Archive for the ‘playstation 3’ Category
True Hero (inFAMOUS) [PS3 - Concept]
20 Jan 2012inFamous is a game for the PlayStation 3, developed by Sucker Punch. The project is a third-person sandbox game that combines elements of the superhero MMO City of Heroes with a roaming open-world, allowing the player to make choices between being a hero or an antihero that will affect the game accordingly. In the gallery [...]
Sonic Generations [Beta - PS3 Xbox 360]
15 Jan 2012Sonic Generations is an action game that features two Sonic on one epic adventure. The beta uses few different elements. Here are some of them! The layout of the classic green hill was slightly different in the beta, and the same goes for modern. At the section where classic sonic enters the cave, where the [...]
Folklore [Beta - PS3]
25 Nov 2011Folklore is an action adventure developed by Game Republic and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3 in 2007. The 2006 beta trailer shows only Keats, but the finished game has two playable characters, the other being Ellen, who could be called the “main character” of the story. Keats is also referred to [...]
Deadly Premonition [Beta - PS3 / Xbox 360]
15 Nov 2011Deadly Premonition (aka Red Seed Profile in Japan) is a survival horror created by Access Games and released in 2010 for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. Originally conceived as a PSP adventure game in the vein of “Flower, Sun and Rain”, Deadly premonition became a next-gen title only in 2005. Not surprisingly, SWEARY said in [...]
The Prodigies [Xbox 360 PS3 - Concept]
13 Nov 2011In June 2011, a new animation movie called “The Prodigies” was published in France. An unknown french developer initially worked on a corresponding videogame prototype during 2011, which found no publisher though. Only some images remain from this cancelled videogame. Edit
Animal Wars [PS3 - Cancelled]
10 Nov 2011In 2004, Factor 5 signed a multi-game contract with Sony Computer Entertainment which allowed the company to work on several Playstation 3 projects. One of these titles was Animal Wars, a World War II themed game with anthropomorphic animals as the playable characters, which is said to have been similar to Warhawk. However, it was [...]
LA Noire [Beta / Cut Content - PS3 / Xbox 360]
16 Oct 2011LA Noire is a third person action / investigation game developed by Team Bondi and published by Rockstar in 2011. In an interview with Brendan McNamara, we can read that the game was going to have a desk where you would have to deal with burglaries and fraud – the desk was known as Bunko [...]
The Avengers [Cancelled - Xbox 360 / PS3 / PC]
21 Sep 2011The Avengers is a cancelled video game based on the upcoming superhero film (with Iron Man, Hulk and Thor) which was planned to be released along with it. The project was under development by THQ Studio Australia (Studio Oz) when THQ decided to close it. At the time of the closure they had already poured [...]
Mafia 2 [Beta / Unused - Xbox 360 / PS3 / PC]
19 Sep 2011Mafia 2 is an action game developed by 2K Czech, previously known as Illusion Softworks, and published by 2K Games. The game was originally announced in August 2007 and i was releaded in 2010 for Windows PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Much to the fans’ dismay, a significant amount of content from the game [...]
Crash Bandicoot 2010 is a cancelled game in the Crash Bandicoot series, which wasn’t even officially announced but some info leaked from the people who worked it. These info were soon removed from their websites: Crash 2010 was meant to be a 3d Adventure / Action game in developement by Radical Entertainment. It was cancelled [...]
Highlander [X360 PS3 PC - Cancelled]
28 May 2011Highlander is a canceled third-person action game developed by Widescreen Games which was going to be published by Square-Enix for Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC. The player had to control Owen MacLeod, a predecessor of the more famous immortals Connor MacLeod and Duncan MacLeod of the tv series, through an epic adventure that began in [...]
Portal 2 [Beta & Cut Content - X360 PS3 PC]
23 May 2011Portal 2 is a first-person-shooter-type-puzzle game. Developed for the 360, PS3 and PC and released by Valve sometime in April 2011. Some beta information were shared thanks to interviews and by fans of the game, but sadly no screenshots are currently available. At some point during the development, the player would have been allowed to [...]
Steambot Chronicles 2 (AKA Poncotsu Roman Daikatsugeki: Bumpy Trot 2 in Japan) is a cancelled steampunk sandbox / action mech game that was in development for the Playstation 3 by Irem, originally announced on September 2006, at the Tokyo Game Show. Steambot Chronicles 2 was officially canceled along with several other Irem games following the [...]
