Top 10 cancelled Video Games
02. Dirty Harry (The Collective / Warner Brothers)
First of all let's get something straight: They had us with 'Dirty Harry' and the details did not matter. Dirty Harry! Make by Day Harry!? Well yeah!
At the time the developer was communicative about the game and the plans for it. First, it was planned to continue the story from the 1971 motion picture Dirty Harry, with Clint Eastwood voicing as Harry Callahan and how cool would that have been? Very cool indeed.
Clint was not only going to be Dirty Harry in the game, he was reported as serving in a consulting role as well as offering creative input, so you just knew that the game was going to be something special.
Thanks to some excellent promotional work we knew that the game was set to follow the same basic storyline as the film, with San Francisco's finest detective tracking down that infamous serial killer Scorpio. Even if it had been a scene-for-scene remake of the movie it still would have rocked.According to the last official releases on the game development, versions for both Sony PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Xbox 360 were planned, with a release date in 2007. So far, so good. They even released a trailer for the game, with Warner Brothers releasing tantalizing hints about the open-world plans and how much the city of San Francisco would play in the game.
The game was to feature reactive AI, both for crooks and cops, and the player was assured that they could stay 'in-character' as Dirty Harry, no worries. Warner Brothers stated in no uncertain terms in the many press releases for the game that 'Bringing Clint Eastwood's authentic Dirty Harry character to this next generation of consoles provides exciting promise for game playing audiences everywhere"
Then and with very little warning in terms of any trouble existing, the game was officially cancelled by Warner Brothers, who offered the vague excuse that there was some sort of trouble at The Collective that made continuing the game's development impossible.
What the details were was never officially revealed, though The Collective went on to produce a number of projects of a similar size, so it wasn't that they couldn’t do it.
Every few years a bunch of gamers get together to petition for the game to be put back into development - our hopes get high - then nada. Nothing. Sigh.
01. Fallout Online (Masthead / Interplay)
A fan's take on how Fallout Online could have been promoted.
For some games a reasonable explanation is necessary, but for games like Fallout Online not only is it not necessary to explain the gut-wrenching disappointment for its cancellation, we don't have to mention that it still stings to this day.
The why of that is pretty simple, really. Few game series have captured the imagination and have entertained quite like Fallout. Really the idea of an MMO experience began catching fire with Fallout 3 - then New Vegas pretty much made it an idea whose time had come. After all, who wouldn't want to survive in the wastelands with their mates?
When the first announcements for the game being in development were made the idea began to generate serious momentum among fans of the series. Developer Masthead Studios had some clear ideas for how it wanted the game to shape, and they shared that information with the masses. Nobody worried that Interplay would not be able to publish the game either.
But then the current Fallout owners -- Bethesda Softworks -- took a negative position on the issue. The problem was that it looked like Masthead still had the rights to produce Fallout Online - even if Bethesda was saying no. When the courts got involved the message began to be written on the wall in very clear black and white: If an MMO got made it would be Bethesda who decided the issue.
When Bethesda came down with hard demands that no mention of the Fallout universe be made in any of the promotional material for Fallout Online the notion floated like a lead brick. How could you NOT have that in Fallout Online? Considering, you know, the game was based within the Fallout universe and all?
The answer of course is you can't - and so Fallout Online was cancelled and sadness spread over the lands. Ah but for what might have been.
Read more... Whatever happened to Fallout Online: http://whatculture.com/gaming/whatever-happ..
Conclusions
Well there you have it, our Top 10 cancelled Games with feeling... Not to steal a tune from the bubble gum band Aqua, IF we could turn back time... If we could have our way...
I would be really surprised if there was not at least some sort of online in the next Fallout offering - tho you never know...
And to the rest of you lot - those are all good picks!
fallout online was a good idea i thought the elder scrolls were too far fetched the fallout series was more realistic and fun id bet the game would have made bank the next one in this series should have a multiplayer online mode to meet new people in the wasteland bethesda needs to integrate that game idea with the next fallout released[size=20[/size]
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Always makes me sad when I think back to it, esp with the words "The story will go on" at the end of 2. :´(
yep, fear effect inferno hands down.
Far cry 3 was not cancelled
8 Days.
Shenmue 3, ghosts n goblins online, new conker game. How bout a new contra?
How about the Batman steam punk game when he was going to go after Jack the ripper
Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned.
Midnight club racing is ausome in word and what is racing the most best and ever the cheats are more ausome.
Far cry 3.5 :'( i really hope they reconsider their decision
Star Wars 1313 ???
UO2. I hate EA.
Thrill Kill PSX - The leaked alpha was epic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QaWAIFi_nI
Beyond Good & Evil 2 is not canceled...
Project Offset
Um, except there was a Command and Conquer FPS, Rengade. Anyone recall?
And yeah, SC:G and Megaman Legends 3 for sure
HOGS OF WAR II !!!!
Rocket Knight on Master System !!!
Still waiting on it ...
I agree with the previous comments on StarCraft: Ghost. So many were looking forward to it, then it faded away. It should have priority on this list... and Mech Warrior 5.
Dungeon Keeper.
Be glad they didnt make a Fallout Online I mean Elder Scrolls Online was butchered
No PC in your 'definitive' list? Of course, PC gaming 'doesn't matter', right?
RIIIGHT...
"Fear Effect: Inferno". I'm still mad at Eidos for dumping the first PS2-generation game in one of my favorite PS1 series, so that they could concentrate all their efforts on the abomination that later became "Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness".
megaman legends 3 being cancelled hurt for sure...
HUGE fan of the first two
the first one especially had a huge role with my nintendo 64 main lineup
Yes, we hear you and know your pain - there were a lot of games that really should have been made... But then again, there are a few we were not sorry did not come to us... I agree that Fallout Online would have been... Eh?
Hey, no offense meant but there are days when you NEED a good shooter... Just saying... It is often the relief for what ails you!
Somebody likes military shooters...as if we didn't have enough of them already.
Also, that song was Cher, not Aqua.
The fuking oFF game is good also!
The Indiana Jones game that had moments from the films and new content, with Harrison Ford voicing Indy for the "next gen" consoles (PS3, 360) Even had a nifty trailer in the news reel style from the 40's then poof. Gone.