Some game plans may be cancelled due to one or more reasons. Under normal circumstances, we are unable to know the game plans that have a tragic fate, because most of them are halfway through the road and will not release relevant information like the public. There are always exceptions to all things, and there are many game plans that have been cancelled after the release of the notice information. It can also be said that “the teacher has not died before he died.”
And once this happens, players will always get strange reasons from official channels or some rumors, such as the game does not meet the standards of publications, the production team is stuck in the development of hell, a game From the start of the project until the arrival of the player, there will always be a variety of twists and turns
In recent years, we have seen a lot of unfortunate plans ending in tragedy, such as the relatively close Amazon game studio developed by 8 people against MOBA “Breakaway”, and last year’s Platinum Studio’s “Dragon Scale Incarnation (Scalebound), although the latter has rumors of “resurrection”, there is currently no accurate news. The most horrible thing is that these games are highly anticipated by the majority of players
Like the “New Silence Ridge”, the cancellation of the game plan like “Rockman Legend 3” undoubtedly made the majority of loyal fans disappointed
Whether you’ve been excited about the games listed in our inventory this time, one thing is undoubted, these game plans eventually failed to reach the end. From the most anticipated hot works to the unpopular works of unpopularity, we have taken stock of the most notable game plans in recent years, and we will briefly talk about the past and present of these games
“The Wolf Among Us” second season.
According to the final season of “Walking with the Wolf”, the developer Telltale Games clearly expressed their willingness to develop the sequel. But at the time, the studio had too much work at hand, “The Legend of the Land of Nowhere”, “My World: The Story Mode” and “The Game of Rights”, which made the studio weak and eventually wiped out The wolf peers in the second season of development enthusiasm
The final release of the second season was at the San Diego International Comic-Con in July 2017, and announced that the voice actor Adam Harrington and Erin Yvette in the previous season will continue to perform. However, in May 2018, Telltale issued a statement saying that due to some internal problems, the development of the sequel will be delayed until 2019
However, just after this, because of some “insurmountable challenges”, Telltale closed most of their studios, which caused the second season of “walking with the wolf” abortion (some of which are being developed during the same period) The project in the middle is also forced to stop)
“Breakaway”.
“Breakaway” was supposed to be the grand opening of Amazon’s game studio in the hot MOBA game type, which was first announced in Twitchcon in September 2016. This game uses a 4V4 confrontation mode that combines elements of many other games, such as League of Legends, Power Stone and Rocket League. It is worth mentioning that this game is specially made to be easily broadcast live on the Twitch platform
The Double Helix studio, which is well known for making the first season of Killer Instinct, is responsible for the specific development of the work, which is the first one developed by the studio after being acquired by Amazon Game Studio in 2014. Project. After the initial announcement of “Breakaway”, only intermittent news and a small amount of game video were released. Until the last rumor came out, suggesting that the development of the project was in trouble and the plan had been cancelled
The final result of this matter was that in April 2018 Amazon issued a statement: “We have a lot of ideas and have a very high demand for our products. Despite our efforts, But in the end, this game still didn’t meet a standard we expected. After a period of self-reflection, the development team decided to shift its focus to the new project, and therefore, Breakaway no longer carried out subsequent development. “.
Similarly, Amazon Game Studio left a small hope for “Breakaway”, and they said that it might restart the project after “a flash of light.” Of course, according to the official statement, we can’t see “Breakaway” re-starting in the foreseeable future
“Scalescale” (Scalebound).
“Dragon Scale Incarnation” is an Xbox One exclusive role-playing action game developed by Platinum Studio. The game was first released at the 2014 Microsoft E3 press conference. The story focuses on a story of an adventurer named Drew and a dragon named Thuban who has a symbiotic relationship with him. They set sail on the continent called Draconis, accompanied by those who have huge The creatures of strength and body fight
In fact, the original concept of this game was born in 2006, but Platinum Studio finally decided to make “Hunting Angel Witch”. The idea of the game was finally revised and once again raised due to the progress made by Platinum Studio in the production of “Magic 101”
“Dragon Scale Incarnation” was originally planned for release in 2016, but the plan was postponed until 2017 due to the pile up of works during this time period. At the show, the show also showed a small amount of information, allowing people to have a glimpse of the grand battle scene and online multiplayer cooperation mode. However, such a work was shackled in January 2017, Microsoft said: “After careful consideration, Microsoft Studio has made the development work to terminate the “Dragon Scale Incarnation”.”
