Guerrilla Games tweeted earlier today to announce that online services for a trio of their older PlayStation 4 and Vita titles will be shut down as of August 12th, 2022. The games include Killzone: Mercenary, Killzone Shadow Fall, and RIGS: Mechanized Combat League. The studios’ tweet and accompanying announcement from the games’ PlayStation Store pages
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Update on 3DS, Wii U eShop Closure, Fire Emblem Fates to be delisted in February 2023
Nintendo has just updated their wording on the planned eShop closure for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U with a definitive deadline. Back in February the announcement pointed to “late March 2023” but now we know that March 27th, 2023 is the day to watch out for. The rest of the deadlines and details remain the
The soul still burns! Codes for Soulcalibur on Xbox 360 are once again working
Earlier this year Namco began delisting the original Soulcalibur and Soulcalibur II HD Online on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in North America and Japan. At the time people took to Amazon and online retailers to try a download code and found that the original Soulcalibur was inaccessible. Money wasted on invalid codes, they turned
Konami confirms delisted Metal Gear Solid titles are still coming back
Although Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 have been temporarily removed from sale for nearly nine months, Konami took a moment on the series’ 35th anniversary today to provide a brief update. The @metalgear_jp twitter account tweeted that work is still ongoing and that the titles delisted last November will return to sale… sometime. A
Online Features for Army of Two titles shuts down October 20th
Army of Two: The 40th Day and Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel were both delisted back in October of 2021. Removed from sale digitally, the games have remained available on physical media and playable for those who previously purchased them. However, Electronic Arts just recently updated their Online Services page announcing that multiplayer and
After Japanese delistings, Metal Max Xeno is leaving PlayStation 4 in the West on August 6th
Here’s a brief follow up to last month’s news about Metal Max titles being delisted in Japan: NIS America announced on June 22nd that their European and North American releases of Metal Max Xeno for PlayStation 4 will be removed from sale on August 6th, 2022. Retail copies from the publisher remain available but are
CCP removes EVE spin-offs and Sparc from sale, servers shut down August 5th
EVE developer and publisher CCP is moving to free up resources for future projects by announcing the delisting and impending server closure for four of its EVE adjacent titles. EVE: Valkyrie, EVE Gunjack, Gunjack 2: End of Shift, and Sparc were all removed from sale on July 1st and their servers will be shut down
That Matrix Awakens Unreal 5 tech demo is going away July 9th, will remain re-downloadable
At some point after launching on December 9th, 2021 the website for The Matrix Awakens: An Unreal Engine 5 Experience was updated with a deadline: Not explored The Matrix Awakens: An Unreal Engine 5 Experience yet? There’s still time! The UE5 tech demo will only be available in stores until July 9. Download it before
Ubisoft Announces More Service Shutdowns for September 1st, One Delisting [UPDATED]
[UPDATE 09/01/22] Ubisoft updated again, moving most of these shutdowns back to October 1st. Read the latest news here. [UPDATE 07/12/22] Anno 2070, Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD and Silent Hunter 5 have been relisted shortly after the previous update, with the notice on the store pages updated to specify that the base games will remain
Older Just Dance titles lose online features June 2023
Dedicated dance fans and Achievement hunters take note, Ubisoft recently announced that online services for three older Just Dance titles will be shut down on June 30th, 2023. These services were previously retired in 2018 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii. Now players on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Wii U, and
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