Warner Bros. Discovery and itsCartoon Network Gamespublisher were planning to quietly delist a number of games from major online storefronts. And they would have gotten away with it too, if it wasn’t for you meddling BlueSky users.
User Wario64, who is not affiliated with Nintendo despite what the handle may suggest, noticed today thatat least five Cartoon Network Games titles were wiped earlier today, with no apparent explanation.Michael McWhertor of Polygonbroke the story.
The victims of today’s delisting areOK K.O.! Let’s Play Heroes,Adventure Time: Finn and Jake’s Epic Quest, Adventure Time: Magic Man’s Head Games, Steven Universe: Save the Light, andSteven Universe: Unleash the Light.
Despite not being nominally published by Cartoon Network Games,a Samurai Jack game(Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time) also went missing today.
The Game Victims of 2024
Although the year was jam-packed with high-quality game releases, 2024 also had plenty of rough moments that culminated in games disappearing forever.
In January, 2K pulledpsychological shooterSpec Ops: The Linein January overexpired music licenses.
Earlier this month,Sega took the axe to its massive Sega Genesis Classics collectionwhich had been available since 2010.
Despite some of the titles in the collection being available asstandalone purchaseson Xbox and Steam,Sega also scrubbed them on December 6.
Other classics that disappeared includeCrazy TaxiandJet Set Radio, two of the most iconic Sega titles ever releases.
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In November, Electronic Arts culledBattlefield 3,Battlefield 4, andBattlefield: Hardlinefrom the Xbox and PlayStation stores. The games are still available on Steam for the time being, butthe console servers have shut down.
On the last day of the year, Motorsport Network issending 10 of itsNASCARtitles down the drain, with no apparent explanation despite speculation over licensing issues with the racing franchise.
The relatively low life expectancy of AAA titles has stirred a lot of debate over the risks of live service gaming, and the definition of ownership when purchasing games.
A disgruntled pair of gamers have gone as far astaking Ubisoft to courtafter the company shut down servers forThe Crewwithout offering a viable offline mode.
While the case is still pending, the overall feeling is clear: gamers are not happy to see titles disappearing after AAA studios are done making money on them.
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