After developing a Halo 2 map in 2007, independent game developer Certain Affinity got to work developing Age of Booty, an original Xbox 360-era real-time strategy game featuring what else but pirates, factions, and foes. Unfortunately, it seems that will soon come to an end as the only legal way to purchase this game — that being the Microsoft Store — is pulling the plug. In some act of niceness, though, publisher Capcom has dropped its price to .99 cents.
On X, Capcom expressed that the game was going away on March 28, giving fans around a week to purchase it and keep it for good. With its new price, it certainly will draw a crowd, and at the time, it was a rather good real-time strategy, with plenty of positive reviews, though its Steam version is unavailable and likely will go away, too, and its PS3 one has been gone for some time.
Age of Booty will no longer be available on the Xbox Games Store as of March 28. Those that purchase the game before then will still be able to play it after this date.
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— Capcom USA (@CapcomUSA_) March 21, 2024
Its delisting is likely due to the Xbox 360 store shutting down next month, which means the legacy of shoddy and silly digital-only 360 games are going with it. Unfortunately, it’s not shocking, since it’s the course of any digital-only game landscape, but that’s all the more reason that physical gaming will also have a place on the table. Just… maybe not the pirate table.
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