Warrior's Lair, the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita cross-play title formerly known as Ruin, has been officially canned. The Diablo-esque dungeon crawler had a troubled development, as it was passed from Idol Minds to Sony San Diego in April 2012, nearly a year after it garnered rapturous applause during Sony's press conference at E3 in 2011.
"Sony Computer Entertainment can confirm that Warrior's Lair for the PlayStation Vita is no longer in development," a spokesperson told IGN. "We apologise to those who pre-ordered the title and ask that they contact their retailer directly to cancel their pre-sale."
The representative went on to reassure that despite the announcement the platform holder will continue to strongly support the system. "The line-up of Vita first-party and third-party content remains strong with more than 85 titles scheduled to launch for the system by the end of 2013 including Killzone: Mercenary, Tearaway, Doki-Doki Universe, Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate, Flower, The Walking Dead, and more."
Last year, Sony dismissed rumours that the release had been cancelled, and claimed that Warrior's Lair was still in development, despite an employee stating that it was "extremely unlikely that the game [would] ever be released". We're not really surprised by this news, but it's sad to see the title officially keel over. At least Diablo III's on the horizon, huh?
[source uk.ign.com]
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I wonder if this got cancelled because of Diablo III. Sony's been pushing that game hard, and it would be strange to have a similar release coming from a first-party studio.
Well this makes me sad. I always thought this would be one of the big games to gather some attention on the Vita. Nice graphics, smooth gameplay and framerate, and a neat environment. I'm sad to see this one go, so it seems like my Vita must wait for Tearaway...
What does Sony really win from DIablo 3?
@Kangal A massive brand associated with its console?
@get2sammyb Never played Diablo, gonna try this ut
Dang! The concept would still be brilliant on the Vita! Completely different than diablo. I want a realtime, fleshed-out, competitive dungeon building and raiding game. How addictive would that have been? Raiding the dungeons of friends and strangers. Maybe allying with friends to work together. Checking in every day to make sure your dungeon is strong. Boooo!
It was the concept rather than the game that intrigued me. These loot-heavy chaos-laden RPGs would be perfect for a handheld.
I was really hoping for a fleshed out version of the clash-of-clans concept or something like that. Could have been really fun on Vita.
hmm...why dun sony just finished it? vita needs all the games it could get...
Im guessing this is due to Diablo 3.
NoSony is pushing drive club hard and gt 6 hasnt been cancelled
@get2sammyb: I wouldn't be too surprised it Sony felt that this game just wouldn't make any money once Diablo III came out.
Save this article, change a few words and you'll be able to recycle it when Last Guardian gets officially canned.
@rjejr
The Last Guardian is PS4 launch. Believe
would have been a great PSN launch title for ps4 and vita.
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