The likely explanation would seem to be expiring rights to the 007 license, but the timing doesn't make sense on that, considering that 007 Legends was just released in October (and November on PC). We're investigating the matter, though not in the sexy, brutal James Bond method: we've just asked Activision about it.
Bond games removed from Steam and Activision online stores originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 04 Jan 2013 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
