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
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3DS titles based on ‘Run For Money’ game show leave Japanese eShop June 30th
Like the Japanese eShop notice we saw back in April, a new announcement has confirmed that the remaining two ‘Run for Money (逃走中)‘ titles from Bandai NAMCO will be removed from sale on June 30th at 10:00 JST (June 29, 9pm EST). Similar to Sentouchu and Chou Sentou-chuu, both Run for Money and Super Run
Metal Max titles delisted in Japan next week with more removals expected
Metal Max, the long running RPG series with entries dating back to 1991 has passed through the hands of numerous developers and publishers over the decades. Most of the series remained exclusive to Japan until 2018’s Metal Max Xeno which was published on PlayStation 4 and Vita across the Western world by NIS America. The
Nyu Media shutting down operations, Cherry Tree High titles to be delisted in July
It’s one of those “good problem” situations that Nyu Media has found themselves in. With their decade-long goal of bringing Japanese indie PC titles to a wider market, the group now feels that things are much more accessible to individual creators and there isn’t as great a need for a company like theirs. Before winding
Older ‘Out of the Park Baseball’ titles leaving PC stores “soon”
Out of the Park Developments, the developer and publisher behind the long-running baseball strategy series of the same name, posted to Steam on June 8th to inform fans that all previous versions of the game would be removed from sale “starting soon”. Unfortunately, the notice was only posted on the store page for Out of
Three rare Nintendo eShop releases will become much harder to own after March 2023
There is no shortage of exclusive games that will sadly be lost in March of 2023 when Nintendo finally retires the eShop for Wii U and 3DS. But there are three extremely specific pieces of Nintendo’s digital history — already exclusively released only in Japan — that will become much, much harder to legally get
Onigiri MMORPG set to return to PC in 2023 with NFT companions
The English language version of Onigiri, Cyberstep’s long-running MMORPG, shut down just about a year ago last June. Since then the mobile, console, and Steam releases have continued to operate as normal along with the dedicated Japanese and Taiwanese PC clients. But things are set to change on the PC side over the next year
May’s firmware updates made PS3, Vita, and PSP games harder to get (and some inaccessible)
[UPDATE 06/05/22] In all the steps I attempted on my own end I forgot to add that disabling 2-Step Verification *may* still resolve the NP-9968-2 error code. The final step after turning that off, though, is to deactivate your consoles and then reactivate them, a step I was not willing to take given the content
Super Bomberman R Online shuts down December 1st
Super Bomberman R Online launched as a free-to-play battle royale title exclusively on Google Stadia in 2020 before making its way to consoles and PC just over a year ago. Now due to “various circumstances” Konami has announced this morning that the game will be shutting down at the end of the year on December
Mistover to be delisted on PC and consoles June 30th
The team behind Mistover at KRAFTON announced on Sunday the 29th that the game would be removed from sale on June 30th. The decision affects the game on all platforms including PC (GOG.com, Microsoft Store, Steam), Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation 4. Despite some concerns over the wording that the “service will be closing” — suggesting
Atlas Rogues shutting down July 5th
Atlas Rogues was a spin-off of Atlas Reactor which itself was shut down and delisted in 2019. Rogues started out as a spin-off prototype, aiming to turn Reactor’s PvP gameplay into something cooperative and PvE. Launched in November of 2020, the team was excited to revisit the Atlas Reactor universe but reception was mixed and
EA’s Game Extras content will be unavailable as of June 13th. Grab some free stuff now
Similar to the digital “goodies” that GOG.com offers with select titles, Electronic Arts had previously offered Game Extras through Origin that included wallpapers, soundtracks, art books, and comics. The times are changing though, and EA recently announced that all Game Extras content will become unavailable as of June 13th, 2022. Until that date you can