The Deep [XBOX 360 / PS3 - Prototype]
3 May 2011The Deep was a prototype developed by French development studio Darkworks during 2009 for Xbox 360 and PS3. Started after finishing their contract with Ubisoft for I Am Alive, The Deep was pitched to various publishers. In 2010 it was used to present Darkworks’ stereoscopic 3D technology for next-generation consoles. After The Deep, Darkworks worked [...]
Vanquish [X360 PS3 - Beta]
23 Apr 2011Vanquish is a third-person shooter created by Platinum Games for the Ps3/Xbox 360 that was released in 2010. In his blog , Shinji Mikami made some posts with many info about the development of the game: Vanquish was originally a more open-ended game: we had to search and destroy enemy bases. In the beginning there [...]
Virus [PS3 - Cancelled]
4 Apr 2011Virus was a downloadable PSN arcade shooter that was in development in 2007 at Factor 5 before its cancellation. Gone Is Gone found some screens from the prototype of Virus in March 2009 and sadly these are the only documents that remain from the project. Images: Edit
Come Midnight [Xbox 360 / PS3 - Cancelled]
25 Mar 2011Come Midnight is a cancelled adventure / survival horror game that was in development by People Can Fly for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, before being bought by Epic. We don’t know much about this unreleased project, but we can speculate that Epic decided to cancel Come Midnight because they though that an action [...]
Theseis [X360 PS3 PC - Cancelled]
11 Mar 2011Theseis is an action adventure that was in development by greek team Track7 Games for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC. The project was started in early 2005, but after a couple of years of active promotion, Theseis vanished without traces and we can assume that it will never be released. It’s possible that [...]
Schwarzenberg [X360/PS3/PC - Cancelled]
18 Dec 2010Schwarzenberg is a cancelled third person shooter that was in development by Radon Labs in 2005, for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC. The game was set in World War II when the Third Reich was collapsing: Schwarzenberg was the name of a Nazi stronghold, a storage of plundered treasure beyond imagination and secret [...]
ShadowClan [X360 PS3 - Cancelled]
14 Dec 2010Shadow Clan is a cancelled action game similar to Ninja Gaiden that was in development in 2005 / 2006 by Tiger Hill Entertainment for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. The studio was founded by John Woo and Terence Chang, to try to enter into the digital entertainment business after their popularity with films, but [...]
LMNO [X360 PS3 - Cancelled]
2 Dec 2010LMNO (also known as The Escape Artist) is a cancelled action adventure that was in development for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 from 2005 to 2010 by Electronic Arts Los Angeles, with the help of Steven Spielberg. As we can read in Wikipedia, the partnership with Spielberg, first announced in 2005, was to produce [...]
Reich [X360 PS3 PC - Cancelled]
23 Nov 2010Reich is a cancelled FPS that was in development by Ignition Entertainment Florida for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC. Other than blade and fire weapons, the main character would have had some powerful telekinetic abilities, as seen in the awesome leaked videos below, from noigniton’s Youtube Channel. The game was set in a [...]
This is Vegas [X360 PS3 - Cancelled]
21 Nov 2010This is Vegas is an action / sandbox game that was in development for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 since 2006 / 2007 by Midway Games / Surreal Software, but sadly it seems that the game was cancelled in fall / late 2009. Due to Midway’s financial troubles in 2009 the company sold certain [...]
God of War 3 [PS3 - Beta]
17 Nov 2010God of War 3 is an action adventure developed by Sony Santa Monica and released in March 2010 for the Playstation 3. As we can read on wikipedia, God of War III was first discussed by Cory Barlog at a God of War II launch event: Barlog expressed an interest in adding a cooperative mode, [...]
NBA Elite 11 [X360 PS3 - Cancelled]
13 Nov 2010NBA Elite 11 is a cancelled basketball game that was in development by Electronic Arts for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, meant to be the first installment in the NBA Elite series, succeeding EA’s NBA Live series. As we can read in Wikipedia, NBA Elite 11 was originally planned to be released on October [...]
Gunhead [X360 PS3 - Pitch / Cancelled?]
11 Nov 2010Gunhead is an action game that was in development by Electronic Arts Vancouver, but very little is known about this project other than a few concept arts that were leaked and posted in gaming forums in december 2009. It seems that Gunhead was an internal pitch at EA that will never see a release, as [...]
