Spec Ops: The Line director says he's "devastated" by its digital delisting, but promises "this is not the end"
Cory Davis pledges that Spec Ops will return

After its publisher announced that Spec Ops: The Line would be removed from all dšÆigital storefronts, its director has said the move is "devastatią½§ng."
Yesterday, January 30, Sšpec Ops: The Line was suddenly delistešd from Steam without warning, and without an explanation. Shortly after, publisher 2K confirmed that the shooter would be delisted from all digital storefronts, including GOG and the Xbox store, due tš o the expiration of "several partnership licenses."
At the time, original game director Cory Davis took to Twitter to write that the move made "no sense." Now, after the news that Spec Ops will be delisted š¹from all digital storefronts, not just Steam, Davis has tweeted that he's "devastated persoš°nally," but promised in the tweet below that this is "not the end for Spec Ops: The Line."
Devastating personally, but also for those who poured their souls into its creāationš alongside me as developers, and for the gaming community at large. This is not the end for Spec Ops: The Line. //t.co/BbWXwAOxK7
It's difficult to know how Davis will fight for Specs Oš ps: The Line's future, when its publisher isn't revealing which licenses hš“ave expired. It's highly likely that 2K, not original Specs Ops developer Yager Development, owns the rights to the shooter, and what's more, Davis no longer works at the Berlin-based studio.
Elsewhere, Spec Ops level designer Enrique Colinet has said in the tweets below that he feels "betrayed" by the delisting. Colinet writes that he remains grateful to the 2K producers who, at the time, saved Spec Ops from cancellation "multiple times," and that he still feels proud of his work on the shooš¤Ŗter.
I will always be proud of the whole #SpecOpsTheLine team.I will be always grateful to the former @2k producers who prevented the game's cancellation multiple times.And still, to this day, I feel proud of my time at @YAGERdev. One of the best studios out there. Period. pic.twiš tter.com/kmfVoz4dIV
Right now at least, Yager is yet to comment on the situation surrounding Spec Ops: The Line. It's worth pointing out the studio isn't owned by 2K, and operates entirely independently, so while the studio is free to comment on the delisting of Spec Ops, it might well not be privy to inšformation known about the licensing issues.
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Hirun Cryer is a freelance reporter and writer with Gamesradar+ based out of U.K. After earning a degree in American History spš§øecializing in journalism, cinema, literature, and history, he stepped into the games writing world, with a focus on shooters, indie games, and RPGs, and has since been the recipient of the MCV 30 Under 30 award for 2021. In his spare time he freelances with other outlets around the industry, practices Japanese, and enjoys contemporary manga and anime.