The English language version of Onigiri, Cyberstep’s long-running MMORPG, shut down just about a year ago last June. Since then the mobile, console, and Steam releases have continued to operate as normal along with the dedicated Japanese and Taiwanese PC clients. But things are set to change on the PC side over the next year
Category: NEWS
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.
May’s firmware updates made PS3, Vita, and PSP games harder to get (and some inaccessible)
[UPDATE 06/05/22] In all the steps I attempted on my own end I forgot to add that disabling 2-Step Verification *may* still resolve the NP-9968-2 error code. The final step after turning that off, though, is to deactivate your consoles and then reactivate them, a step I was not willing to take given the content
Reading Material: The Past, Present & Future of Music Licensing in Games
It’s taken me a while to first find the time to read this and then get back here to share it, but I think this GamesIndustry.biz post from Monday is worth a read. Licensing terms and contract details are almost always kept hidden from the public and it makes finding out the exact cause of
Super Bomberman R Online shuts down December 1st
Super Bomberman R Online launched as a free-to-play battle royale title exclusively on Google Stadia in 2020 before making its way to consoles and PC just over a year ago. Now due to “various circumstances” Konami has announced this morning that the game will be shutting down at the end of the year on December
Mistover to be delisted on PC and consoles June 30th
The team behind Mistover at KRAFTON announced on Sunday the 29th that the game would be removed from sale on June 30th. The decision affects the game on all platforms including PC (GOG.com, Microsoft Store, Steam), Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation 4. Despite some concerns over the wording that the “service will be closing” — suggesting
Atlas Rogues shutting down July 5th
Atlas Rogues was a spin-off of Atlas Reactor which itself was shut down and delisted in 2019. Rogues started out as a spin-off prototype, aiming to turn Reactor’s PvP gameplay into something cooperative and PvE. Launched in November of 2020, the team was excited to revisit the Atlas Reactor universe but reception was mixed and
EA’s Game Extras content will be unavailable as of June 13th. Grab some free stuff now
Similar to the digital “goodies” that GOG.com offers with select titles, Electronic Arts had previously offered Game Extras through Origin that included wallpapers, soundtracks, art books, and comics. The times are changing though, and EA recently announced that all Game Extras content will become unavailable as of June 13th, 2022. Until that date you can
Standalone Sonic titles to be delisted May 20th ahead of Sonic Origins release [UPDATING]
[UPDATE 05/20/22 – 11:30pm EST] The standalone versions of Sonic 1, 2, CD, and 3&K have now been removed from Steam. The games have also been removed from the Sega Mega Drive and Genesis Classics bundle, making the achievements for those games unattainable for new players in the compilation. Sonic 1 on Xbox 360 and
Mysterious Joker’s only video game tie-in is being delisted May 31st
We’ve got yet another rapidly-approaching delisting for a Japanese-exclusive 3DS title to report. This time it’s Kaitou Joker: Toki o Koeru Kaitou to Ushinawareta Houseki (Mysterious Joker: The Phantom Thief Who Crosses Time & the Lost Gem). The game will be delisted on May 31st and the demo for the game has already been removed.
WWE 2K19 and 2K20 lose online features June 30th
First mentioned last August, 2K Games has now confirmed that online features for WWE 2K19 and 2K20 will be shut down on June 30th, 2022. The news came from the WWEGames twitter account on May 9th: Attention WWE 2K community: On June 30, 2022, we will sunset support for WWE 2K19 & WWE 2K20 servers.
Tales from Candlekeep: Tomb of Annihilation leaving Steam on May 20th
Developer BKOM Studios announced on May 2nd that Tales from Candlekeep : Tomb of Annihilation will be removed from sale on Steam in just a few weeks on May 20th. For the next few days there’s time to grab the game and its DLC at 85% off but the sale ends on May 9th. Although
Heavy Metal Machines delisted, will shut down permanently on August 30th
The team at Hoplon announced on Tuesday that Heavy Metal Machines will be shut down on all platforms on August 30th, 2022. While the game remains playable for existing owners it appears that it was removed from digital stores as early as this morning. The game has been on Steam through betas and Early Access