Games aint they wonderful oh how many times have we seen trailers to games and we have desperately wanted to then have them disappear and then for us to get the news that we don't like to hear....."This game has been cancelled" it just sparks a blaze of anger and sadness in every gamer.
So today i am revealing some of the cancelled games i so desperately wanted.
Steven Spielbergs LMNO
LMNO was the working title for a video game in development by Electronic Arts, notable for Steven Spielberg's involvement in the project. The game was said to be a role playing first person shooter both based off the style of games Steven enjoys most and the game was said to be emotionally driven and centred around the alien looking eve. It was very interesting i thought so that's what made me want it so much well and the fact Steven Spielberg was heavily involved in it.
Silent Hills
I am sad this did not get made it had so much promise. Silent Hills is a cancelled survival psychological horror video game that was under development by Kojima Productions for PlayStation 4. Directed by Hideo Kojima, along with Guillermo del Toro, it was to be the ninth main installment in the Silent Hill series. Most will remember this as PT. I'd like to think it's carried over in some way on Death Stranding but we will see what happens.
Star Wars 1313
Star Wars 1313 is a cancelled action-adventure video game that was under development by LucasArts. The game would take a more mature, gritty direction compared to past Star Wars video games and, like 2002's Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, would emphasize fast-paced gadget and weapon-based combat using tools exclusive to bounty hunters rather than Force and lightsaber-based combat. In December 2015, it was reported that Kathleen Kennedy suggested the concept art for the game was "gold" and "something we don't want to throw away." So there is hope but i dont think it will be the same 1313 we were looking forward to.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow 6 Patriots
I really wanted this game i am a sucker for the rainbow six or soldier series from tom and this getting cancelled sucked but it got revived half assed and made into rainbow 6 siege urgh. Here's more info on the game if you wanted it. Tom Clancy's Rainbow 6: Patriots is a cancelled first-person shooter video game, part of the Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six series, announced on the cover of the December 2011 issue of Game Informer. It was to be published by Ubisoft, and was developed by the company's Montreal studio, with additional development by Ubisoft Toronto and Ubisoft Red Storm. Due to the death of Tom Clancy in October 2013, concern was raised that this game would become the last to bear his name. Ubisoft has since stated that they will continue putting Tom Clancy's name on future Tom Clancy titles out of respect for the late author. Patriots was cancelled in 2014 after it was announced in 2011. Instead, Ubisoft started development on a new Rainbow Six game called Siege.
Star Wars: Battlefront 3
Yes the boxart shown is a fake but hold up this was happening development started back in 2008 it's said but sadly we never got it. Way before DICE started working on the new reboot of Star Wars Battlefront, Free Radical was working on another entry in the that franchise, simply titled Star Wars Battlefront 3. That game never came out, but saw countless leaks showing many of its very impressive – even by today’s standards – features and mechanics. We however did get two battlefront spin offs on psp which were pretty good but could have excelled on a home console more so i think.
Batman: The Dark Knight
Set to come out around the same time as the movie it failed to meet it's dates and got continuously push back from what i remember then it was set to come out after the movie but the studio heads thought it would be ridiculous to bring the game out after the time the film comes out so they cancelled it. The game was confirmed, albeit unofficially, in July 2008 by actor Gary Oldman during an interview with G4's Kristin Adams. Oldman said he knew an awful lot of effort had gone into getting Batman's gliding abilities to feel suitably smooth and fluid for The Dark Knight game. He did not name a developer in the interview but anonymous sources reported that The Dark Knight was a secret project of Pandemic Studios and EA. Despite prior speculation, no further announcements were made regarding production of the game, according to a Newsweek article, the lack of a game at the same time of the movie's release may have cost an estimated $101 million in missed revenue. EA and Pandemic Studios had announced that the game would come out on PlayStation 3 console. Pandemic Brisbane, who were responsible for developing this game, has since been shut down and the project cancelled.
Indiana Jones game
In 2005, LucasArts announced a new Indiana Jones game for next-generation consoles. Originally scheduled for a release in 2007, the game saw constant delays as a result of internal struggles. Due to severe quality issues, it was decided to cancel the project in early 2009. Only externally developed versions for Wii, PS2, DS and PSP saw a release. When first shown, LucasArts highlighted Indiana Jones as their first game on Xbox 360 and PS3 – with a story written by George Lucas himself. Set in 1939, the player was going to visit locations such as San Francisco as well as “the world’s most sacred grounds”. This game looked truly amazing it's a shame we did not get it but i hope we get another uncancelled one soon and one that is not lego either. No offence.
SAINTS ROW UNDERCOVER & SAINTS ROW: MONEY SHOT
These games were set to bridge the gaps between 2 and 3 and were to be psp exclusives. Now about the games here is a long overlay of what they were about. Sad i have only heard about these games whilst making this list.
