Square Enix and the PlatinumGames team behind Babylon’s Fall announced this morning that the game would be removed from sale starting today and that online servers would be shut down in just over five months on February 27th, 2023. The game launched just six months ago on March 3rd to below average reception, seeing a dwindling
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News on upcoming delistings, server shutdowns, and studio closures. Anything that might signify an upcoming delisting will be posted here and may serve as a tentative page for a game until it is officially taken offline. Also accounts for any site news or happenings within the Delisted community.
HyperBrawl Tournament shutting down, removed from sale September 30th
Milky Tea Studios announced recently that HyperBrawl Tournament from 2020 will be shut down and removed from sale in just a few weeks on September 30th. So far the announcement has only been made on two storefront pages for the game — PlayStation Store (EU) and Nintendo.com (NA) — but the change is expected to
MMORPG Elyon shutting down in Europe, North America on December 7th
Bluehole and KRAFTON have announced that the MMORPG Elyon will be shutting down across Europe and North America on December 7th after a little more than a year in operation. The news was posted on Wednesday, the same day that the game was removed from Steam and its real-money currency disabled. The team’s announcement follows:
Ascend: Hand of Kul will return in upcoming re-release Ascend: Reborn
Ascend: Hand of Kul was a unique Action RPG originally launched on Xbox 360 back in 2013 and then on Steam in 2014. Set in a world of gods and giants, the game’s scale is what initially stood out but its gameplay also offered a mix of single and multiplayer elements with player invasions and
Bless Unleashed shutting down on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One November 30th
Bandai NAMCO announced over this past week that the free-to-play PlayStation 4 and Xbox One MMO Action RPG, Bless Unleashed, will be shutting down on November 30th. Launched in 2020 in collaboration with NEOWIZ, the game apparently didn’t generate the player base or income they expected, handing off management of the PC version to Asian
AeternoBlade II delisted on Switch, PlayStation 4 across Europe amid issues between Corecell and PQube
An ongoing dispute between developer Corecell and publisher PQube resulted in AeternoBlade II being delisted from the European Nintendo Switch eShop and PlayStation Store late last week. Corecell initially alleged in a tweet on September 1st that PQube had not provided a “minimum guaranteed” payment to the studio for sales of the game, and further,
Train Sim World 2 leaves digital stores Sept. 6th as Train Sim World 3 releases
Dovetail Games announced back on August 16th that with the upcoming release of Train Sim World 3 they would be removing its predecessor from sale on the Epic Games Store, Steam, PlayStation 4 and 5, and Xbox One. The new game launches this coming week on September 6th but the team provided confirmation at the
Domina, Corporate Lifestyle Simulator delisted on Steam as developer is banned over repeated misconduct
Valve removed developer/publisher Dolphin Barn‘s games, DLC, and soundtracks from Steam on September 1st over continued misuse of the platform’s tools. MMOFallout has a thorough recap of Nicholas “Bignic” Gorissen’s repeated infractions over the last year, the latest of which was a now-deleted news post and patch update that contained several transphobic comments. The update
Ubisoft pushes DLC and Service Shutdowns back to October 1st, Anno 2070 remains online
After announcing at the beginning of July that several older titles would lose online features and DLC on September 1st, Ubisoft recently moved the deadline back one month to October 1st. The full announcement and updated listing of titles follows: Last month, we shared an update about decommissioning the online services of some of Ubisoft’s
Tamagotchi no Puchi Puchi Omisecchi Ninki no Omise Atsumemashita leaves 3DS eShop on August 31st
As another licensed title published by Bandai NAMCO, the likely cause for the delisting is a familiar but somewhat unexpected one in this case: expired licensing. Although Bandai owns the Tamagotchi property, creating and releasing games based on it through the Bandai NAMCO Games division likely still requires licensing. As the game is about five
Project CARS and Project CARS 2 will be delisted in September and October
The Slightly Mad team announced on Twitter earlier today that the first two Project CARS titles will be delisted from sale later this Fall. Oddly, Project CARS 2 will be delisted first on September 21st while the original Project CARS is set to be removed from sale shortly after, on October 3rd. The team’s brief
Crunchyroll apps on older Nintendo, PlayStation, and Xbox consoles shut down August 29th
Crunchyroll recently began sending emails to subscribers about the end of service for some of its older console apps. The anime and drama streaming service that launched in 2006 was bought by Sony in 2021 and has provided apps for numerous game consoles, set-top boxes, and internet-enabled TVs over the years. Although the consensus seems