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Battlestar Galactica Deadlock (delisted), Star Trek Resurgence (delisted), Aliens Fireteam Elite (unplayable on Switch)... Bad time for good games based on established sci-fi IPs. Or just bad time for video games.

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The Switch version of Aliens: Fireteam Elite – which ran via cloud streaming – has been shut down. This makes the full game – including modes that can be played offline on other platforms – entirely unplayable for those who bought it for $30-60. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/aliens-...

videogameschronicle.comAliens: Fireteam Elite’s cloud version on Switch has been shut down, making it unplayable for those who bought it | VGCThe game is now entirely unplayable on Switch because it relied on cloud servers…

10/8/26, 12:07 pm12 reposts51 likes

Kaelyrhn 3³ ✅

@kaelyrhn.kayleighbourquin.com

10 Aug

Video games have always gotten a raw deal when it comes to IP licenses, made so much worse by the ephemerality of digital distribution

Jam Walker

@jamwa.bsky.social

10 Aug

Really weird timing for Aliens given that the sequel is only a few weeks away? Maybe that's exactly why it was though & they wanna kick people over to the new one.

The Spaceshipper 🚀

@thespaceshipper.com

10 Aug

Like when Deadlock disappeared before the new BSG game

realfinney.bsky.social

@realfinney.bsky.social

10 Aug

A new media release breathes extra value into the licende, give opportunity for it to be shopped around to a new developer. With online games, that seems to mean they kill the game you already paid money to "buy".

RushHome

@rushhome.bsky.social

10 Aug

That's why I'm sticking to PC (and mostly GOG) nowadays... Nintendo has been a particularly bad contender when it comes to keeping access to your games. I've bought a few games digitally on the Wii U in the past and now that the shop is gone, no more access to them.