Killzone Social Point's Legend at War, Nexon's MapleStory Blitz, and Space Ape's Rumble League all canned
June 3, 2019 Fin Minecraft: Story Mode goes dark on June 25th Story Mode joins the Telltale catalogue in being pulled from store shelves
January 30, 2019 Demonic DENA and Platinum's World of Demons possibly canned after App Store removal The hack and slash game had initially soft-launched in Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia in June of last year
November 8, 2018 Flat-lined Bandai Namco shuts down soft-launched title Doctor Who: Battle of Time Doctor Who: Battle of Time will come to a close on November 26th
September 17, 2018 Retired Disney to shut down Star Wars: Rivals mobile game The cover-based shooter had been in soft launch since June of last year
July 9, 2018 Cashed Out Monopoly Towns goes straight to jail as Backflip cans soft-launched title Support will cease September 3rd
June 4, 2018 Jobs News Lightneer names new CEO, cancels Big Bang Legends Co-founder Lauri Jarvilehto steps into chairman role
May 11, 2018 Rip Nintendo’s social app Miitomo goes offline two years after launching The decision to take the app was revealed earlier this year
January 26, 2018 Tale's End Bandai Namco to shut down Tales of Link four years after first launching Everything ends on March 27th
January 25, 2018 Miitomo Closure Nintendo to shut down social app Miitomo two years after first launching First ever attempt at mobile closes on May 5th
December 27, 2017 Failure To Launch The five biggest games that failed to leave soft launch in 2017 From SMITE Rivals to Breaking Bad: Empire Business
August 21, 2017 Grand Revival Grand Cru on how it rebooted its business following the failure of Supernauts Markus Palusa talks smaller teams and killing projects early
July 18, 2017 Not A Forever Franchise Zynga shuts down mobile Mafia Wars after three months Another one bites the dust
July 7, 2017 Ceasefire Red 5 Studios shuts down PC game Firefall to focus on mobile adaptation Previous players will be "greatly rewarded"
June 30, 2017 Uncertainty Principle What went wrong with Breaking Bad: Empire Business? Canned after 18 months testing
June 26, 2017 Closing Shop Scopely pulls Breaking Bad: Empire Business from app stores after 19 months in soft-launch Looks like no one will be knocking
May 9, 2017 Mobile Mavens Why is Amazon shutting down its Underground initiative? Is it a sign that F2P can't be toppled?
May 2, 2017 Strike No More Mixi to shut down Monster Strike's English-language version on August 1st No refunds, no transfers
March 16, 2017 Rivals On Hold Hi-Rez Studios halts development on Smite Rivals to focus on PC projects Needs significant additional development
February 20, 2017 Nexus Deathmatch Chillingo pulls Nexus Heroes and Sniper Deathmatch from App Store after three months of soft launch Probably to focus on WarFriends
February 9, 2017 Future Of Kabam Kabam winds down Beijing studio following poor internal performance of soft-launched Legacy of Zeus COO Kent Wakeford also discusses future asset sales
February 1, 2017 Waddle On Disney's Club Penguin is closing down to make way for mobile-only Club Penguin Island Get your affairs in order by March 29th
January 25, 2017 Just A Myth Kabam cans original IP Legacy of Zeus after seven months of soft launch Transformers: Forged to Fight still going strong
January 16, 2017 Titans Fell Titanfall: Frontline to be shut down after just four months in soft launch Particle City moving on to a new project
January 11, 2017 Puzzling Out Of China Puzzle & Dragons to be shut down in China eight months after launching Two years of development, eight months active life
December 5, 2016 Exploring Options Capcom's Monster Hunter Explore resurfaces in Taiwan after cancellation of global launch What could it mean?
November 25, 2016 Dark Horse Glu seemingly shuts down ailing celebrity-focused game Katy Perry Pop First game of its kind to be taken off the market
November 14, 2016 Own Goal Rovio cancels Angry Birds Football after seven months in soft launch Services to close December 15th
November 10, 2016 End Of Empires UPDATE: Age of Empires: World Domination canned after 11 months in soft launch KLab not offering bonuses to its players
October 31, 2016 Left Behind An adventure cut short: The human cost of a canned F2P game A live game can't stay that way forever, but we should remember the impact on players
October 28, 2016 The Story Ends COLOPL NI winds up development on JRPG Rune Story after just one year A hit in Japan, not so in the west
October 27, 2016 Bwhaaaat? Ubisoft cans card-battler Rabbids Heroes five months into soft launch Online services to shut down November 15th
October 5, 2016 Apple Tv Go Home Apple discontinues third-generation Apple TV Focusing on flagging fourth-gen model instead
September 7, 2016 Shot Down Rovio cans Siamgame-developed shooter Angry Birds: Ace Fighter in soft launch "Adjustment of product structure platform" to blame
September 2, 2016 Alliance Over Disney shuts down Marvel: Avengers Alliance 2 just six months after launch Four-year-old original title closing too
August 24, 2016 Wg Cells Closure Update: Wargaming closes Seattle-based studio WG Cells and lays off 60 staff Currently unknown how this affects other operations
August 16, 2016 Rise And Fall Z2's future looks uncertain as forthcoming midcore title Rise of Tyrants is canned Writing's on the wall
August 8, 2016 Rebuilding Job Zynga kills soft launched CityVille game for failure to meet expectations But still committed to brand
June 27, 2016 Hunt No More Capcom cans international release of Monster Hunter Explore after 2 months of soft launch Japan-only
January 25, 2016 Assassinated? After 17 months in soft launch, Assassin's Creed Identity quietly removed from App Store Ubisoft draws a line?
December 3, 2015 We Don't Need Another Hero Kabam makes a hard decision, canning MARVEL United during soft launch IAPs closed now, servers to be shutdown later
February 10, 2015 Higher Standards Supercell pulls the plug on fourth game Spooky Pop Soft launch wasn't a success