From the developer's post:

Happy New Year everyone! Just three hours into 2025, I received an email from Google Play Support with the following subject line:

Action Required: Your app is not compliant with Google Play Policies (Luck be a Landlord)

Nothing has changed with Luck be a Landlord in the past few months, but for whatever reason, my game "contains gambling" now!

I've already gone through this song and dance multiple times with Google Play over the game being banned by them in 13 countries, so while this isn't exactly new, it's a lot scarier!

I genuinely think Luck be a Landlord deserves the equivalent of an E10+ rating across all regions, but at this point I've just given up and will deal with whatever inaccurate rating is slapped on the game.

I've now filled out the Google Play age rating questionnaire to "agree" that my game "contains gambling." I'm doing this in an attempt to stop my game from being banned globally on Google Play since every time I've tried to appeal these decisions I've simply been sent a screenshot of my game and was told "this is gambling."

Whatever happens, I hope you're still able to play my game on your Android device in 2025.

From the announcement post:

Hey guys! So, on November 25th, at 3 PM UTC, Sin Slayers: Reign of The 8th (no GOG page yet) will be released on our platform. Having said that, the publisher decided that with it, the "original" version will be no longer available to buy, which is:

Sin Slayers + all its DLCs + The First Sin (the game's demo).

The removal will happen on the same date as the release of Reign of The 8th. If someone would like to grab this original version (the new version will have some new enemies, but also changes to the game's flow, balance, and optimization) then please do so before the release happens.

From the announcement post:

Hello everyone, unfortunately, we'll be removing SpaceEngine and its DLCs from the store.

The delisting will happen on: November 22th, 2024, at 2 PM UTC.

No chance of a last-minute discount. We'll try to bring it back, maybe when the game receives the full release.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

The developer has also delisted games on Itchio and Google Play, so the two games may be at risk there too:

• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=rpg.jkgames.knighteternal
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.jkgames.findinglight
• https://joshua-keith.itch.io/knight-eternal
• https://joshua-keith.itch.io/finding-light

::: spoiler Titles to be delisted from Steam

• Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
• Alien Soldier
• Alien Storm
• Altered Beast
• Beyond Oasis
• Bio-Hazard Battle
• Bonanza Bros
• Columns
• Columns III
• Comix Zone
• Crack Down
• Crazy Taxi
• Decap Attack
• Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine
• Dreamcast Collection Bundle
• Dynamite Headdy
• Ecco Jr.
• Ecco the Dolphin
• Ecco: The Tides of Time
• ESWAT: City Under Siege
• Eternal Champions
• Fatal Labyrinth
• Flicky
• Galaxy Force II
• Gain Ground
• Golden Axe
• Golden Axe II
• Golden Axe III
• Gunstar Heroes
• Jet Set Radio
• Kid Chameleon
• Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole
• Light Crusader
• Mega Drive and Genesis Classic Bundle
• NiGHTS into Dreams
• Phantasy Star II
• Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom
• Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium
• Ristar
• SEGA Bass Fishing
• Shadow Dancer
• Shining Force
• Shining Force II
• Shining in the Darkness
• Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
• Sonic 3D Blast
• Sonic Spinball
• Space Channel 5: Part 2
• Space Harrier II
• Streets of Rage
• Streets of Rage 2
• Streets of Rage 3
• Super Thunder Blade
• Sword of Vermilion
• The Revenge of Shinobi
• ToeJam & Earl
• ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkoton
• VectorMan
• VectorMan 2
• Virtua Fighter 2
• Wonder Boy in Monster World
• Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair :::

::: spoiler Titles to be delisted from Xbox

• Altered Beast
• Crazy Taxi
• SEGA® Genesis Classics™
• Golden Axe
• Monster World
• NiGHTS into Dreams
• SEGA Bass Fishing
• Shinobi
• Sonic the Fighters
• Streets of Rage
• SVC: ToeJam & Earl
• Virtua Fighter 2 :::

::: spoiler Titles to be delisted from Nintendo Switch and PlayStation

• SEGA® Genesis Classics™

Playing Final Fantasy VI once more, now modded because I'd been curious about this mod for years.
Also, I know there's an English version of the mod, but why make it easier when it can be harder? e.e"

Regarding the mod itself, I get a feeling even normal enemies were made stronger, with how much I was getting "kicked in the spleen" (Paine: "...spleen?") during the tutorial boss. This will be fun.

Wasn't in the mood to play yesterday. But in exchange, was so much in the mood earlier today that I got to finish it twice (somehow), first with the secret character, and then with Marion, the girl in the screenshot. Great game, specially when you don't need to burn through the money you were to buy dairy with, and glad I used a sturdier controller, else I'd be with a broken action button like with Celeste on the Switch. 😅

This game is hectic

Taking a screenshot was a challenge on its own. =P
Also the first boss here on Gunbird 2 took me a few too many tries, and I'm fairly sure I picked the easier difficulty. (chuckles) I'm in danger

Just got through the stage. Overall fun, but I might have a few colorful words about that spinning wheel near the end. e.e"
Also luckily I managed to save the electric state til the end. Made the boss far easier.

Unrelated, but changed the title format because I thought the previous one was too visually polluted. Hopefully it looks better now.

Bad pun is still bad. =P

And Gunbird 2 seems to play a bit better than the first game.

Loving how each new stage is an extension of the previous one.

From the announcement post:

Hey all, unfortunate news:

Decay of Logos will be removed from our store on October 31st, 2 PM UTC.

A last-minute discount won't be possible.

Bad pun is bad. "<.<

ahem

Already finished the PS1 version (a.k.a. the original but emulated PC release) and the second PC version, but with the differences the two versions have, the overall lack in information on the game, and having had a good time in the previous playthroughs, I decided to play the versions I could reasonably get (so no arcade cabinets, thank you very much e.e") so I could get a good idea of what changes, and the next version I could find was one of the Gunbird 1 and 2 bundles for the PS2, specifically "Gunbird: Special Edition". It also serves as a break from Sonic, since I'd been playing too much of the franchise, and too much for anything is still too much.

Sonic Mega Collection Plus plays great, even more so as a commercial emulator. Kudos for Sega.

Greetings, everyone!

I finished BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extended a few years back, but life happens and I couldn't play the rest of the series. Fast-forward to nowadays, and I decided to play the rest of the series, or, if anything, at least the main games. And reading on them, specially the one I played, since I remembered some quirks about it, I found a mention that apparently, part of its plotline is actually the plotline of Calamity Trigger, introduced in this edition. Is that correct? And if so, could I skip Calamity Trigger, or are there any benefits to playing it too?

Thanks in advance!

From the message in the linked page:

"We received a complaint about the game in its previous form, but we were able to resolve it amicably by agreeing to make a few changes. The game is now removed from sale from various platforms, but we are hoping to relaunch the game soon with a different name."

Please return November 5th, 2024 for more information. You may be surprised.

From what I could find, the game is/was available on:

• GOG (which also had a delisting announcement)
• Steam
• Humble Bundle (DRM free + Steam key)
• Microsoft Store (Windows, Xbox One & Series X/S)
• Epic Games Store
• Google Play (already delisted - archived page)
• IOS (link doesn't load, so likely already delisted; archived page)
• Nintendo Switch (Nintendo eshop page)
• PlayStation Store (PS4 + PS5; apparently already delisted, so archived page)

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/26376812

Are there any devices that, by default/by design, allow the user to unlock the bootloader totally offline, no ransom, validation, account, internet or whatever required?

Games affected:
Westerado: Double Barreled
Kingsway
Headlander
Fist Puncher