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Half-Life 3 Concept Arts Leaked

Agnes Adamus, 01 September 2022, 13:06

Concept arts from unreleased Valve games - including the sequel to Half-Life 2 - have surfaced online.

Another Cryptocurrency Game Fails; Players Lose Money

Jacob Blazewicz, 19 August 2022, 14:58

Untamed Isles has not yet been canceled, but the discontinuation of work and the failure to accept refunds of Kickstarter pledges bode poorly for a game intended to combine Pokemon with MMORPG.

Iron Man Game Could Have Destroyed Just Cause Devs

Jakub Tarchala, 18 August 2022, 14:02

The co-founder of Avalanche revealed how the studio's cooperation with Disney and Marvel worked out. The policies of these companies may have led the developer to trouble.

Diablo Immortal Devs were Making WoW Spin-off, Schreier Reports [UPDATED]

Jacob Blazewicz, 06 August 2022, 11:28

NetEase was supposed to create a World of Warcraft spin-off in the form of a mobile MMORPG. But apparently the project was scrapped after three years of work.

Ubisoft Canceled Ghost Recon Frontline, Splinter Cell VR and Two Other Games

Hubert Sledziewski, 22 July 2022, 10:58

Ubisoft has announced the cancellation of work on four games. Two of them were never announced. The others are Splinter Cell VR and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Frontline.

Hideo Kojima's Superhero Game Canceled Due to The Boys

Sonia Selerska, 27 June 2022, 13:16

The Amazon Prime series has ensured that we will not experience Hideo Kojima's take on superheroes. The Japanese game developer talks about a canceled project.

Jason Bourne as Protagonist of Cancelled GTA-like Game; Watch Gameplay

Adrian Werner, 26 June 2022, 15:46

Gameplays from two canceled projects have leaked to the web. The first one is an action game Treadstone, set in the world of Jason Bourne, which seems to be a mix between GTA IV and Splinter Cell: Conviction, and the second - Scarface Empire.

Leaked Screenshots From Canceled Marvel MMO Reveal Suprising Aesthetic

Kamil Kleszyk, 30 May 2022, 14:41

Thanks to the official information from Enad Global 7 we know that we won't play the awaited MMO game from Marvel. However, some screenshots from the canceled project have surfaced on the web.

Layoffs, Canceled Projects and Lack of Purpose; Problems at Mafia Devs

Przemyslaw Dygas, 27 May 2022, 14:38

Hangar 13 has more problems. The makers of Mafia 3 are facing a wave of layoffs and a painful restructuring.

Work on STALKER 2 Resumes

Michael Zegar, 20 May 2022, 20:48

Work on S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl has resumed. The developers from GSC Game World revealed this information on their official Discord channel. By the way, they also mentioned the game's difficulty level.

FF XVI Devs Were Working on a Bloodborne-like Game; 'It Would've Been a Failure'

Adrian Werner, 08 May 2022, 15:14

Around 2010, a group of developers at Square Enix were working on a gothic action game with asymmetrical multiplayer. The project was scrapped when its creators were redeployed to save Final Fantasy XIV.

Abandoned Early Access Game The Stomping Land Revives After 8 Years

Miriam Moszczynska, 05 May 2022, 14:36

After an 8-year absence, the developer of The Stomping Land has returned. The game has been receiving updates since then, but it still hasn't returned for sale on Steam.

Star Wars Battlefront 3 Found; Fans Advise What to Do With Playable Copy

Jacob Blazewicz, 05 May 2022, 13:50

What to do with a playable copy of a canceled Star Wars game, discovered among childhood treasures? One Reddit user asked such question concerning Star Wars: Battlefront III. She did not predict that it will cause a storm on the web.

Here's a Long Gameplay From Canceled Half-Life 2: Episode 4

Agnes Adamus, 04 May 2022, 19:12

The Noclip channel featured extensive footage of Ravenholm, also known as Half-Life 2: Episode 4. The video includes lengthy gameplay footage.

Amazon is Not a Good Place for Gamedev; Ex-dev on Behind-the-scenes

Przemyslaw Dygas, 09 March 2022, 11:29

According to a former developer at Amazon Games, Crucible was doomed to fail from the start. It was influenced by, among other things, poor work organization.

Work on STALKER 2 Suspended

Michael Zegar, 02 March 2022, 22:44

Ukrainian studio GSC announced today that it has stopped work on S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl. It also released a special video, which gives hope that the project will be continued after the fighting is over.

Unseen Gameplay Footage From Canceled Star Wars 1313

Michael Zegar, 27 January 2022, 13:16

A previously unknown gameplay from the canceled game Star Wars 1313, in which we were to play as Boba Fett, has just hit the web. The Coruscant is presents impressess with sheer scope.