Downfall [X360 PS3 - Cancelled]
9 Nov 2010Downfall is a cancelled survival horror / sandbox open world game that was in development by Crystal Dynamics in 2007, for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. Sadly the project was canned before being officially announced, so we dont know much about its gameplay, but from the few concept arts preserved, we can assume that [...]
Brave Arms [PS3 - Pitch / Cancelled]
8 Nov 2010Brave Arms is an action game that was in early development stages at Namco’s Project Aces team, planned for the Playstation 3. We dont know how much work went into the game, as the only documents about it’s existence are a couple of scans (?) that shown some target renders and concept arts, probably created [...]
Fallout: New Vegas is an action FPS/RPG developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Bethesda for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. Before the game was released changes were made to the game near the end of development. Most of what is documented below can be found in promotional screenshots, videos, and developer diaries. [...]
WarDevil [X360 PS3 - Cancelled]
2 Nov 2010WarDevil: Enigma (aka WarDevil: Unleash The Beast Within) is a cancelled action game that was in development for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, from 2004 to 2010 by Digi-Guys (Ignition London), a subsidiary of Ignition Entertainment. The studio started to work on this project as a tech demo for the “Xbox 2″ console, but [...]
Valkyria Chronicles [PS3 - Beta]
2 Nov 2010Valkyria Chronicles (aka Battlefield Valkyria: Gallian Chronicles in Japan) is a tactical j-rpg developed by SEGA and released for Playstation 3 in 2008. In the screens below,we can see a beta version of the map and of the HUD. Images: Edit
Developed by Evolution Studios for the Playstation 3, Urban Smash was going to be an original IP driving game set in real-life locations, but was put on hold during development of MotorStorm Pacific Rift. As revealed during a developer session at the Eurogamer Expo 2010 however, the project later evolved into MotorStorm Apocalypse and a [...]
Ætherion [PS3 - Cancelled]
5 Oct 2010Ætherion (Aetherion) is a cancelled adventure game that was in development by Qube Software in 2005 / 2006 for the Playstation 3. The studio worked on Ætherion’s concept and created an early prototype that was pre-approved by Sony, but in the end the project was never finished. As the main focus of Qube has always [...]
Call of Duty: Devil’s Brigade is a cancelled FPS that was in development by Underground Development (aka Z-Axis) from 2007 to 2009, for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. Activision closed the studio on February 11th, 2010. It’s possible that Call of Duty: Devil’s Brigade was cancelled to shift resources to Guitar Hero: Van Halen, [...]
Moscow Rhapsody [X360 PS3 - Cancelled]
20 Sep 2010Moscow Rhapsody is a cancelled FPS that was in development for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 by Illusion Softworks before they were were acquired by Take-Two Interactive / 2K Czech in January 2008 and renamed 2K Czech. As we can read in Wikipedia, the company’s first well known game was Hidden & Dangerous in 1999 [...]
Infamous 2 [PS3 - Beta]
18 Sep 2010Infamous 2 is an action sandbox game developed by Sucker Punch Productions and released for the Playstation 3 in 2011. In a article at Gameinformer website we can read that the new design of the main character, which was not very well received by fans, was scrapped in favour of the old look which Cole [...]
Deep Rift [PS3 - Prototype]
24 Jul 2010Deep Rift was a prototype for an action adventure based in a flooded city, that was in development by Union Entertainment. Due to a lack of publishers’ interest, it seems that Union’s PlayStation 3 title did not go into full production. It’s currently unknown if this could have been related to their new Zero G [...]
Recoil: Retrograd [X360 PS3 PC - Cancelled?]
20 Jul 2010Recoil: Retrograd is an action adventure based on time travels, that was in development by ZeitGuyz in 2006 / 2008 for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC. The studio was searching for a publisher interested in their project in 2008, but as the game is still unreleased, we can assume that they did not [...]
Sky Gods [PS3/X360/PC - Cancelled]
11 Jul 2010Sky Gods is a cancelled shooter based on HALO (High Altitude, Low Opening) Special Forces operations. The project was in development at BlackFoot Studios in 2008 for the Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. As we can read in the official press release, in a typical HALO exercise, the parachutist will jump from the aircraft, [...]
Red Dead Redemption is a Western open world action adventure, developed by Rockstar San Diego and published by Rockstar Games for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in May 2010. A trailer of the project was sent to a select number of people at a Sony conference in 2005, promoting the release of the PlayStation [...]
