When I first launched the site I wasn’t thinking about how to handle a game in the seemingly off-chance coincidence that it ever came back. Fortunately, developers are sometimes able to take over as the publisher of their own games or are able to renegotiate new licensing deals resulting in their delisted titles being re-listed.
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Keep an eye on these games… but not this tag, please.
Frogwares confirms delisted titles, brings Sherlock Holmes to GOG plus a Studio Sale
Following up after the surprising news that their titles from publisher Focus Home Interactive were being removed from console and PC storefronts, Frogwares has issued official confirmation of the delistings. The studio posted a press release on October 4th to confirm that 9 out of their 10 store listings had been removed. “The outcome is
Focus Home Interactive delists Frogwares titles without notice
In the wake of the unfortunate news regarding publisher Nicalis and Ittle Dew 2 developer Ludosity, news broke on September 26th of another similar situation between a different pair of studios. Longtime Sherlock Holmes developer, Frogwares, posted a letter to Twitter explaining that their publishing partner at Focus Home Interactive had enacted a new policy
Vehicular Battle Royale, Not My Car, shutting down September 30th
Not My Car, one of the few vehicular spins on the Battle Royale genre that launched back in early April, is shutting down at the end of September. Team member Turbo Racington posted to the game’s Steam page on Friday to announce the sad news: We hoped this day would never come, but here we
Discord shutting down its game offerings on October 15th
Discord announced on September 12th that for the one-year anniversary of their Nitro Games service they will, umm, shut it all down. Launched in October of 2018, the idea was to bring a curated selection of “free” games to Nitro subscribers for $9.99/month as well as offer individual games for sale. Now that it’s time
UPDATED 09/12: Bayonetta series on Wii U to be delisted next week
UPDATE 09/12: USGamer spoke with Nintendo on September 11th who confirmed that the games will also be removed from the North American Wii U eShop on September 19th as well. Our original post follows: Heads up Bayonetta fans who are still rockin’ the Wii U. Both Bayonetta and Bayonetta 2 will be leaving the Wii
Grab DiRT Rally for free in case it’s delisted after this weekend
My bad on getting to this one so late. DiRT Rally is currently free through the Humble Bundle store for 1 more Day and 16 Hours as of this writing. If Codemasters tradition holds true, the game will be delisted shortly thereafter, so grab it while you can or your only option may be the
Forza Motorsport 6 hits “End of Life” on Sept. 15
It’s that time of year again, time for Turn 10 and Microsoft to announce the “End of Life” for another Forza title. This time it’s Forza Motorsport 6, released on Xbox One in 2015 and transmogrified into the free-to-play PC release, Forza Motorsport 6: Apex a year later. In a kindly gesture, the game is
Retirement Roundup: August – December 2019
An actively updated post with quick announcements about online features and regional shutdowns for the current Quarter.
DuckTales: Remastered to be delisted August 8th
Thanks to everyone on Twitter and Reset Era that pointed this one out earlier today, this was super short notice! Capcom Unity’s Kellen has the full details below on this unfortunate delisting that was just announced today: Heads up, everyone; DuckTales: Remastered is leaving digital storefronts in a duck-blur, and will no longer be available
Driveclub franchise on sale ahead of Delisting deadlines
Just a quick FYI that Sony has put much of the Driveclub franchise on sale ahead of its removal from the PlayStation Store on August 31st. All three main entries in the series — Driveclub, Driveclub VR, and Driveclub Bikes — are on sale at up to 50% off in North America and there’s a
Windows XP, ME, and Win7 lose online-enabled games starting July 31st
We’ve got sad news for office workers as well as gamers holding out with older Windows machines today. Microsoft announced on July 2nd that several internet-enabled games for Windows XP, Millennium, and even Windows 7 will be switched off and (apparently) rendered unplayable starting at the end of July. The news broke on the Microsoft