Yes, that’s it. Microsoft didn’t reveal more details. It didn’t mention why the game was cancelled, nor did it tell us whether there was a cooperation plan with Platinum Studio
“Doom 4 (Destroyer 4)”.
First of all, the “Destroyer 4” released in 2016 is not strictly “Destroyer 4”. It should be noted that its English original name is only “Doom”, which is called a sequel. Said to be the restart of the series
“Doom 4” first revealed that the news was in QuakeCon in May 2008. The story will continue the style of the previous game. When the game is confirmed to be active, only a little of information is slowly released. This makes some players start to doubt the production cycle of the game
From the interviews with the important people in the development team of “Doom 4”, we learned that during the development process, “Doom 4” changed its style direction and had a stricter similarity to “Call of Duty”. Script quality requirements. The final plan of “Doom 4” was cancelled, which is beneficial to the restart of the series in 2012, which is the 2016 “Doom”
Related developers said after the event that “the game is not good or bad, we just think that “Doom 4” has lost the style of “Doom”, we did not make it as we imagined.”
“Star Wars 1313”.
“Star Wars 1313” is an action adventure game that sets the game background in the Star Wars universe. In the final stage of development, we can understand that the story will follow the young Boba Fett. ) Expanded and witnessed his legendary experience. However, after Disney acquired Lucasfilm, it changed some business strategies of Star Wars IP, which also led to mass layoffs on April 3, 2013. Many of the original plans were cancelled. Including “Star Wars 1313.”
“New Silent Hills”
Originally another new work in the series of Silent Hill, “New Silence Ridge” was co-produced by Hideo Kojima and film director Guillermo del Toro, the actor of the Walking Dead, Norman Ridu Norman Reedus (弩哥) will also participate in the production of the game
But after completing the work of “Metal Gear 5”, the news that Hideo Kojima left from Konami came out, and the “New Silence Ridge” he participated in was not clear. In the case of various rumors, Konami finally announced the cancellation of the game plan on April 27, 2015
“Titan”.
“Titan” is an MMO (Massive Multiplayer Online) game developed by Blizzard, the developer of World of Warcraft. This development plan was first proposed in 2007, when Blizzard’s work plan listed it as A generation of MMO games. Before the announcement of the cancellation of the plan, the work has confirmed the development work in 2008
Behind this decision is Blizzard’s lack of enthusiasm for the plan and their success in some of the smaller programs
“Tom Clancy”s Rainbow 6: Patriots.
Ubisoft announced in 2011 the first person shooter called “Rainbow Six Patriot”, player Playing an anti-terrorist character in the game, facing a radical organization that calls itself True Patriots. Ubisoft finally canceled the project on June 9, 2014 because they I want to make a game with more next-generation gaming experiences in the Rainbow Six series.
“Prey 2”.
“Predation 2” is a studio by Human Head The first-person shooter game developed, as a sequel to the 2006 game Predator, players will control a bounty hunter living in a world called Exodus in the game, in order to retrieve their memories. Efforts.
But on October 30, 2014, the issuer Bethesda stated that the game was cancelled because the game failed to reach the desired level.
“Shadow Realms”.
“Shadow Realms” is a online 4v1 action-playing game developed by BioWare Studio was first published at the Cologne International Game Show 2014. The game background is set in a world called Embrace, where players play magical magic in the game. The hero of power, fighting to save the destiny of mankind, is the evil Shadow Legions.
Unfortunately, because BioWare finally decided to focus on their other plans, like “Dragon World: Trial” And their next generation of Mass Effect, this “Shadow Realms” is dead.
“Star Wars: Frontline 3”.
“Star Wars: Frontline 3” is a Free The first-person or third-person shooter game developed by Radical Design, although no official news has been released, the development time of the project should be from the middle of 2006 to the beginning of 2008, but for economic reasons, the work It is still a pity that the development work ended when the degree of completion was close to 99%.
Kane’s legacy: Dead Day (Legacy of Kain: Dead Sun)”
“Kane’s Legacy” series has won the support of many fans with its deep plot and gorgeous Gothic style, unfortunately since the 2003 Kane’s legacy: bloodthirsty After that, there was no new stand-alone work. Whether it was the production studio Crystal Dynamics or the designer Amy Hennig, they paid attention to other game works. In 2013, SE confirmed that Climax Studios had been developing a series of new works, “Kane’s Legacy: The Day of Death,” but it was cancelled in 2012 because they were more pessimistic about the sales prospects
When confirming the cancellation of the work, Monkeythumbz explained that it is not the time to launch the game now. At the same time, he also confirmed that Eidos is now making a multiplayer online game called “Kane’s Legacy: North Gauss”, similar to “Unreal Tournament 2”, definitely not a MMORPG, exclusive for PC
“Fez 2”.