Project Offset [X360 PS3 PC - Cancelled]
7 Jul 2010Project Offset is a cancelled fantasy action adventure that was in development by Offset Software, initially planned for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC. As we can read on Wikipedia, in February 2008, Intel acquired Offset Software and the game became a PC exclusive. After a couple of yers, Intel officially canceled the game [...]
SCL R&D Project [PS3 - Prototype / Tech Demo]
20 Jun 2010In 2005 / 2006 SIMS Co. Ltd were working on a prototype for the Playstation 3, to use as their tech demo for future projects on the console. This demo was created with Unreal Engine 3, showing some buildings and an open world, but without any real gameplay planned yet. Images: Edit
The Protector [PS3 - Cancelled]
2 Jun 2010In 2006, Eurocom and Sony Computer Entertainment started to work on their PS3 exclusive “The Protector”. Although even voice recordings had started in 2007, the project was cancelled in early 2008. As the game was never officially announced, game details are still unknown. After this lost project, in 2008 / 2009 Eurocom developed and released [...]
Resonance of Fate (End of Eternity in Japan) is a j-rpg developed by Tri-ace and published by Sega in 2010. The game was released on January 2010 in Japan and on March 2010 in North America and Europe.Directing was handled by Takayuki Suguro, who has previously worked on tri-Ace game Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria . [...]
Turok 2 [X360/PS3 - Cancelled]
17 May 2010When the development of the “next gen” Turok for Disney Interactive Studios was finished, Propaganda Games started to work on a sequel, but the project was cancelled when most of the team was laid off. As we can read on Kotaku: Sources tell us that Vancouver based Propaganda Games is in the process of laying [...]
Resistance 2 [PS3 - Beta]
10 May 2010Resistance 2 is a FPS developed for the PlayStation 3 by Insomniac Games and published by Sony in 2008. Metin has noticed a lot of differences between the old footage and the retail release (and even the private/public beta). The differences are mostly found in the multiplayer mode, as they didn’t change a whole lot [...]
Mercs Inc. [X360 PS3 PC - Prototype]
7 May 2010Mercs Inc is a spin-off title based on the Mercenaries franchise, planned for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC. Pandemic Studios worked on a prototype of the game until its closure in November 2009. After a video of this prototype leaked, EA announced that the game would be developed at EA LA. As we [...]
Final Fantasy 13 (XIII) [PS3 X360 - Beta]
30 Apr 2010Final Fantasy XIII is an RPG developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2009 / 2010. First appearing at E3 2006, FF13 runs on the Crystal Tools engine, a seventh generation multiplatform game engine built by Square Enix for its games. Final Fantasy 13 was originally in development [...]
Damnation [PC X360 PS3 - Beta]
20 Apr 2010Damnation is a steampunk shooter developed by Blue Omega Entertainment and published by Codemasters on May 2009, for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game originally started as an Unreal Tournament 2004 mod and was entered into Epic Games first Make Something Unreal contest. The retail version retains much of the mod’s gameplay, including [...]
Total Overdose 2: Tequila Gunrise is a cancelled open world action adventure that was in development by Deadline Games in 2006 for the PS2 and PC, but soon moved to next-gen consoles (Playstation 3 and Xbox 360) before being canned. The project was a sequel to the original Total Overdose, a combo-focused action game with [...]
Killing Pablo Escobar [X360 PS3 - Prototype]
29 Mar 2010Pablo Escobar was a real Colombian drug lord that gained world infamy from the drug trade: two major feature films on his life, Escobar and Killing Pablo, were announced in 2007 and in the same year Deadline Games started to work on a prototype to create a licence game based on the films, with the [...]
Shadow Hunter [X360 PS3 - Concept]
28 Mar 2010Shadow Hunter was a pitch project created by Deadline Games in 2009, probably planned to be developed for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. We dont have much details on its gameplay, but from the look of the concept arts, we can speculate that it was going to be a sandbox action game, in which [...]
Talisman [X360 PS3 - Cancelled]
21 Mar 2010Talisman was a digital recreation of Workshop’s classic board game, basically a multiplayer turn-based fantasy RPG that was in development in 2007 by Big Rooster & Capcom for the Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network. Players were able to explore dungeons to combat various enemies with weapons, spells and magic items. The project was officially [...]
BioShock 2 [PC X360 PS3 - Beta]
6 Mar 2010BioShock 2 is a FPS developed by 2K Marin and Irrational Games, released in february 2010 for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Users at 2K Forums noticed many beta differences in the early trailers of the game, especially in the “Hunting the Big Sister” demo: It would have been possible to explore areas from [...]
