[UPDATED 12/30/22] The game was removed from Steam earlier this afternoon and is only available on GOG.com as of this writing. Our original post from December 29th continues below. GOG.com announced in their community forums earlier this morning that Raiden III Digital Edition will be removed from their storefront on Thursday, December 31st, 3 PM
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eXceed Trilogy leaving Steam on January 6th
Japanese indie publisher Nyu Media announced back in June that they would be winding down their operations in 2022. Publishing rights to their titles have either been transferred to the original developer or to another publisher with the exception of just a few games. The Cherry Tree High titles were delisted from Steam in July,
B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th leaving GOG.com ahead of ‘Redux’ remake Dec. 29th
GOG.com announced in their community forums earlier this morning that B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th will be removed from their storefront on Thursday, December 29th, 2 PM UTC (9am EST). Although not yet confirmed for GOG.com, a Redux remake of the game has had a page on Steam for a while now with an
Epic begins delisting older titles & DLC, most online services to shut down January 24th [UPDATE]
[UPDATE 12/20/22] GOG.com announced this morning that UT 2004, UT GOTY, Unreal Gold and Unreal 2 will be leaving their platform on Friday December 23rd. Our original post from December 15th continues below. Epic Games announced yesterday that several older “out-of-date” titles and DLC were beginning to be removed from digital stores and that online
Dreadnought shutting down on Steam and PlayStation on March 19th
Developer Six Foot announced on December 15th that Dreadnought will be shutting down in a few months on March 19th, 2023. As a free-to-play title the game is still available to download on Steam and PlayStation 4 but in-game purchases were disabled alongside the announcement. The game’s final update was also released on the same
Fuser to be removed from sale on December 19th [UPDATED]
[UPDATE 12/17/22] Harmonix provided an update on Twitter addressing fan outcry after the initial news. While Fuser is still being removed from sale on December 19th it will remain playable into 2023. The game’s Diamond Shop has also been updated with a bundle that essentially unlocks all of the items players previously had to purchase.
Electronic Arts announces more online service changes for March 2023
Electronic Arts has updated their Online Services Shutdown pages again with two more titles losing multiplayer and/or online features as of March 28th, 2023: I cannot, however, figure out what online services these games featured beyond maybe the usual leaderboards/friends list functionality. Half-Life 2 was only available on PlayStation 3 as part of The Orange
3D After Burner II and Sega’s last 3DS archive collection to be delisted from the eShop December 21st [UPDATE]
[UPDATE 12/15/22] Sega Japan announced on December 14th that many of the 3D Fukkoku Archives titles and collections will be on sale on the Japanese 3DS eShop until January 9th. Exception noted for Fukkoku Archives 3 and 3D After Burner II which will still be delisted on December 21st. Our original post from December 9th
Dragon Ball Card Warriors mode in Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot goes offline in 2023
Bandai Namco announced back in October that Dragon Ball Card Warriors, the deck-building, card battle mode included in 2020’s Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot will be shut down at some point in 2023. A more exact timeframe will be announced after the new year but the plan is to allow players to transfer some of their
Crayola Scoot leaving stores on December 30th, already gone on Xbox One
Outright Games announced earlier this week that Crayola Scoot, their Splatoon and scooter mashup from 2018, will be removed from sale on Steam as of December 30th. The team’s brief announcement reads: Hello Crayola Scoot fans! It’s been a wild ride, but as of 30th December 2022 the game will be retired from the STEAM
Judge Dredd 95 leaving Steam and Zoom on January 1st
Throwback Entertainment announced on Steam just a couple of weeks ago that Judge Dredd 95 would be leaving Steam and Zoom Platform on January 1st, 2023. Zoom Platform just posted their own announcement about the upcoming delisting on their platform yesterday. We regret to inform you that due to expiring licensing agreements, Judge Dredd 95
EA adds older Medal of Honor and Madden titles to 2023 service shutdown list
A handful of older Medal of Honor and Madden titles recently joined the growing roster of 2023 shutdowns from Electronic Arts. Their Online Services Shutdown pages were updated once again with the following additions: Thanks to Wakayama_PT for submitting the news. I’ve added the dates to the Watch List calendar.