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
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