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07-18-2022, 04:10 PM
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Including Spidersaurs, Towaga, and Various DaylifeWith the way agreements often shake out, it's only natural for games to come and go from subscription services like Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus Extra ? but I haven't necessarily associated that ebb and flow with Apple Arcade (https://www.apple.com/apple-arcade). At least, not yet. Granted, I don't keep up with the service as much these days beyond the occasional (https://www.destructoid.com/warped-kart-racers-apple-arcade-family-guy-american-dad-giggity/) headline (https://www.destructoid.com/air-twister-yu-suzuki-ys-net-apple-arcade-reveal-trailer/), but it's a bit surprising to hear that 15 games are leaving Apple Arcade.
As reported by TouchArcade (https://toucharcade.com/2022/07/18/apple-arcade-games-leaving-soon-full-list-game-spidersaurs-over-the-alps-towaga-cardpocalypse-various-daylife-square-enix/) and The Verge (https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/18/23268540/apple-arcade-15-games-leaving), the timeline is hazy at best.
A new section in Apple Arcade lists the following games as leaving "soon":
Atone: Heart of the Elder Tree
BattleSky Brigade: Harpooner
Cardpocalypse
Dead End Job
Don?t Bug Me!
Dread Nautical
EarthNight
Explottens
Lifeslide
Over the Alps
Projection: First Light
Spelldrifter
Spidersaurs
Towaga: Among Shadows
Various Daylife
Recognize any of them? You might if you were there in the beginning.
I know a few off the top of my head ? most notably Spidersaurs (https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-spidersaurs/), a WayForward run-and-gun game that's now on other platforms like Nintendo Switch, and Various Daylife (https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-various-daylife/), a strangely named Square Enix RPG. Many, but not all, have been ported elsewhere.
https://d23gn3985hkc32.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Towaga-Among-Shadows-screenshot.jpg Towaga: Among Shadows, one of the planned game removals, is also playable on Steam.
Another day, another delistingWe've been conditioned to expect that movies, shows, and games won't stick around indefinitely when they're lumped together in ever-shifting, ever-more-competitive libraries. A proper heads-up with removal dates is half the battle.
I just hope that in Apple Arcade's case, players aren't out of luck when it comes to their game data; the service is in a unique place with no in-app purchases or ads. It would be a shame to invest time and energy into an Apple Arcade title only for it to drop off the list with no other way of picking up the pieces. Games can be so fleeting these days.
The post Apple Arcade is shedding 15 games soon (https://www.destructoid.com/apple-arcade-shedding-15-games-soon-spidersaurs-various-daylife-full-list/) appeared first on Destructoid (https://www.destructoid.com).
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Including Spidersaurs, Towaga, and Various DaylifeWith the way agreements often shake out, it's only natural for games to come and go from subscription services like Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus Extra ? but I haven't necessarily associated that ebb and flow with Apple Arcade (https://www.apple.com/apple-arcade). At least, not yet. Granted, I don't keep up with the service as much these days beyond the occasional (https://www.destructoid.com/warped-kart-racers-apple-arcade-family-guy-american-dad-giggity/) headline (https://www.destructoid.com/air-twister-yu-suzuki-ys-net-apple-arcade-reveal-trailer/), but it's a bit surprising to hear that 15 games are leaving Apple Arcade.
As reported by TouchArcade (https://toucharcade.com/2022/07/18/apple-arcade-games-leaving-soon-full-list-game-spidersaurs-over-the-alps-towaga-cardpocalypse-various-daylife-square-enix/) and The Verge (https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/18/23268540/apple-arcade-15-games-leaving), the timeline is hazy at best.
A new section in Apple Arcade lists the following games as leaving "soon":
Atone: Heart of the Elder Tree
BattleSky Brigade: Harpooner
Cardpocalypse
Dead End Job
Don?t Bug Me!
Dread Nautical
EarthNight
Explottens
Lifeslide
Over the Alps
Projection: First Light
Spelldrifter
Spidersaurs
Towaga: Among Shadows
Various Daylife
Recognize any of them? You might if you were there in the beginning.
I know a few off the top of my head ? most notably Spidersaurs (https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-spidersaurs/), a WayForward run-and-gun game that's now on other platforms like Nintendo Switch, and Various Daylife (https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-various-daylife/), a strangely named Square Enix RPG. Many, but not all, have been ported elsewhere.
https://d23gn3985hkc32.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Towaga-Among-Shadows-screenshot.jpg Towaga: Among Shadows, one of the planned game removals, is also playable on Steam.
Another day, another delistingWe've been conditioned to expect that movies, shows, and games won't stick around indefinitely when they're lumped together in ever-shifting, ever-more-competitive libraries. A proper heads-up with removal dates is half the battle.
I just hope that in Apple Arcade's case, players aren't out of luck when it comes to their game data; the service is in a unique place with no in-app purchases or ads. It would be a shame to invest time and energy into an Apple Arcade title only for it to drop off the list with no other way of picking up the pieces. Games can be so fleeting these days.
The post Apple Arcade is shedding 15 games soon (https://www.destructoid.com/apple-arcade-shedding-15-games-soon-spidersaurs-various-daylife-full-list/) appeared first on Destructoid (https://www.destructoid.com).
More...