Rising Star Games confirmed back on July 28th that their PlayStation releases of Superbeat Xonic for PlayStation 4 and La-Mulana EX for PlayStation Vita would be delisted in “the near future”. That future turned out to be the first week of October for La-Mulana EX which has now been delisted in North America. Fortunately it’s
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Sony makes it official: PlayStation 3, PSP & Vita removed from PSN website between October 21 and 26
Sony is starting to send out email communications to players about the PlayStation Store changes and we just got ours. Only a few details have changed since last week’s report from Planète Vita. The deadline has slipped back from the reported October 19th and will now take place between October 21st and the 26th. That
Sega announces 4 free games to celebrate 60th Anniversary, all to be delisted on October 19th
As part of their increasingly kooky 60th Anniversary celebration, Sega is releasing four free retro-inspired titles on Steam for a very limited time. Rolling out once a day starting October 15th, all four games will then be delisted on October 19th at 10am PST / 6PM BST. I don’t think it was intended this way
ONRUSH temporarily delisted on Xbox One, returns in December [UPDATED]
[UPDATED: Oct 15, 2020 – 6:00am EST] Codemasters reached out early this morning on Twitter with the following explanation regarding the temporary delisting of ONRUSH on Xbox One. The game will return to sale in December with free in-game currency for affected players. ONRUSH on Xbox is currently in need of a security server update,
Grip Digital shakes up business, leaving “old titles” behind
Publisher Grip Digital — who also operates as Grip Games — broke a near one-year silence on Twitter back in July to quietly announce a drastic change in direction for the company. It’s so dramatic that according to a pair of tweets Grip will no longer be supporting much of their back catalog. Hi everyone,
Oculus reveals deadline for Facebook integration, apps & games may be lost after Jan. 1, 2023
Oculus released more information on October 11th detailing how their existing user system will merge with Facebook accounts starting this week with the release of the Quest 2. Fortunately, it’s not a do-or-die situation… yet. Existing Oculus users will have the choice to keep their account as-is or merge it with a Facebook login until
Rollers of the Realm temporarily re-Delisted on PlayStation 4
An unfortunate administrative snafu has temporarily taken Rollers of the Realm off sale for PlayStation 4 in North America, Australia, and Europe. After reader BoGa MoGe pointed out the re-delisting earlier this week I reached out to developer (and now publisher) Phantom Compass. The studio hopes to have the fantasy-RPG-pinball title back online around October
Amazon’s Crucible shutting down November 9th
Amazon’s free-to-play, third-person Hero shooter, Crucible, has walked one hell of a rocky road. Originally planned for a March release, the coronavirus pandemic delayed its debut until May. After middling feedback from players started rolling in, the team unexpectedly returned the game to Closed Beta status on July 1st to adapt. Despite axing some gameplay
PlayStation 3, Vita, PSP reportedly excised from the PSN website on October 19th [UPDATED]
[UPDATE 10/17/20] Sony announced the official timeline, the below changes go into effect worldwide between October 21st and 26th. I’ve got videos up now of every platform in every major region! A report from French fan site, Planète Vita, has game collectors, completionists, and the preservation-minded on edge today. The news comes from a “reliable
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics primed for delisting after Netflix cancels series
Thanks to @MadCanuk for reminding me that Netflix is involved in the video game biz and that their small slate of releases are perfectly primed for delistings. While Stranger Things continues to be a strong brand that Netflix has a sizeable stake in, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics is in a much more
What remains of the Deponia series is on sale on PlayStation 4. Grab them by October 14th
Several weeks ago we received a submission pointing out that the all-inclusive Deponia Collection had been delisted on PlayStation 4. Turns out it was more than just the bundle that disappeared and the four entries in the series are now available scattershot across different territories. I reached out to publisher Daedalic to get some clarity
Jump Rope Challenge (WON’T) hop off the Switch on September 30th
[UPDATED: Sept. 30, 2020 – 10:00am EST] Surprise! On the eve of the game’s removal, Nintendo has decided not to pull the plug on the free Nintendo Switch title, Jump Rope Challenge. Back when the game was released in June it came with the same advanced notice that we recently saw with Super Mario 3D