Tag: shutdown
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HighGuard Ends Prelude: Refunding Players Prior to Shutdown
HighGuard, the free-to-play shooter game, has signaled its shutdown curtains by officially ceasing its services. PlayStation 5 owners started reporting the influx of refunds for particular in-game purchases they can no longer take advantage of. Discussions on social media stipulate that Sony has started reimbursing players for their microtransaction acquisitions. Several players made these transactions…
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Wildlight’s Highguard Prepares for March Shutdown
Popular online game Highguard is officially drawing to a close, with developer Wildlight signaling the game’s final offline date as March 12. This outcome was, unfortunately, anticipated, due to the increasingly reduced player base and a minimal operations team left behind subsequent to extensive company layoffs. Once host to over two million gamers, Highguard was…
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Nintendo To Close Animal Crossing Mobile Game, Plans To Develop Paid Offline Replacement
Nintendo has revealed its intention to close down Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, a mobile-only version of the popular life sim, seven years after its inception in 2017. The online service will be discontinued in November 2024, making the game unplayable. However, Nintendo has also announced a silver lining: the development of a paid offline version…
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Game Informer Closes Doors After 33 Years of Operation
Game Informer, the longest-running video games magazine in the United States, is closing after 33 years. The announcement mentioned the evolution of gaming from pixelated adventures to immersive virtual realms, stating that despite the end of the print run, the passion for gaming shared with their loyal readers would continue. The statement ended with gratitude…
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Versus Evil, a game publisher, ceases operations and lays off staff just days before Christmas.
After a decade in the industry, indie game publisher Versus Evil announced its indefinite closure. Earlier noted for distributing popular games like The Banner Saga by Stoic Studio and Pillars of Eternity by Obsidian Entertainment, the news was confirmed just days before Christmas and following a $2 million investment by Atari in Versus Evil’s parent…