on October 8th. Purchased content and some modes will remain playable offline and can be re-downloaded in the future. The announcement with more details follows: PAC-MAN 99, which is currently available as a benefit for Nintendo
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Development ends on Bloodhunt battle royale, will remain online for now
Sharkmob announced yesterday that the team will be ending development on Bloodhunt, their battle royale game set in the Vampire: The Masquerade universe and that it will remain online “for as long as we have an active player base”. Unable to reach a sustainable core of active paying players, the free-to-play game will see one
Sega’s Border Break for PlayStation 4 in Japan to shut down on September 9th
Sega announced yesterday that their 10 vs 10 multiplayer robot battler, Border Break, will be shutting down this Fall on September 9th. The title has been exclusive to Japan and the PlayStation 4 since its release in 2018 following nearly a decade-long run in Japanese arcades. The full announcement outlines the team’s plans to wind
Mass Effect 2 delisted on Steam, replaced by Mass Effect 2
Electronic Arts unexpectedly delisted BioWare’s classic action/RPG, Mass Effect 2, on Steam on Monday but don’t worry, they replaced it with Mass Effect 2. The two product pages read almost identically except for the omission on the new release of the required “3rd-party EULA” and the surprising inclusion of minimum VR specifications. No notice of
Bravely Default series on Nintendo 3DS loses online features June 30th
With the Nintendo eShop for 3DS and Wii U now retired it won’t be too surprising to see more announcements like this going forward. Square Enix provided an update on May 10th about the online features in the Bravely Default titles on 3DS (Bravely Default and Bravely Second: End Layer). In this case the games
FIFA 18, 19, 20, and 21 lose online features on November 6th
Already delisted from sale outside of Origin, some older FIFA titles will be losing their remaining online features this Winter as of November 6th. Thanks to Serrated-banner9 for submitting the news, I’ve added the date to the Watch List calendar. Here’s the rundown:
Wraithmind, BeetleQuest leaving Steam soon ahead of upcoming Remakes
Two new upcoming Steam delistings to tell you about today, both of which will be returning in an updated form in the future. Improved graphics and added content are promised for Wraithmind and BeetleQuest remakes but we don’t yet know exactly when the original versions will be going away. Wraithmind will be retired in “a
At Eve’s Wake gets a Definitive Edition release, original may be leaving this month
Sugar Rush Studios announced back on April 6th that a ‘Definitive Edition’ release of their 2021 Lovecraftian visual novel, At Eve’s Wake, was in the works. Originally planned to have been out early this month, the developers have since confirmed that the updated release with additional story content should now be launching at the end
Mario Maker-like, Million to One Hero, shutting down on October 1st
Over the Top Games announced on May 7th that Million to One Hero will be shutting down this Fall on October 1st. Appearing to be just another 2D platformer on Steam, the game is closer to Nintendo’s Super Mario Maker, allowing players to create, share, and challenge each other with user created levels and stories.
Ahead of a sequel, Pokémon Trading Card Game Online will shut down on June 5th
The Pokémon Company announced today that the existing Pokémon Trading Card Game Online for iOS, Android, PC and Mac will be shutting down on June 5th, just a few days before the launch of Pokémon Trading Card Game Live. A lengthy FAQ outlines what happens to current players’ cards and in-game items. Thankfully, there’s already
I think it’s time to treat the Xbox 360 Marketplace like they already announced it’s closing
For nearly the past 20 years Microsoft has managed the Xbox 360 Marketplace, home to digital exclusives, Games on Demand retail titles, and tons of DLC, trailers, themes, apps, and gamerpics. In recent years they’ve touted their efforts to keep this stuff online, even taking up publishing duties themselves or negotiating licenses between parties. But
LuckCatchers shutting down on June 1st
DiP Online announced all the way back in 2021 that development of LuckCatchers would be winding down and the team’s focus would move to the sequel, LuckCatchers 2. In the years since there’s been little in the way of updates but last week DiP Online announced that the original LuckCatchers will be shutting down on