EA's Harry Potter MMORPG That Never Was

Jacob Blazewicz, 23 December 2021, 12:03

The Harry Potter franchise could have lived to see its own MMORPG - if only Electronic Arts had no doubts about the brand's future.

Isometric Fallout 3 May Return; Fans Work to Resurrect Van Buren

Przemyslaw Dygas, 24 November 2021, 10:51

The legendary Van Buren, the original rendition of Fallout 3 from Black Isle, is getting closer to resurrection. The game developed by a team of enthusiasts is taking shape.

Project Volt - Unannounced Game From Mafia 3 Devs Got Canceled

Paul Musiolik, 04 November 2021, 15:30

Hangar 13. the creators of Mafia 3, had to cancel their latest project. Known under the working title Volt, the cancelled game cost the publisher $53 million.

Images From Valve's Would-be Space Pirate Game Stars of Blood

Patrick Kubiak, 31 October 2021, 22:35

Stars of Blood could have been a breath of fresh air and added something new to Valve as a game developer. Unfortunately, the only thing we got in connection with this project were concept arts, which leaked online years later.

Jade Empire 2 Was in the Pipeline but Got Killed Off by Problems at BioWare

Milosz Szubert, 22 October 2021, 16:49

Old Game Dev Advice channel, run by a former BioWare studio employee, posted an interesting material about the sequel to Jade Empire. It told us how the work on the sequel looked like, how it evolved and why the project eventually got canceled.

Rockstar Removes Last Traces of Its Unfinished Project

GRG, 06 October 2021, 11:11

More than twelve years after its official announcement, Rockstar is obliterating the last traces of the Agent project. The title disappeared from the list of games on the company's website and we probably won't hear about it again.

Paradox Cancels Unannounced Projects in Return to the Roots

Adrian Werner, 02 October 2021, 20:53

Paradox Interactive wants to focus on the genres in which it does best. Therefore, the publisher has canceled a number of unannounced projects.

Canceled Spider-Man 4 in New Gameplay

GRG, 13 September 2021, 11:31

An early gameplay of the canceled Spider-Man 4 from Radical Entertainment, on which 2012's Prototype 2 was based, has appeared online.

GTA Underground Mod Disappear After 6 Years of Work Due to T2's 'Increasing Hostility'

Agnes Adamus, 05 September 2021, 17:38

The creators of the GTA Underground mod have decided to suspend work on it. All this is due to Take-Two's „ increasing hostility” towards the modding community and fear for their own mental and financial well-being. Thus ends the six-year history of the project.

Sony's Exclusive Canceled After 7 Years in Production

, 20 August 2021, 21:45

According to popular insider Jeff Grubb - Sony's exclusive title Wild has been canceled after 7 years of production. The team that worked on the game additionally admitted that Wild was fully completed.

Power Rangers Like Batman: Arkham That Never Was; Info on Canceled Game

Jacob Blazewicz, 09 August 2021, 20:50

An open world like in the Batman games from Rocksteady, co-op like in Gotham Knights and a new look at the history of the series - that's how the game based on the Power Rangers license could have looked like. Unfortunately, Project Nomad will never see the light of day.

Here's A Trailer for the Canceled Duke Nukem Prequel

Ignacy Ziarkiewicz, 09 August 2021, 19:48

Animator Gregor Punchatz has presented the official trailer for Duke Nukem Begins, the unreleased installment of the iconic series.

Minecraft Earth is Now Officially Dead

Jacob Blazewicz, 01 July 2021, 10:01

Minecraft Earth is history. The mobile spin-off of one of the best-selling games of the world has just disappeared from mobile devices.

Magic: Legends Canceled; Developers Will Refund Money for Microtransactions

Hubert Sledziewski, 30 June 2021, 17:56

Magic: Legends, a hack'n'slash game based on the license of the Magic: The Gathering card game, has been canceled. Studio Cryptic will refund players for microtransactions.

STALKER 2 From 2011 Available Online

Jacob Blazewicz, 03 June 2021, 10:51

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 files have appeared on the web. No, it's not the upcoming sequel to GSC Game World's series, but the original version of the title from a decade ago, which never saw the light of day.

Modders Port Van Buren Project to Fallout: New Vegas Engine

Przemyslaw Dygas, 30 May 2021, 17:21

Fallout fans have tackled another ambitious project. They intend to recreate Van Buren, a canceled Fallout 3 project by Black Isle, on the New Vegas engine.

