Cancelled games update mid-2021 edition
Starting from June 2021 I have been reading old gaming magazines and gathering info.
Info of what? Cancelled games of course.
Keep in mind that this is just getting screenshots and awareness, not in-depth coverage (yet).
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Games to do research on:
Barrage (cancelled PC game by Gray Matter Interactive for early 1998)
Hippo Stories (cancelled PC game by Auric Vision for 1998)
Star Nations (cancelled PC game by Megamedia for 1998)
Jquan (cancelled PC game by CounterActive for 1998/1999)
Shaft (cancelled PC game by TKO Software for 2005)
Axle Rage (cancelled PS2 game by 1C Games for Winter 2004)
Savage Safari Hunt (cancelled PS2 game by Crave Entertainment for Winter 2004)
Time Guard (cancelled PC game by Zima Software for Q2 2004)
Schwarzenberg (cancelled PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 game by Radon Labs for 2003)
Planet Prison (cancelled PC game by NumLock Software for 2003)
Heavy Machinery (cancelled Sega 32X game by Scavenger for 1995/1996)
Enemy in Sight (cancelled PC game by Illusion Softworks for 2005/2006)
Frame City Killer (cancelled Xbox 360 game by Name for late 2005)
They Hunger: Lost Souls (cancelled PC game by Black Widow Games for Q1 2007)
Tiberium (cancelled PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 game by Electronic Arts for 2008/2009)
Project Wiki (cancelled PC MMO by Webzen Inc for 2006/2007)
She Queen Death Machine (cancelled PC game by Psygnosis for 1995)
Biosphere (cancelled PC game by Bullfrog for September 1995)
Alien Alliance (cancelled PS1 and PC game by Orbital Studios for Q4 1995)
XTango: Shuffling Roses (cancelled Xbox game by BinaryCraft for 2004/2005)
The Chronicles of Ny (cancelled PC game by ClownKeep for 2004)
Warhound (cancelled Xbox 360 and PC game by Techland for 2008)
Sadness (cancelled Wii game by Nibris for 2008)
Toobers: Surf & Destroy (cancelled PC game by Grolier for late 1996)
TF-10 (cancelled PC game by Pure Entertainment for September 1997)
Mr Tank (cancelled PC game by Rebellion for 1996/1997)
Body Count (cancelled PC game by Anco Software for November 1997)
Cloak (cancelled PC game by Sierra for early 1997)
Surreal (cancelled PC game by Virtual Studios for 1997/1998)
The Hexagon Cartel (cancelled PC game by Jane's Combat Simulations for March 1997)
Outrage (cancelled PC game by Broderbund for 1997)
Full Metal Pigeon (cancelled PC game by SCi for June 1997)
Scooty Racers (cancelled PS2, Xbox, and GameCube games by Rrecision for 2002/2003)
Crank the Weasle (cancelled PS2, Xbox, and GameCube game by Midway Games for 2002/2003)
Faith and a .45 (cancelled PS3, Xbox 360, and PC game by Deadline Games for 2008/2009)
Routine (cancelled PC game by Lunar Software for 2014/2015)
Kodoku (cancelled PS4 and Vita game by Carnivore Studio for 2014/2015)
Kodoku 3D (cancelled PC, PS4, and Xbox One game by Carnivore Studio for 2016)
Battlecry (cancelled PC game by Bethesda for 2015)
Gotham by Gaslight (cancelled PS3 and Xbox 360 game by Day 1 Studios for 2011/2012)
High School Heroes (cancelled PS3, Xbox 360, and PC game by Freedom Factory Studios for 2012)
Aliens: Crucible (cancelled PS3, Xbox 360, and PC game by Obsidian Entertainment for 2008/2009)
Restaurant Tycoon (cancelled Xbox game by Phantagram Interactive for 2003)
Fishing Live Online (cancelled Xbox game by Opus for 2003)
Chariots The First Olympics (cancelled PS2 and Xbox game by Candella Software for 2003)
Retribution (cancelled Xbox 360 and PC game by U-235 Studios for 2007)
Vatan (cancelled PC game by Fy Software for May 2005)
StarGate SG-1: The Alliance (cancelled PS2, Xbox, and PC game by Perception for Q4 2005)
Skillz (cancelled Xbox game by Nikitova LLC for 2005/2006)
Earth No More (cancelled PC game by Recoil Games for 2009)
Ninja Gold (cancelled PC game by Junction Point for 2008/2009)
Planetfall (cancelled PC, PS1, Saturn, and 3DO game by Activision for 1996)
Battletech: Gray Death Legion (cancelled Sega Mega-CD game by Imagineering for Q1 1995)
Fireteam Rogue (cancelled Sega Mega Drive game by Accolade for 1994, then 1995)
Dead End (cancelled CDi game by Cryo Interactive for 1995)
Puppet Wars (cancelled CDi by Full Moon Entertainment for 1996)
Firefighter (cancelled PS1 game by Softgold for 1996)
Aquaspace (cancelled PS1 game by Softgold for 1996)
Record of Elf Saga (cancelled PS1 game by Kaiko for 1996)
Complicity (cancelled PS1 game by Virgin Interactive for 1996)
Artemis (cancelled Jaguar game by Springer Spaniel for 1996)
BlueStar (cancelled 3DO game by Magnet Interactive for 1995/1996)
Proteus Zone (cancelled Virtual Boy game by Coconuts Japan Entertainment for 1995/1996)
Alien Alley (cancelled CDi game by Argonaut Software for 1995/1996)
Kill Bill (cancelled PS2, Xbox, and GameCube game by Black Label Games for 2002/2003)
Stage Debut (cancelled GameCube game by Nintendo for 2004)
Forgotten Realms (cancelled PS1 game by Interplay for 1995)
32 Extreme (cancelled 32X game by Sega for 1995/1996)