At the 2013 E3 show, there was a surprise. Phil Fish, the developer of the independent goddess Fez, announced that he will continue the production. However, due to the previous patch issue, he had a relationship with Microsoft. He confirmed that he will not log in to Xbox One at the beginning
Then disappointing news came out that production team Polytron and game producer Phil Fish posted an official announcement on Twitter, saying that the development of “Fez2” has been terminated, and Phil Fish himself has since withdrawn from the game industry. There were rumors at the time, and some media believed that this was related to the previous Phil Fish and others’ mouths
“Dawngate”.
“Dawn Gate” can be said to be the ambition of EA to enter MOBA. The earliest news was released in May 2013. It was obvious that this was a new DOTA online game, from the color of the screen. League of Legends is quite similar. The game can be said to be far enough on the road to development, and has been beta testing for 14 years
It is a pity that on November 5th, 2014, EA announced that it would stop the development of “Dawn Gate”, and the beta tests that have been carried out will soon be closed
Developer Matthew Bromberg, the general manager of Waystone Studios, said in a statement: “Today I announced that we have decided to stop the development of Dawn Gate. I know this disappoints those who support us, and you are generous during the test. We would like to offer you valuable advice. We must first thank you all here.”
“This is not what we want, but beta testing is about learning and progress, and ultimately making difficult choices about how to continue.”
“World Of Darkness”.
“Dark World” is a fantasy online game developed by Icelandic CCP Games, the development operator of EVE Online. Developed by the company’s Atlanta-based studio, the game features a tabletop game of the same name as a theme of vampires, werewolves and other horror elements, and uses the latest rules of the game
After nearly eight years of development work, the project’s plan stopped on April 14, 2014, CEO Hilmar Veigar said: canceling the production of “Dark World” is the most difficult decision I made, I am very passionate about and respect the two game concepts of sandbox and the universe, and are committed to combining the two together, which is the goal of our team for many years. I would like to express my lofty respect and deep regret for the staff who have worked hard for the game before. The game of our dreams has ceased to exist
“Fallout Online”.
“Fallout Online” is an MMO game developed by Interplay. It is an online game version adapted from the classic RPG game “Fallout”. This MMO will show players a new “radiation” world. The world is set in a future like the background of the 1950s, depicting the struggle of mankind after the nuclear disaster. The background of the game style is very similar to the world after the nuclear war in the “Radiation” series, and in the original painting design, it is not difficult to see that there are still many wild struggles in this ruined world
This game, which was officially confirmed to be in development in 2009, was finally cancelled after a long lawsuit between Interplay and Bethesda in 2012. Bethesda was given the right to develop a follow-up “radiation” series of MMOs
“Bioshock for the PS Vita”
In 2011, at the E3 press conference, Sony and one of the former Irrational co-founders, Ken Levine, announced plans for the PSV version of BioShock. This will be a brand new work rather than a simple migration of the previous series. But in July 2014, Sony’s cooperation with BioShock was clearly a problem, and all of Levine’s original plans were stranded due to the collapse of Irrational Games in 2014
“NBA Live 13”.
“NBA Live 13” can be said to be a restart of EA’s long-standing basketball game. When interviewing Kotaku in EA Sports’ Tiburon studio, the studio staff revealed a lot of game details and told the players. Made some initial commitments. But in the end it seems that because of the lack of satisfaction with the work, EA announced the cancellation of the game less than six days before the release. In the last paragraph of the official website statement, the future of the “NBA Live” series was also mentioned, indicating that EA will continue to consider developing new works in the “NBA Live” series
“Mega Man Legends 3”.
As a sequel to the classic game “Rockman Legend”, in three generations, players can control two new characters, one for Aero and the other for Barret. In the beginning, this work was directed by the developer of Star Wars, Keiji inafune
Although the rice boat Jingji left Capcom in 2010, the development of the game is still going on. Unfortunately, on July 18, 2011, Capcom announced that the game project was cancelled because the game quality did not meet the established standards. It is
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