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”.
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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
Jump Force to be delisted February 7th, 2022
Bandai NAMCO announced early this morning that Jump Force will be removed from sale on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam on February 7th, 2022. Online services will then shut down on August 24th except for the Premium Shop which will be closed on August 1st. Our sincere thanks goes out to all
The Tomorrow Children back in Q-Games’ hands, updated game in the works
While it won’t result in a relisting of the original version of The Tomorrow Children, it’s still exciting and gratifying to hear that Q-Games has acquired the rights to the franchise from Sony and will be launching a new title in the future. The peculiar social experiment/free-to-play survival game launched in 2016 exclusively on PlayStation
King shutting down RoyalGames.com portal on December 7th
King announced on October 21st that their cash-prize games portal, RoyalGames.com, will be shutting down after 18 years in operation on December 7th, 2021. The site originally offered Flash-based versions of popular titles including Candy Crush, Bubble Witch, and Farm Heroes with the option to pay for tournament entries and a chance to win cash
Legacy Halo titles losing online features January 13, 2022
Drawing closer to the one-year mark, 343 Industries has updated their sunsetting timeline for legacy Halo online features with a definitive deadline: January 13th, 2022. Originally promised to take place no sooner than one year after the December 2020 announcement, the deadline now gives Xbox 360 owners an extra month to play and finish up
Rocksmith to be delisted October 17th, all current DLC soon after [UPDATED]
[UPDATE 11/01/21] Ubisoft posted an update and clarification about Rocksmith DLC on October 25th. Their various support forum posts provide specific details but this sums it up: “Rocksmith (2011) DLC will be removed from digital storefronts starting in early November on PC/Mac Steam, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Playstation 3, and Playstation 4. All Rocksmith (2011)
Crusaders of Light delisted, servers shutting down November 17th on all platforms
NetEase announced on October 13th, 2021 that Crusaders of Light had been removed from digital stores on Steam, Android, and iOS and that the game would be shut down one month later on November 17th. The team’s full announcement follows: Thank you for the tremendous support you’ve given to Crusaders of Light! In light of
Hitman: GOTY delisted on GOG for required online connection
Hitman: Game of the Year Edition released on GOG.com less than a month ago and was just pulled from the service late last week after continued outcry. While the majority of the game is playable offline, falling under GOG’s requirements for no DRM, the community-created and timed events like the popular Elusive Target and Escalation