I bought it on Xbox 360 marketplace forever ago, and at some point, it disappeared from my games list and local drive. When I tried to re-download it, it no longer showed up in my purchases. This was a few years ago and before Xbox Live shut down for the 360, and all my other digital purchases were available, just not Syndicate.

Fast forward to now, and I can't find the game available anywhere (Gog and Steam at least).

I remember it having an all-star cast (Brian Cox and Rosario Dawson, specifically) and some really cool game mechanics and story.

Did that game just get memory-holed? Wikipedia says it was banned in Australia, but that doesn't apply to me.

Edit: There are used copies I can buy on eBay for the 360 (mine somehow still works) but I was looking to buy a PC version for longevity/future proofing since I like to revisit old games every so often and my 360 is already on borrowed time.

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https://forums.ea.com/discussions/ea-app-technical-issues-en/syndicate-2012-removed/7493468

@Giganticube the game was indeed removed from sale. It used SecuROM online as a copy protection and the authentication servers (which weren't administered by EA) are starting to close. To be honest, i am amazed that it didn't happen sooner. I hope that EA will remove the copy protection and bring it back for sale, but it will prolly take some time. 

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