All articles tagged with #delisting
Konami will terminate Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls, delisting it from Apple Arcade on August 20 and ending service on September 3, 2026, after which the game will no longer be playable.
Rising Moon Games has pulled five indie titles—Space Elite Force 2 in 1, Railway Islands, Sokocat - Combo, Match Village, and Busway Islands from the Microsoft Store—with no official explanation; the likely cause is the developer reclaiming publishing rights from QUByte Interactive. Space Elite Force 2 has already been re-released as Space Elite Force - Reloaded and Space Elite Force II - Reloaded, suggesting future versions could return, while the rest of Rising Moon’s catalog remains self-published.
An Xbox-exclusive rhythm game Boom Boom Rocket has been delisted from the Xbox digital storefront due to licensing, making it unavailable for new buyers; owners can still play via backward compatibility, but there was no warning, and licensing issues make a future return unlikely.
Local communities are seeking removal from UNESCO's World Heritage List, arguing that designation brings excessive tourism and displacement rather than protection. Cases like Vlkolínec in Slovakia and Ngorongoro in Tanzania illustrate conflicts between residents and conservation policies, while UNESCO emphasizes visitor-management and conservation planning. Delisting is rare and unlikely to resolve underlying issues without smarter, community-inclusive conservation strategies.
The California Assembly approved AB 1921, the Protect Our Games Act, with bipartisan support to require publishers to give two months’ notice before delisting a game, offer refunds, and allow continued access to delisted titles, for games released after Jan 1, 2027; free or subscription-based games are excluded; the bill still needs Senate approval and governor signature, and the Stop Killing Games initiative supports it, with similar EU efforts in the works.
PlayStation is launching another purge of shovelware, targeting Webnetic which previously had the third-most titles on the PS Store (about 1,222 in January 2026). More than 1,000 shovelware games will be removed from the PS Store, with Webnetic titles disappearing on PS but remaining on Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and Steam. The wave follows delistings in January and April 2026, and comes as Destruction AllStars was also pulled; Sony also announced Days of Play and June 2026 PS Plus catalog details.
Sony is continuing its crackdown on low-effort PS5/PS4 games by removing Webnetic's PS Store catalog (about 1,200 titles) in the coming days, while the publisher confirms it will continue releasing titles on Xbox, Switch, and Steam.
Call of Duty: Warzone is being delisted from Xbox One on June 4, 2026, with the in-game store removed on June 25; players who already own the game can still play through the end of Season 06 for Black Ops 7, but new downloads won’t be available. This joins Horizon Chase Turbo and Rec Room as early June 2026 Xbox One delistings, while Warzone remains available on Xbox Series X|S.
LEGO 2K Drive will be delisted from the PS Store on May 19, 2026 and its multiplayer servers will shut down on May 31, 2027; offline play remains available, but online features and online trophies will stop functioning, with the exact reason likely tied to licensing.
Xbox will delist multiple games across May and June 2026, led by LEGO 2K Drive (delisting May 19; servers shut by May 31, 2027). Also removing Pinball FX3 (early May), Battlefield Hardline (May 22), Horizon Chase Turbo (June 1), and Rec Room (June 1); The Outer Worlds owners get a Spacer's Choice Edition, Cars 3: Driven to Win was removed from the store, with additional related delisting notes and promos mentioned.
LEGO 2K Drive is being removed from digital storefronts (Steam, Epic Games Store, PSN, and Xbox) starting May 19, 2026, with online servers staying active until May 31, 2027. Physical copies will remain available. The likely reason is expiring licenses for licensed vehicles, though 2K has not commented. The Switch eShop disclaimer hadn’t appeared yet at the time of reporting, and only a few days remained to buy digitally.
Lego 2K Drive will be delisted from the Xbox Store on May 19, 2026, and all online multiplayer servers will shut down on May 31, 2027; the game, released in May 2023, has 38 achievements (one online-only), giving players a window to unlock online content before closures, with the title also featuring microtransactions.
Obsidian will delist the base The Outer Worlds on May 27, making Spacer’s Choice Edition the only version available; base owners will be upgraded for free, and the Spacer's Choice Edition price will drop to $39.99. The second patch also adds grenades and other fixes alongside ongoing improvements.
Base edition of The Outer Worlds will be delisted on May 27 and Spacer's Choice Edition will become the sole version on most storefronts; players who already own the base game receive the Spacer's Choice Edition for free, while the remaster is priced at $39.99 on most pages (Xbox One sees a post‑27 price drop to $24.99 with DLCs at $14.99). Platform specifics and upgrade rules vary and can be confusing, with Xbox One, PS4, and Switch handling differently.
Sony’s PS Store will see several PS4/PS5 titles lose access or be delisted between May and June: Pinball FX3 on PS4 will be hidden from the store in May but remain playable with its DLC; Rec Room’s in-game purchases are disabled May 1 and the game goes offline June 1 (PS5/PS4/PSVR); Battlefield Hardline PS4 is delisted May 22 with online services disabled June 22; Pinball FX (PS4) and Pinball M (PS4) will stop receiving updates and DLC from June 1; Horizon Chase Turbo PS4 will be delisted June 1 (DLC included), Horizon Chase 2 unaffected; PS3 is already offline. Existing digital copies remain in your library.