I’m still feeling my way through the crazy world of copyright law and Intellectual Property rights that are a major cause of delistings. So I’m not entirely sure how to interpret this vague news from EA but seeing a $122 million loss demonstrates how much is at stake when licensing is involved. “During the first
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.
Hot New Placeholder Pages are a Go
Up to now I’ve been fully researching and building out game pages on the site before posting them. Initially this was to make sure there was a bunch of quality content before I launched the site but the process can take quite a bit of time. While I’d like to present fully fleshed out pages it
VVVVVV Delisted on 3DS in Exploit Implication
Terry Cavanagh’s challenging 2D platformer, VVVVVV, just got a lot harder to play on the Nintendo 3DS. Merely one day after a new exploit was released that used the game to run homebrew code Nintendo pulled it from the 3DS eShop. Cavanagh himself was surprised at the news stating on twitter, “that’s unexpected!”. While the
The Beatles: Rock Band loses 32 DLC Songs May 5th
There is nothing more tenuous when it comes to delistings than licensed music. It’s something Harmonix is graciously on top of in their community forum, keeping everyone up to date on the songs that are leaving the Rock Band Music Store accessible across the various titles. I don’t think I’m going to relay every single
On the Watch List: Nosgoth
Yesterday the Square Enix community manager for Nosgoth announced that the game will be shutting down on May 31st, 2016. Nosgoth has been in Early Access release on Steam since January and is free-to-play for anyone interested in taking a look before it’s gone for good. You can read more about the game and it’s
Guitar Hero Live’s GHTV Mode at Risk
I’ve been playing Guitar Hero Live with a bit of urgency ever since I heard about its poor sales performance in February. One half of the game will always be available to play on the disc. The other half, the portion of the game that I was most drawn to, is Guitar Hero TV. GHTV