Konami is an entertainment company based in Japan with business interests including video and arcade games, slot machines, trading cards, anime and wellness clubs. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan Konami has produced and published hundreds of titles across franchises including Castlevania, Metal Gear, Yu-Gi-Oh, Contra, Silent Hill, BEMANI and more. In November 2015 the company changed its name to Konami Holdings Corp. with a renewed focus on mobile gaming.
There have been quite a few submissions and tweets coming to the site about apps and online services that are winding down between now and the end of the year. I’m still swamped with submissions to research and write so in order to get the news out there as soon as possible I thought I’d do a Retirement Roundup of these services, features, and games. Read On!
LAST UPDATED: August 16, 2019
Added: NBA Live 14, Dragon’s Dogma Online
I sure wasn’t expecting any delisted news to come out of E3, especially not the return of one of our most often-lamented losses: the 1989 arcade brawler Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Of course, it isn’t coming back in the most affordable package ever but later this year you will technically and legally be able to buy the fan-favorite beat ’em up from Arcade1Up.
The tiny cabinet makers announced two new offerings at E3; their first-ever four-player cabinet featuring both Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1989) and TMNT: Turtles in Time for $349, and a Marvel X Capcom triple-pack with Marvel Super Heroes, X-Men: Children of the Atom, and The Punisher for $299.
Keen eyes will notice that the Konami logo on the TMNT cabinet has been replaced by Nickelodeon’s. While the artwork may not be final and there’s a chance Konami is credited somewhere in the game, it might suggest that more affordable home versions of these titles are on the way from Nickelodeon. Say, in collaboration with a publisher who is also bringing their past Nickelodeon titles back from the dead?
Hopefully these arcade cabinets are just the beginning. We’ll be back with more from E3 if details surface.
 | Digital Release: | Xbox 360, Steam March 11, 2011 (EU, US) PlayStation 3 March 22, 2011 (US) February 17, 2016 (AU, EU) |
| Delisting (approx): | December 12, 2016 - Steam December 2016 - PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
|
| Developer: | Saber Interactive | |
| Publisher: | Konami | |
| Available On: | None | |
| Links: | SteamDB page Xbox.com page PlayStation.com page PlayStation Store page |
 | Digital Release: | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 January 25, 2012 (AU, EU, US) PC October 18, 2012 - Online November 09, 2012 - Steam PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita May 28, 2014 (AU, EU, US) |
| Delisting (approx): | Between February 22, 2016 and December 17, 2017 |
|
| Developer: | Neko Entertainment | |
| Publisher: | Konami (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) Neko Entertainment (PC, PlayStation 4, Vita) |
|
| Available On: | PC (Steam) PlayStation 4 PlayStation Vita |
|
| Links: | SteamDB page Xbox.com page PlayStation.com page |
P.T., the much-loved, Playable Teaser for what would’ve been a fresh start to Konami’s Silent Hill franchise, might as well be as cursed as the characters in the game. After Silent Hills was abandoned, Konami announced that P.T. would be removed from the PlayStation Store and fans have been fighting to keep it alive ever since.
Previous attempts to recreate the game on PC have either petered out of existence or been forcibly removed by Konami. But just as the latest offering — Unreal PT — is blowing fans away with its accuracy and rekindling the community’s passion for the mysterious project, its creator has chosen to take it down himself.
In the latest update to the game’s itch.io page, creator RadiusGordello finishes out the changelog of bug fixes with the following announcement:
I’ve got school starting up again soon. With the work-load that’ll give me, as well as another project I’d like to start working on, I’ll have a lot of other stuff to keep me occupied. With that said, I’ll be officially taking down Unreal PT next week. This has blown up far more than I expected, but now that it’s finished, I would like to move on and start work on something original.
Thank you all for playing!
Given the game’s cursed history and Konami’s tenacity at protecting its IP, it’s not hard to read into this announcement and dream up some clandestine conspiracy. Whatever you choose to believe, there isn’t much time left for Unreal PT though. Go ahead and grab the free download this weekend because “next week” starts awfully soon!
