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Both the Rollerdrome and Olliolli worlds were delisted from Steam after the publisher’s private sector sale.
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They eventually returned to the platform, but under the new publisher name, 2K Games.
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Despite the return, there is still no official reason behind the months of abolition.
A few months ago, two games from Publisher Private Division, Rollrome and Olliolli World, were delisted from Steam following the closure of developer Roll7 and the sale of the private division.
Although Take-Two Interactive, the publisher that acquired the private division later commented that the game would eventually return to Steam. It was still strange that such popular recent titles receive this kind of treatment.
There are no additional comments from Take-Two about why these titles were delisted from the platform, but it appears as if they were finally back under the new publisher’s name.
Opening the new steam list for Rollerdrome and Olliolli World, the project developers remain the same under Roll7. The publisher has been changed from the private division, a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive, to 2K.
Additionally, clicking on Developer Roll7 will instead point you to the landing page of a 2K game on Steam, essentially erasing the marks the developers initially had on the platform.
But is this still causing the question of what happened to these games? The names of publishers and internal links have changed, but we do not explain the months of obsolescence that occurred in these games.
In fact, since these titles were deprecated, I have personally returned to play them. Luckily they both received discounts as free PS and inclusion over the past few months.
Needless to say, the lack of comments from publishers means Take-Two, 2K, or private department. This means that this has all been caught up in a brawl of business decisions and acquisition deals. A small steam registration will probably be the most important effect of the overall trade.
The sad fact is that there is likely no reason for these games to be delisted in the first place. Ultimately, it was a surge in money and acquisitions, once again putting a huge burden on struggling developers and consumers.
All the rather pointless issues have been said, but at least if you missed them before, you’ll have the opportunity to pick up these games on Steam (but wait for upcoming summer sales).
