{"rewrite":{"id":"r_1fd3c5515c0f030356b5d6d1","clusterId":"c_07c1d781ca86a230bbf57b6f","slug":"x-force-under-attack-ends-steam-sales-on-october-30","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"X-Force Under Attack Ends Steam Sales On October 30","summary":"Cube Games announced on October 6 that X-Force Under Attack will end sales on Steam on October 30. The vertical shooter launched for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S in July 2023, then arrived gradually on Steam, Nintendo Switch, and PS5. The Xbox and Switch versions ended distribution in October 2025, and the PS5 version followed in June. Purchases before the deadline remain downloadable and playable afterward.","whyItMatters":"The delisting is part of a stated reorganization of the X-Force franchise rather than a quiet retirement: Cube Games says a major free update is planned for X-Force Genesis, and a sequel, X-Force Genesis 2, is scheduled, leaving open the possibility that Under Attack returns under the sequel's name.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eCube Games framed the Steam delisting as a franchise reorganization rather than an end. Alongside the October 30 cutoff for X-Force Under Attack, the developer says a major free update is planned for X-Force Genesis, the earlier entry released in August 2021, with gameplay improvements and preparations for a new franchise. A sequel, X-Force Genesis 2, is scheduled for release, and the announcement leaves open the possibility that Under Attack is reborn as that sequel after the story is revised. Under Attack had held a 100% positive user review status on Steam until the delisting notice prompted one negative review; it now stands at 96% positive across 31 reviews.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"X-Force Under Attack is the last of Cube Games' gradual platform rollbacks: Xbox and Switch went in October 2025, PS5 followed in June, and Steam closes October 30.","twitterPost":"X-Force Under Attack outlasted its Xbox, Switch and PS5 delistings by months. Steam was the final storefront still selling it.","threadsPost":"Cube Games pulled X-Force Under Attack from Xbox and Switch in October 2025 and from PS5 in June, leaving Steam as the last storefront still selling it until October 30. Existing owners keep the download after that.","newsletterBlurb":"Cube Games will end Steam sales of X-Force Under Attack on October 30, part of what it describes as a reorganization of the X-Force franchise. A major free update is planned for X-Force Genesis, and X-Force Genesis 2 is scheduled for release. The game is 140 yen until 2:00 AM on October 9.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261008-472531/\",\"title\":\"Vertical shooter 'X-Force Under Attack,' which had '100% positive' reviews on Steam until yesterday, to end sales on October 30; available now for just 140 yen, one sad negative review protests the delisting\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4613,"outputTokens":660,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791456732,"createdAt":"2026-10-08T10:47:09.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-08T10:51:07.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-08T10:51:07.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_07c1d781ca86a230bbf57b6f","canonicalTitle":"Steamで昨日まで「100%好評」だった縦STG『X-Force Under Attack』10月30日に販売終了へ。今だけ140円、販売終了に抵抗する悲しみの低評価1件","representativeArticleId":"a_475511d22622e9f7c6b1e03d","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"X-Force Under Attack\"],\"studios\":[\"Cube Games\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-08T09:54:35.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-08T09:54:35.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-08T10:51:08.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261008-472531/","title":"Steamで昨日まで「100%好評」だった縦STG『X-Force Under Attack』10月30日に販売終了へ。今だけ140円、販売終了に抵抗する悲しみの低評価1件"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["X-Force Under Attack"],"studios":["Cube Games"],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}