Respawn Entertainment announced on Twitter earlier this afternoon that the original Titanfall was being removed from sale and that it would be leaving subscription services, namely EA Play, on March 1st, 2022. Respawn gave no explanation for the decision but did promise to keep servers active for existing players. They even hinted that more Titanfall
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Soul Sacrifice, Freedom Wars, more Vita titles lose online features Dec 24th
Sony Japan just updated their Online Service Information page on November 19th, announcing the end of online multiplayer and services for a handful of Vita titles and one long-standing PlayStation 3 title. The text reads mostly the same for each game, pointing out that online services will be terminated on December 24th, 2021. They reiterate
ArcheAge leaving Steam and Glyph Dec 1st, carrying on with new publisher
It’s not rare at all to hear about a long-running MMO shutting down, but it does seem like a unique occurrence for one to change publishers and bring player characters and inventory to a new host. Gamigo announced on November 4th that ArcheAge and its 2019 update, ArcheAge: Unchained, will be leaving both Steam and
Disney’s The Jungle Book leaves GOG.com November 25th
Another short notice today: Disney’s The Jungle Book will be leaving GOG.com on Thursday, November 25th at 9:00 am EST according to a post made earlier today by GOG Team member Chandra. The delisting coincides with the November 23rd release of the long-overdue DLC for the Disney Classic Games Collection which adds, you guessed it,
Rockstar apologizes for GTA Definitive Edition, PC originals return to Rockstar Store soon, free to ‘Definitive’ owners [UPDATE]
[UPDATE 11/20/21] While starting work on the game pages for each of the titles I found that the PS2 Classics versions of the games on PlayStation 3 are at least partially available: Grand Theft Auto III (AU, EU, NA)Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (HK, NA)Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (HK, NA) In North America the
Temporary Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 delistings begin today [UPDATE: NOW they’ve begun]
[UPDATE 11/18/21] As implied by Konami’s wording that the games would be delisted “starting from November 8th”, Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 have begun falling off of digital stores. So far the GOG.com, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita versions have been removed (except for Hong Kong region). I have no way to check from
Hatoful Boyfriend series leaving GOG.com today
Very short notice; GOG.com announced late on Wednesday that Hatoful Boyfriend, Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star and Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star – Collector’s Pack will be removed from their store today, Thursday, November 18th at 2 PM UTC. As usual anyone who owns the games before this date will still be able to access them in
EA announces Skate 2 server shutdown the same day it comes to Backward Compatibility
During Microsoft’s Xbox Anniversary festivities this week the company announced that 70+ Xbox 360 and original Xbox titles were added to backward compatibility on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One. EA’s Skate was one series that Microsoft called out specifically, stating that “the entire Skate franchise is now complete with the addition of Skate 2”.
Rockstar pulls Grand Theft Auto Definitive Edition from sale on PC [UPDATE: It’s Back]
[UPDATE 11/15/21] All I had to do was catch up on posting some news for Rockstar to get their updated PC release back on their Games Launcher. @RockstarSupport announced the game’s return on the evening of November 14th: Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition is again available through the Rockstar Games Launcher
NetEase shutting down Ride Out Heroes! on December 15th
NetEase announced back on October 13th that Ride Out Heroes! will be shutting down on PC, Android, and iOS on December 15th, 2021. Downloads of the game and purchases of in-game items were disabled on the same day as the announcement. The team’s full statement follows: Thank you for the tremendous support you’ve given Ride
eFootball PES 2021 to be removed from Steam December 9th
Konami has announced that the previous iteration of its eFootball series, eFootball PES 2021 SEASON UPDATE, will be removed from sale on Steam on December 9th. In-game purchases end on the same day while online services will be shut down some time in the future. Konami’s full announcement follows: This is a notice to inform
Capcom temporarily pulls several older titles from Steam
Capcom announced on November 8th that several of their older Steam releases are experiencing issues during installation thanks to the old Games For Windows LIVE framework. “We are temporarily disabling the purchase option on Steam while we investigate the matter further,” Capcom said in a post on several of the games’ Steam store pages. The