Less than six years after its debut, the excellent tactical puzzler John Wick Hex is being removed from sale. Publisher Big Fan Games says owners will continue to have access to it, but "new purchases of John Wick Hex will not be possible, regardless of platform or storefront."
A reason for the forthcoming takedown, announced on Steam, wasn't provided but the assumption, probably safe, is that expiring license rights are the culprit. It's an unfortunately common problem for videogames that tie themselves to other media: Sometimes the effect is minimal—a few tunes from the soundtrack go missing, for example—and sometimes, as is the case here, games are just straight-up disappeared.