Undercover
Saints Row Undercover takes place directly after the events of Saints Row 2. The Saints become divided, causing a civil war. With no other choice, Police Chief Troy Bradshaw recruits a Undercover Cop (the player character) to infiltrate The Saints in order to gain information on what caused the war and finding a solution to putting it to an end.
Money Shot
You are Cypher, a deadly assassin in the world of Saints Row, and you hunt the most elusive targets with the most sophisticated weaponry that Ultor has to offer. You have the ability to control the of your bullet to such a degree that you can weave through things and yada yada all similar to sniper elite.
Dirty Harry
Dirty Harry a cancelled video game that was in development by The Collective, Inc. intended to be published by Warner Bros. Interactive. The game was to continue the story of the 1971 film of the same name starring Clint Eastwood as Harry Callahan, Eastwood was intended to reprise his role, lending his voice and likeness as well as consulting and creative input. The game was to follow the same storyline of the film. It looked really goood shame it's no more and the film series is great.
The Getaway 3
The Getaway 3 was to be the third installment of Sony's The Getaway series. It was originally planned for release on the PlayStation 3 console. Getaway 3 was reported as being cancelled on the 4th of June 2008. However, in October 2009, the games were reported as not being cancelled but "on hold". Nicolas Doucet, a member of London Studio said: "I would not say they have been abandoned, just put to one side. Much work had been done." The studio just focused on its strengths, EyeToy and SingStar and EyePet on ps3 at the time instead and boy were they wrong to have done that. Getaway 3 would have been a sucess more so than the ones the decided to work on instead such a shame.
This is Vegas
This Is Vegas is an unreleased video game that was in development at Surreal Software and was to be published by Warner Bros it was set for release on the PlayStation 3, and the Xbox 360. In 2010 development on the game was reportedly cancelled. This sucks because i was so looking forward to this game more so than others here on my list it was going to be gta las vegas or a sleeping dogs las vegas it would have been class i never have forgotten this one 7 years on from it being cancelled.
Gears of War: Exile
"Let’s just bury the hatchet now. Gears of War: Exile was an unannounced game that I can’t give any details about that has since been cancelled." — Cliff Bleszinski. Gears of War: Exile was an on-rails Kinect rts shooter under development by Epic Games, first revealed by trademark on Jan 18 2011. Little to no information on the content of Exile was ever released before its cancellation was announced on April 8th 2012. Some say this game was carried over and made into Gears Judgement instead. I'd have liked a rts gears game it would have been cool.
Conker Gettin’ Medieval
Conker: Gettin' Medieval was a cancelled spin-off game in the Conker franchise for the Xbox. The game was a Medieval-themed and a third-person shooter that featured Gregg the Grim Reaper as the main character instead of Conker (who would've made a guest appearance). It is unknown why the game was cancelled. Conker is a underrated game i find it was so fun and wacky at the time it came out it was fitting also and to have a sequel of it getting cut off at the last corner sucks.
Darth maul game
Game programmers at Red Fly Studios were once working for LucasArts on a game that would feature Darth Maul from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. That game was eventually cancelled outright in 2011 as part of a clearing of the Star Wars canon for Disney’s upcoming continuation. The game play style would have been very similar with force unleashed and although they had gameplay they did not have any story at the time of it being a quarter of the way made. Sucks it got cancelled but it's ok we will have other star wars games like 1313 and battlefront 3 *sigh* OH GOD FUCKING DAMN IT! WHY DID YOU GET CANCELLED ASWELL!?
Aliens: Crucible
I only just heard about this so hold on whilst i give you the deets of this game. Sega announced on December 13, 2006 that Obsidian Entertainment will be creating a role-playing game based on the Alien film franchise which will be released on PC and next-generation consoles. The game was due to be released sometime in 2009. When AvP was announced in February 2009, Sega announced that development on the game had been “indefinitely suspended”. No reason had been given. It was reported that several employees at Obsidian had lost their jobs. The game was officially cancelled in June 2009. So it sucks we did not get it because i do feel it would have been something special we would have been talking about to this day instead of the god awful colonial marines.
Gotham by Gaslight (Video Game)
A video game based on the comic book was planned for release by Day 1 Studios (who also developed Fear 3) however, after THQ failed to secure the rights to the property, the game was canceled. The developers released some concept illustration which revealed the game had a steampunk feel to it while being set in Victorian England and also test footage was released which revealed the misty Gothic settings and the character model for Batman. The reception to the leaked footage and concept illustration was positive, with viewers praising the setting, the cape physics and the different approach the developers were trying to achieve. So it is sad this bat got broken but look what we had instead the rocksteady arkham series.
There maybe more out there that were cancelled but these listed are all i remember i wanted or wanted to play at the very least. Sad times.
So that's my list. What games do you wish were not cancelled? Let me know by commenting :)
This list will be appearing soon in a video on my channel so click here somewhere when the video is up and this text is highlighted :)
Thanks for reading, take care, bye bye.
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