Tag: Cancellations
News London Studio's PS5 Live Service Fantasy Co-Op Game Will Never See the Light of Day
Not-so magic moments
Another game cancelled as part of Sony’s huge layoffs this week is London Studio’s in-development fantasy co-op game. This was announced in late 2022, and was set in an alternate version of the UK’s capital, where dunk-wearing demons would face off against dragons and the like. Co-studio head Stuart Whyte described it as...
News Another High Profile Live Service Flop As SEGA Pulls the Plug on HYENAS Before Launch
Who's laughing now?
The live service business model is a tough cookie to crack, but every major publisher is giving it a go. We’re already very familiar with some of these titles shutting down after just a few months of support, but SEGA has pulled the plug on Creative Assembly’s HYENAS before it could even make it to launch. The cancellation...
News Kickstarter Castlevania Successor Bloodstained Cancelled on PS Vita
Also delayed into 2019
Crowdfunded Castlevania revival Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night will no longer release on the PS Vita, as a new Kickstarter update confirms that development for Sony’s handheld has been canned. Backers will have the opportunity to switch to a different system or request a full refund – either way, it’s Game Over for...
News NetherRealm KOs PS3 Version of Mortal Kombat X
Fatality
NetherRealm Studios has ripped the head off the PlayStation 3 version of Mortal Kombat X, which was set to release this year. The last-gen instalment was originally due out alongside the PlayStation 4 edition in April, but was initially pushed back into June. It was then delivered a second upper-cut, and delayed into the fall. Now it's been...
News Zindagi's PS4 Exclusive Action Game Canned
Sports Champions studio moves to mobile
Zindagi Games, the studio behind the Sports Champions series on the PlayStation 3, appears to have had its inaugural PlayStation 4 project canned. The company's website previously alluded to an ongoing relationship with SCEA – and, in particular, Sony San Diego – but all references to the platform holder...
News Sony Confirms That Cross-Play Title Warrior's Lair Is Dead
Ruinous
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...
News Trendy Entertainment Bins Vita Port of Dungeon Defenders
Diverting resources
The PlayStation Vita version of Dungeon Defenders has been cancelled, developer Trendy Entertainment has revealed. The studio stated on its website that it was switching the resources reserved for the handheld port to a new unannounced project. Dungeon Defenders was first demonstrated on Vita back when the device was known as...
News XSEED Cans Plans to Publish Grand Knights History
A tragic tale
XSEED has scrapped plans to publish Vanillaware’s gorgeous PSP role-playing game Grand Knights History in North America. The publisher said that unfortunately the “development resources required to localise the game were not available, necessitating its cancellation”. The publisher continued: We regret not being able to bring...
News Square Enix Cancels A Number Of Unannounced Digital Products To Strengthen Finances
Square Enix has confirmed that it has cancelled a number of unconfirmed digital titles in order to strengthen its finances
In a statement, the publisher predicted a net loss for the year ending March 31st. The company had previously expected to profit. Square Enix blamed the loss on the costs incurred in cancelling projects. "Under a rapidly...
