Since somebody already rang the town bells on this one, ignore the first bit of this post.
Last chance to buy Deadpool: The Game. Its humor isn’t for everyone, but mechanically it’s High Moon Studios’ swansong and a fantastic hack-and-slash. Currently on sale for $12 or 70% off (Activision prices be like), this game will be removed from stores two days from now.
Personally, I’m kind of annoyed by this. It’s not this game in particular, but the fact that Activision lets many of their games disappear from digital stores simply because they won’t renew the licenses. It means that many great games, such as all the old Spider Man titles, have been wiped off the face of the planet because of apathy. Just a few months ago, Shattered Dimensions saw its last days, and even Alan Wake has been removed entirely due to music licenses lapsing. This also contributes to every backwards compatibility effort like the one at Microsoft feeling a bit empty on the inside, since chances are at least one of your favorite titles sank into legal hell.
Alright, venting over. Any thoughts on this topic, or particular titles you wish came back? Personally, I’m waiting for Alan Wake to return to stores as expired music licenses basically made one of my favorite games of all time impossible to gift, with the exception of tracking down an Xbox 360 copy for backwards compatibility. I’m also still looking for Severence: Blade of Darkness, a badass hidden classic on GOG that disappeared due to Codemasters losing the rights HOURS before I planned on buying it. -_-
