GTA Titles Vanish From Modern Consoles as Rockstar Refuses to Preserve Them
Rockstar's refusal to preserve older GTA games makes the series nearly impossible to play on current hardware. A damning look at the preservation nightmare.
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Tag: game preservation
Game Reviews7.1/10
Transformers: War for Cybertron at 16: A Good Licensed Game Whose Best Half Is Gone
A retrospective on Transformers: War for Cybertron, High Moon's 2010 shooter — dual campaigns, class-based combat, and its delisting and dead servers.
Game Reviews7.9/10
Paradox’s mounted-combat experiment is still worth playing, even though the servers are gone
War of the Roses, Fatshark's 2012 medieval melee game, shut down in 2017. A look back at its armor-based combat, deep customization, and 7.9 score.
Game Reviews7.2/10
The Mechs Are Still Standing: Armored Core: Verdict Day After the Servers Went Dark
Armored Core: Verdict Day's servers shut down March 31, 2024. A look at the UNAC system, the Three Forces, and why it still earns a 7.2/10.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Duelyst Mixed Tactical Card Play With a Chessboard, and It Still Holds Up
Duelyst, Counterplay Games' 2016 card-and-grid strategy hybrid, scored 8.2/10, shut down in 2020, and went open-source under CC0 in 2023.
Game Reviews8.6/10
Dodgeball Brawler Knockout City Survives on Private Servers Five Years After Launch
Knockout City turned dodgeball into a team sport with a sharp throw-catch-dodge loop, an 8.6 critic score, and a 2023 server shutdown.
Game Reviews6/10
A 2017 arena shooter hides its best ideas behind a teenager’s doodles
Drawn to Death turned a teen notebook into a PS4 arena shooter. Servers closed in 2019, making it the studio's only game. A 6/10 review.
Game Reviews7.1/10
The MMO That Outlived Its Own Show
Defiance, Trion Worlds' 2013 shooter tied to a Syfy series, outlived its own servers. A look at its origins, story, and 2025 relaunch.
Game Reviews6.2/10
Ubisoft’s Ambitious Open-World Racer Is Now Impossible to Play
The Crew's servers shut down in 2024, making the 2014 open-world racer unplayable. A review of what shipped, what worked, and what was lost.
Game Reviews6.4/10
MediEvil’s remaster keeps the original’s stubborn camera and stiff combat intact
MediEvil (1998) made you play a fraud knight who died to the first arrow. A look at its Chalice system, detachable arm, and why the camera still hurts.
GOG lets you print your own retro big-box cases for its DRM-free PC games
GOG revives the big box PC game with printable templates for five old titles, a shape of preservation for boxes long lost from shelves.
Game Reviews6.7/10
Goemon’s First English Release Is a Blunt, Faithful Port of the N64 Original
Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon on Game Boy Color was a port of a Japan-only original, and its 2000 European release was the game's first in English.