Update via MI6-HQ 04 Jan 2013 - The 007 titles have been removed from Sony's online PlayStation Store and are no longer available to purchase and download.
The Xbox 360 Games on Demand service has also removed "007 Legends".
Original Post 02 Jan 2013 - 007 Legends, Blood Stone and Quantum of Solace have been unexpectedly removed from Activision and Valve’s online stores today.
The three titles were developed by Eurocom, Bizarre Creations and Treyarch, and published by Activision.
The removal of certain titles from online stores is often linked to license expiry.
Incidents similar to this have occurred in the past with series such as OutRun.
Published by Sega and developed by Sumo Digital, the OutRun series made use of the Ferrari license brand.
Once Sega’s rights to the license expired, OutRun 2006: Coast to Coast was pulled from several online stores (including Steam) in 2010.
Following this, Sega announced the removal of Outrun Online Arcade from the PlayStation Network in 2010 and Xbox Live in 2011 due to their contract expiry with Ferrari.
OutRun 2006: Coast to Coast and OutRun Online Arcade are still able to be downloaded by gamers who bought the titles before they were pulled.
The same is likely to apply to 007 Legends, Blood Stone and Quantum of Solace across the platforms they have been removed from.
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