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
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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
After 11 Years, the original FarmVille shuts down on December 31st
Truly this news marks the end of an era. Zynga originally announced at the beginning of September that the web-based version of FarmVille, still playable exclusively on Facebook, would be coming to a close on December 31st with the demise of Adobe’s Flash Player for browsers. At the time Zynga stated they were looking into
Rock Band 3 Song Export for RB4 is expiring on December 1st
The Rock Band team announced via Twitter on September 22nd that the export process to bring songs over from Rock Band 3 into Rock Band 4 will be expiring on December 1st. The tweet lays out a little more detail: On December 1st, the Rock Band 3 Export is expiring. We know it’s a bummer,
Payday 2 loses Scarface Character Pack on October 1st
Another quick heads-up today: the Scarface Character Pack for Payday 2 on Steam, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One will be going away on October 1st. The team made the announcement on September 22nd and later confirmed on Twitter that the current console editions would also be affected. “We wanted to inform you that the Scarface
Capcom’s F2P JRPG Megami Meguri leaving the eShop in Japan on September 30
Capcom Japan has announced that their free-to-play RPG for the Nintendo 3DS, Megami Meguri, will be removed from the eShop on September 30th. As a game where you teach Japanese vocabulary to a chibi goddess it’s no surprise that this one was a Japan-exclusive release. The team’s Google-translated announcement reads: Thank you for using “Megami
Mad Max losing online functionality October 31st
Store pages for 2015’s Mad Max on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam were recently updated stating simply that “Online functionality will be retired on October 31, 2020”. This left players speculating and scrambling to determine what features might be impacted. Fortunately the game isn’t being delisted (yet) but at least one of Mad Max’s
Delisted Games is getting a makeover
Usually when a site announces a dramatic visual makeover it’s a surprise to the readers but something that’s been in the works for months behind the scenes. Not in our case! I found out just a few days ago after a major WordPress update that the site’s meager theme isn’t so cutting edge anymore. It’s
Crashlands leaving GOG.com on September 18th
It’s been a while since the GOG.com team announced an upcoming delisting but it looks like the streak is over. Crashlands, the self-professed “story-driven, crafting ARPG in an outlandish world of hidden magic and high technology“, from the equally outlandishly named Butterscotch Shenanigans, will be leaving GOG.com on Friday, September 18th at 1pm UTC. As