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Star Wars Hunters announces shutdown less than a year after launch
Another one bites the dust. Star Wars Hunters joins the live-service graveyard.
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Olga Racinowska
March 17, 2025
GTA clone that was supposed to shock with graphics. We won't find out what happened in 2 Days to Vegas ever again
In the second half of the first decade of the 21st century, many gamers believed that the Grand Theft Auto series would live to see a competitor capable of not so much putting up a fight with it, but even beating it in terms of graphical quality. However, 2 Days to Vegas was lost in the darkness of history.
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Christian Pieniazek
March 15, 2025
Action RPG from the masters of slashers. Scalebound could have been one of Microsoft's great exclusives
There was a time when Microsoft struggled to make its consoles boast the most diverse catalog of exclusive titles possible. One of these was to be Scalebound, another game from the PlatinumGames studio known for the Bayonetta series.
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Christian Pieniazek
March 8, 2025
The last breath of Legacy of Kain brand under the wings of Square Enix. Nosgoth was to be something special
As part of our Necro Gaming series, we have already discussed the never-released Legacy of Kain: Dead Sun project. Now, it's time to tackle yet another attempt by Square Enix to revive the brand: the multiplayer Nosgoth.
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Christian Pieniazek
February 26, 2025
Open world the size of Europe. Wild from Rayman’s creator was meant to let players become shamans controlling animals
PlayStation 4 players have never complained about a lack of interesting games, but Wild, heading to this console, could stir up a lot of trouble by offering a massive open world.
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Christian Pieniazek
February 19, 2025
Work on Crysis 4 put on hold. Crytek studio lays off employees
About 60 employees will say goodbye to the Crytek studio. The developers of Crysis announced that they have stopped work on the next installment of the series.
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Martin Bukowski
February 12, 2025
This could have been The Elder Scrolls in the Lord of the Rings world. The White Council was set to have an open world
When Electronic Arts acquired the Lord of the Rings brand, it was expected that the company would have a representative capable of competing with the Elder Scrolls series. LotR: The White Council was to be an RPG with an open, living world.
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Christian Pieniazek
February 11, 2025
Football Manager 25 canceled. Difficult decision was made after „extensive internal discussion and careful consideration with SEGA”
The Sports Interactive team and SEGA decided to cancel Football Manager 25. The developers will instead focus on the next installment of the series.
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Adrian Werner
February 7, 2025
Cyberpunk series that deserves continuation. New Deus Ex from Eidos Montreal was supposed to be a bridge between Mankind Divided and first installment
Studio Eidos Montreal earned the respect of fans of the cyberpunk genre with its hugely successful Deus Ex: Human Revolution and its sequel. The team was to work for two years on a new game under this banner.
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Christian Pieniazek
February 6, 2025
Blend of L.A. Noire and Uncharted with touch of Lovecraft. Come Midnight is inconsolable project by People Can Fly
With games such as Painkiller and Bulletstorm, the tag of shooter specialists has been pinned on People Can Fly. However, Come Midnight, which is Adrian Chmielarz's “dream project,” could push the studio on a completely different path.
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Christian Pieniazek
January 29, 2025
From Jade Empire 2 to brand new project. Revolver from BioWare was set to be like Assassin's Creed and DMC
After nearly 19 years since the release of Jade Empire, the brand seems to have been completely forgotten by BioWare and Electronic Arts. However, the developers had ambitious plans for its development, which over time turned into the idea of creating a completely new IP.
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Christian Pieniazek
January 22, 2025
Action RPG set in Warhammer universe reportedly scrapped. Game was supposed to be in development for more than 2 years
An unannounced game set in the Warhammer universe has reportedly been canceled by Games Workshop. Thought Pennies studio was to be responsible for the project.
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Maciej Gaffke
January 21, 2025
Sony cancels two unannounced games-services, including new God of War. For devs, it was huge surprise
Sony has canceled yet another unannounced game-service. Bend Studio and Bluepoint Games were behind their development, and one of them was to be a new installment in the God of War series.
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Martin Bukowski
January 20, 2025
Ambitious GTA 5 mod took down after talks with Rockstar Games. It ported Liberty City from GTA 4 to GTA 5
Rockstar Games took down another ambitious GTA mod. This time, the Liberty City Preservation Project, which ported a map from GTA 4 to GTA 5, was hit.
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Hubert Sledziewski
January 16, 2025
This action RPG defeated Obsidian Entertainment. Stormlands was supposed to offer raids for „a million players”
Microsoft and Obsidian Entertainment had been working together long before the latter company came under the former's wing. Their biggest joint venture was to be an extremely ambitious action RPG titled Stormlands.
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Christian Pieniazek
January 14, 2025
Rockstar had plans for GTA 3 Online. It was to be developed by Bully creators
Thanks to leaked old documents, we have learned that Rockstar Games studio initially planned GTA 3 Online, an online mode similar to the one offered by Grand Theft Auto 5.
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Adrian Werner
December 30, 2024
This Indiana Jones adventure unexpectedly ended up as comic book. Iconic Fate of Atlantis could receive sequel
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis is a cult item for adventure fans. Some of you may not know that the game almost received a sequel. The project Indiana Jones and the Iron Phoenix eventually took a completely different form.
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Christian Pieniazek
December 11, 2024
Baldur's Gate 3: The Black Hound Was Meant to Start New Trilogy. Iconic RPG Series Could Have Looked Very Differently
The Baldur's Gate brand has gained a second life with the megahit from Larian Studios. However, not everyone remembers that in the early 2000s, the Black Isle Studios team worked on their version of Baldur's Gate 3.
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Christian Pieniazek
December 4, 2024
The Crossing From Arkane Studios Might Have Combined Single Player With Multiplayer. This Game Could Have Revolutionized Industry
Arkane Studios is a team known for original ideas and games with a unique identity. One of their canceled projects was The Crossing, mixing two realities and two game modes.
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Christian Pieniazek
November 27, 2024
F1 Manager 2025 is Rumored to Be Canceled. Developers Allegedly Abandoned Formula 1 License Due to Low Profit
It looks like the future of the F1 Manager series has been determined in Frontier Developments' latest financial report. The 2025 installment was apparently canceled, as 2024 didn't sell well enough.
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Christopher Mysiak
November 22, 2024