Paradox Suspends Development of Imperator: Rome

Adrian Werner, 01 May 2021, 15:22

Paradox decided to temporarily suspend development of Imperator: Rome. The developers responsible for the game were delegated to work on other projects for the publisher.

Amazon's The Lord of the Rings MMO Canceled

Paul Musiolik, 18 April 2021, 21:19

The Lord of the Rings MMO, announced two years ago and developed by Amazon and Leyou Technologies, has been canceled. The problem turned out to be the acquisition of the latter company by Tencent.

Fans Demand Days Gone Sequel Via Online Petition

Przemyslaw Dygas, 17 April 2021, 16:29

Some users have not come to terms with the information about the cancelation of the sequel to Days Gone. They posted a petition on the web, in which they demand resuming of work on the game.

Dragon Age 2 Dev Wanted Better Kirkwall and Regrets Canceled Expansion

Bart Swiatek, 14 April 2021, 15:47

David Gaider - a well-known developer and former employee of the Canadian studio BioWare, who worked, among others, on the Dragon Age series - told us how the improved version of the second installment of the series could have looked like.

Days Gone 2 Was to Offer Online Co-op and Base Building

Agnes Adamus, 12 April 2021, 19:17

Former Bend Studio employee and Days Gone director Jeff Ross gave an interview, in which he talked about the sequel. The game was to feature multiplayer elements as well as base building and party assembling mechanics. The creator also confirmed that the game's concept was submitted to Sony.

Fan-made Project STALKER: Legacy of Times Canceled

Michal Ciezadlik, 01 April 2021, 13:53

The fan-made project Stalker: Legacy of Times has been canceled. Work on the mod for Crysis Wars inspired by the S.T.A.L.K.E.R series has ended less than a year and a half after its announcement. The creators decided to share their achievements so far.

Google Rumored to Have Canceled Several Emerging Stadia Games

Adrian Piotrowski, 28 February 2021, 21:36

Google has canceled a number of games over the past year that were due to appear on the Stadia streaming platform. Among them were Hideo Kojima's horror game, an action game by a former Ubisoft employee, and a sequel to Journey to the Savage Planet.

'EA's Assassin's Creed' Gaia Project Canceled

Bart Swiatek, 26 February 2021, 12:10

Electronic Arts canceled the project developed by EA Motive. The title was created for five years and was supposed to be an action adventure game in the vein of Assassin's Creed.

Gamers Comment on Cancelation of Anthem Next

Jacob Blazewicz, 25 February 2021, 16:54

The cancelation of Anthem Next echoed across the Internet. Users are throwing a lot of unflattering comments about BioWare and Electronic Arts, as well as suggestions about the future of the game and - how else - memes summarizing the whole affair.

Diablo 2 Creator on Canceled Expansion and Plans for Diablo 3

Bart Swiatek, 16 February 2021, 09:57

In a series of Tweets, renowned developer David Brevik talked about the canceled expansion for Diablo 2, as well as the original idea for the sequel.

Work Resumes on Six Days in Fallujah After 11-year Break

Karol Laska, 11 February 2021, 19:12

The ambitious project titled Six Days in Fallujah has been resurrected after 11 years. The game about the beginnings of war in Iraq just received a cinematic trailer.

Canceled Remaster of Goldeneye Available Online

Adrian Piotrowski, 04 February 2021, 21:05

13 years ago, Microsoft canceled the release of a remastered edition of the iconic Bond game GoldenEye. This week, inquisitive internet users found a file with the nearly completed version of the game.

BioWare Reveals Concept Art From Jade Empire's Spiritual Heir

Tom Borys, 21 January 2021, 22:50

One of BioWare employees has shared graphics from Revolver, the studio's unfinished project. There is a lot to look at.

Star Wars 1313 Will Not be Resurrected

Bart Swiatek, 13 January 2021, 13:51

The resurrection of Lucasfilm Games has some gamers hoping for the return of the promising canceled project Star Wars 1313. According to Jason Schreier such a scenario will not come true.

Leak Reveales Canceled Tomb Raider Remake

Adrian Werner, 07 January 2021, 16:34

Files from a canceled remake of the first Tomb Raider, developed by Core Design, just surfaced on the web.

New Footage From Canceled Doom 4

Jacob Blazewicz, 21 December 2020, 18:42

The fourth instalment of the Doom series could have looked completely different. The new video shows what Doom 4, a canceled part of id Software's series, would have looked like.

Among Us 2 Canceled as Devs Focus on Supporting AU1

Jacob Blazewicz, 24 September 2020, 12:06

Innersloth will not create a sequel to Among Us. Instead, the creators will focus on adding planned novelties to the original game.