Little Dream (cancelled Dreamcast game by Panther Software for 1999)
Ghost Rider (cancelled PS1 game by Neversoft Entertainment for 1996/1997)
Breakaway (cancelled PC game by Double Helix Games for 2019)
Jumpgate: Evolution (cancelled PC MMO by NetDevil for late 2008)
Chakan (cancelled Dreamcast game by AndNow for 2001)
Subbuteo (cancelled PS1 game by Hasbro Interactive for 1999/2000)
Once Upon a Time in Japan: Earth (cancelled PC game by Abborado Studios for 2007/2008)
The Secret World (cancelled PC and Xbox 360 MMO by Funcom for 2008)
Advent Shadow (cancelled PSP game by Majesco for Summer 2005)
MTX Morotrax (cancelled Zodiac game by Tapwave for Spring 2005)
Colors (cancelled Gizmondo game by Indie Studios for Spring 2005)
City (cancelled Gizmondo game by Indie Studios for Spring 2005)
The Adversary (cancelled PS2 and Xbox game by Namco for 2005)
DJ Fresh (cancelled PS1 and Saturn game by Telstar for 1996) // got turned into Joe Blow
Varruna's Forces (cancelled Jaguar CD, 3DO, PS1, PC game by Accent Media Productions for 1995)
X-Women: The Sinister Virus (cancelled Mega Drive game by Clockwork Tortoise for 1997)
Wildlife: Forest Survival (cancelled PS3 and Xbox 360 game by Electronic Arts for 2011/2012)
World Reborn: Unification (cancelled GBA and DS game by NeoPong for September 2005)
Intervention (cancelled PC game by Cryo Interactive for 1998/1999)
Extreme Warfare (cancelled PC game by Trilobyte for 1998)
Division 9 (cancelled PC game by Irrational Games for 2004/2005)
Necessary Force (cancelled PC game by Midway Studios for 2009/2010)
Bestiary (cancelled PC game by ElectroTech Multimedia for 1999/2000)
Monstro (cancelled PC game by Disintegrator for 1999/2000)
Seeker (cancelled PC game by Crave Entertainment for 1999/2000)
EON: The Face of Deception (cancelled PC game by ComputerHouse AB for 1999/2000)
Wardevil: Unleash the Beast Within (cancelled Xbox 360 game by Digi-Guys for 2007/2008)
Crimson Skies 2 (cancelled PC and Xbox 360 game by Airtight Games for 2008/2009)
Unsure about:
Northern Worlds: Ansuz an Raido (cancelled PC game by Boolat for 1999/2000)
- why unsure: maybe released under another name.
Asylum (cancelled PC and iOS game by Senscape for 2014/2015)
- why unsure: it's been 'upcoming' since 2010 and it's still not out yet.
EggHead (cancelled N64 game by Paradigm Entertainment for 1995)
- why unsure: it's a tech demo, probably never intended to be released.
F1 Net Race (cancelled N64 game by SGI for 1995)
Dr. Megow's Mad Cap Ornithon (cancelled N64 game by SGI for 1995)
- why unsure: these are tech demos based on the arcade originals by Angel Studios.
the arcade originals don't seem to be dumped. Are they lost to time?
Hellraid (cancelled PC game by Techland for 2015/2016)
- why unsure: development has been suspended since 2015; it's probably cancelled at this point
Bad Custard (cancelled PS1 game by Psygnosis for 1998)
- why unsure: got reworked into Kingsley's Adventure, so this might not count.
unknown superhero game (cancelled PS2 and Xbox game by Vicious Cycle for 2001/2002)
- why unsure: probably just a tech demo
Argonaut's two cancelled N64 games (cancelled N64 games by Argonaut Games for 1998/1999)
- why unsure: probably never left the design phase
Dragoon Episodes: Episode 1 (cancelled PC game by N-Game Studio for 2008)
- why unsure: half my sources says it came out, the other half says it didn't.
Millennium Four: The Right (cancelled PC game by 5D Games for 1998/1999)
- why unsure: probably renamed.
Mark Ecko's Macbeth (cancelled PC game by The Collective for 2010/2011)
- why unsure: cancelled at the design phase, so it probably doesn't count.
Pantheon (cancelled PC game by Frog City Software for 2000/2001)
- why unsure: probably reworked into Trade Empires.
Memory of a Broken Dimension (cancelled PC game by XRA for Summer 2015)
- why unsure: it's 'still' in development but no updates since 2016.
Grave (cancelled PS4, Xbox One, and PC game by Broken Window Studio for December 2015)
- why unsure: it's 'still' in development but no updates since 2016.
Rewind: Voices of the Past (cancelled PS4, Xbox One, and PC game by Blue Box Game Studios for 2016)
- why unsure: it could've been a scam, a fake game with no intention of coming out
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Screenshots acquired:
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FAQ:
When you will you research these games?
No idea. I've only just got back into video gaming, so probably not until my next hiatus.
I still have the other games from last update, and the update before that.
Keep in mind I'll be upload all research on these games on a new blog dedicated to cancelled games.
Any idea of what gaming magazines you'll read next?
I read them as I get them.
As to what I get next? Usually the latest updates. Keep it up, scanners!
When's the next update?
Sooner than I might think. I've already started another list of games from the 2010s.
Just don't hold your breath.
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