Dovetail Games announced back on August 16th that with the upcoming release of Train Sim World 3 they would be removing its predecessor from sale on the Epic Games Store, Steam, PlayStation 4 and 5, and Xbox One. The new game launches this coming week on September 6th but the team provided confirmation at the
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Domina, Corporate Lifestyle Simulator delisted on Steam as developer is banned over repeated misconduct
Valve removed developer/publisher Dolphin Barn‘s games, DLC, and soundtracks from Steam on September 1st over continued misuse of the platform’s tools. MMOFallout has a thorough recap of Nicholas “Bignic” Gorissen’s repeated infractions over the last year, the latest of which was a now-deleted news post and patch update that contained several transphobic comments. The update
Ubisoft pushes DLC and Service Shutdowns back to October 1st, Anno 2070 remains online
After announcing at the beginning of July that several older titles would lose online features and DLC on September 1st, Ubisoft recently moved the deadline back one month to October 1st. The full announcement and updated listing of titles follows: Last month, we shared an update about decommissioning the online services of some of Ubisoft’s
Tamagotchi no Puchi Puchi Omisecchi Ninki no Omise Atsumemashita leaves 3DS eShop on August 31st
As another licensed title published by Bandai NAMCO, the likely cause for the delisting is a familiar but somewhat unexpected one in this case: expired licensing. Although Bandai owns the Tamagotchi property, creating and releasing games based on it through the Bandai NAMCO Games division likely still requires licensing. As the game is about five
Project CARS and Project CARS 2 will be delisted in September and October
The Slightly Mad team announced on Twitter earlier today that the first two Project CARS titles will be delisted from sale later this Fall. Oddly, Project CARS 2 will be delisted first on September 21st while the original Project CARS is set to be removed from sale shortly after, on October 3rd. The team’s brief
Crunchyroll apps on older Nintendo, PlayStation, and Xbox consoles shut down August 29th
Crunchyroll recently began sending emails to subscribers about the end of service for some of its older console apps. The anime and drama streaming service that launched in 2006 was bought by Sony in 2021 and has provided apps for numerous game consoles, set-top boxes, and internet-enabled TVs over the years. Although the consensus seems
Command & Conquer titles, Mercenaries 2 lose online features November 9th
EA has updated their Online Services pages again and added a trio of titles that will lose “particular features or modes” this Fall on November 9th. The three new additions include: Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars for Xbox 360 (including Kane’s Wrath
Volta-X to be delisted on Steam and Switch August 5th
GungHo announced on July 29th that Volta-X will be delisted on Steam and Nintendo Switch in just a few days on August 5th. Multiplayer servers will then be shut down this Fall on November 4th. While online modes will cease to operate, the game’s single-player mode and any purchased content will remain available for existing
Kemono Friends 3 on PlayStation shut down after irreparable issues
The team at Appirits announced on August 2nd that after irreparable issues were encountered with their recent release of Kemono Friends 3 on PlayStation 4 and 5, the game has been discontinued. Launched on June 6th exclusively in Japan, the game was put on indefinite hold on June 16th as players were unable to log
Disc Jam loses online modes Sept 30th alongside other GameSparks powered titles
High Horse Entertainment tweeted on July 27th to announce that online modes for Disc Jam will be terminated on September 30th, 2022. The cause for the shutdown is due to GameSparks, the backend services provider who originally announced at GDC 2021 that their toolset would be retired for all games on September 30th. At the
Fantasy Earth Zero shuts down in Japan on September 28
Square Enix announced on June 13th that Fantasy Earth Zero, the long-running Japan exclusive “action-oriented online war game”, will shut down on September 28th. The franchise has been through a few iterations since launching in 2006, including a brief appearance in North America between 2010 and 2011, but the free-to-play Fantasy Earth Zero has remained
Raiden IV: OverKill leaving Steam and GOG on July 26th [UPDATE]
[UPDATE 07/30/22] It isn’t official but it appears Raiden IV: OverKill was delisted on PC ahead of an “early 2023” release of Raiden IV x MIKADO remix. The remix edition has been out on consoles in Japan, and worldwide on Switch, since 2021. With the upcoming PC port being handled by NIS America it seems