Carbine Studios, and their MMO WildStar, will soon be shut down
Confirmation came by way of Kotaku yesterday that Carbine Studios and their most recent release, the 2014 MMORPG WildStar, are both being shut down. According to Kotaku’s source who was “briefed on the shutdown”, 50 staff members will soon be let go and a small team will manage the game until it is retired. “Today,
Williams and Bally pinball tables return, this time in Pinball FX3
In a ballsy move (yes, I did), Zen Studios announced today that they have licensed the entire Williams and Bally pinball collections and that the first four tables will be launching in Pinball FX3 soon. That’s soon, as in the “coming weeks” according to this delicious FAQ that Zen Studios posted alongside the announcement. This
Nearly 30 new videos have been added to the site
Hey there fellow delisted visitors! I just wanted to remind everyone that there’s a Delisted Games YouTube channel for those who like to watch (uhh) or those who like to see these ungettable games in action. I’m still — still! — rebuilding the channel after its original form was stricken from the internet and over
The original H1Z1 (aka Just Survive) is shutting down October 24th
Daybreak Games announced on August 24th that the original incarnation of H1Z1, currently known as Just Survive, will be shutting down on October 24th. Polygon has as clear a history as I’ve read on the H1Z1 saga but basically it started in Early Access in 2015 following the footsteps of Day Z. Then on the
The Last Remnant leaving Steam on September 4th
With little warning and with even less explanation, Square Enix have announced via Steam that The Last Remnant will be removed from digital sale on September 4th. The succinct news reads: We will soon be discontinuing digital and physical sales of The Last Remnant on PC. Sales will cease at the times below:- Japan region:
Forza Horizon 2 races out of digital stores on September 30th
In an August 17th update on the Forza Motorsport homepage, Turn 10’s Brian Ekberg announced that Forza Horizon 2 (and its DLC) would be removed from digital sale on September 30th as the game had reached “end of life” status. The news isn’t surprising as the original Forza Horizon followed almost the same trajectory from
Abstractism pulled from Steam for Cryptomining and Marketplace duping scheme
Abstractism, a “relaxing” platformer that’s been available on the Steam platform since March, was pulled from the store on July 30th after some investigative work by unsuspecting players revealed the developer’s nefarious subterfuge. As Polygon explained in their post on the situation: “The game is called Abstractism, which was said to not only infiltrate players’
1989 TMNT Arcade Game is (technically) still out there
After posting about some clearance priced copies of TMNT: Mutants in Manhattan that I spotted last week, someone pointed out that the long-delisted (and much loved) 1989 arcade game is technically still available out in the wild. Tracking down a copy of 2004’s TMNT: Battle Nexus 2 and finding a hidden collectible in that game’s 9th
Xaviant Games shuts down The Culling 2 after dismal launch
In a fairly unprecedented move in the industry, Xaviant Games has announced they’ll be pulling The Culling 2 off of digital storefronts and returning the original title, The Culling, to its Day One form. Oh, and it’ll also be free-to-play now. A lot has happened (and not happened) as The Culling moved from its original
All my handy links and tips for researching delisted games
Have you ever wondered how I dig up the details about all the delisted titles on the site? Rather than make a news post and watch it slowly scroll off the homepage, I created a sub-forum called Research Tools and Links. It’s got separate threads for each major platform where I’ve housed all my favorite
Avatar: The Burning Earth returns on Xbox 360, Spongebob soon?
I never did get to post this, but back in March THQ Nordic announced that they would be revisiting several of the former THQ’s titles based on Nickelodeon properties. The list that was announced in March is below but it only includes a few IPs that saw digital releases. Avatar: The Last Airbender Back At
ModNation Racers & LittleBigPlanet Karting lose online play in July
Sony Europe’s Decommissioned Servers page was updated recently and confirmed the end of online play for a pair of first-party kart racers. The original ModNation Racers on PlayStation 3 and its DLC have already been delisted from sale in North America and Europe but its online features will hold out a little longer. Unfortunately, there