Demon’s Souls [PS3 - Beta]
4 Mar 2010Demon’s Souls is an action rpg developed by Front Software and released for the Ps3 in 2009. The opening cutscene mentions a “Land of Giants” which archstone was destroyed in order to seal the demons that infested it. The broken archstone can still be seen among the others, and many fans of the game thought [...]
Hei$t (Heist) [X360/PS3/PC - Cancelled]
14 Feb 2010Heist (HEI$T) is a cancelled action game that was in development by inXile Entertainment and would have been published by Codemasters for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. The game was to be set in San Francisco, California, circa 1969, where the players would have been able to control a group of criminals as [...]
Saint Row 2 [X360/PS3/PC - Beta]
26 Jan 2010Saints Row 2 is a sandbox / action game game developed by Volition Inc and published by THQ for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2008. James Tsai, SR2′s Lead Designer, in and interview with IGN revealed that some content had to be removed from the game before it was published: JT: In the [...]
Explodemon [PS3/Wii/PC - Prototype]
13 Jan 2010Explodemon! is an upcoming 2.5D side scrolling platform game in development by Curve Studios for PlayStation Network, Microsoft Windows and WiiWare. The project is described as “what Treasure would create if they mixed Yoshi’s Island with Half-Life 2″, and is inspired by elements from games as diverse as Street Fighter II, Halo, Super Metroid and [...]
Terra Formations [X360/PS3 - Cancelled?]
9 Jan 2010Terra Formations is a FPS with real-time strategy elements that was in development by Star Cave Studios and Cellien Studios in 2006, for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. There are not many info about what happened, but during the development the studios were closed down and Terra Formation was doomed. After a while it [...]
TimeO [X360/PS3 - Cancelled]
7 Jan 2010TimeO is an action game developed by ZootFly, announced in 2007 but then dropped off the radar. First announced soon after ZootFly’s Ghostbusters prototype it has seen little in the way of press coverage since the first flurries of activity related to its announcement. The official web site has not been undated since February 2007 [...]
Darkwatch 2 [X360/PS3 - Cancelled]
18 Dec 2009Darkwatch 2 is the cancelled sequel of the 2005 FPS that was developed by High Moon Studios and published for the Playstation 2 and Xbox. Few months after the release of the first game, High Moon started to work on Darkwatch 2, following the same gameplay and scenario of the original title but now with [...]
Crude Awakening [X360/PS3 - Cancelled]
17 Dec 2009Crude Awakening (aka The Crib) is a cancelled action / driving game that was in development by Pseudo Interactive in 2007 / 2008, planned to be released for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. The project was meant to be a “next gen” Carmageddon with a different graphic approach: the idea behind it was to [...]
Pixeljunk Shooter [PS3 - Beta]
14 Dec 2009Pixeljunk Shooter, is the fourth in a series of games made by Q games for the Sony Playstation 3. Your main goal in the game is to save the scientists that have been sent to investigate a planet, and solve puzzles while doing so. In a prerelease video, we can see the difference between the [...]
Mortal Kombat 8 [PS3/X360 - Cancelled]
11 Dec 2009As we can read on Kotaku, before Mortal Kombat VS DC another MK game was pitched, but it was never fully developed. You could say that Mortal Kombat 8 was released as MK VS DC, but the original concept for this new chapter of the MK saga was much different from what we got in [...]
Untitled Croteam FPS [PS3/X360 - Cancelled]
10 Dec 2009Croteam (creators of the Serious Sam series) were working on a new FPS for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360, that could have mixed the fun arcade gameplay of SS with a realistic graphic approach. The project would have been published by GameCock Media Group, but it seems that they decided to cancel it for [...]
Prodigal [X360/PS3 - Cancelled]
8 Dec 2009Prodigal is a cancelled adventure / action game that was in development at Pseudo Interactive in 2007 / 2008 for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. The player was going to became Noah Caglionosi, heir of a demon bloodline, whose mission was to kill his brothers and sisters demons, both on foot and while riding on [...]
Divided City [X360/PS3 - Cancelled]
6 Dec 2009Divided City is a cancelled car combat game that was in development at Pseudo Interactive in 2007 / 2008, for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. After Full Auto 2, the team decided to create a new IP to build a different combat game on wheels, this time in a post apocalyptic scenario which involved [...]
The Box originally was a Silicon Knights-developed (developer of Eternal Darkness and Too Human) open-world horror pitch for PS3 started in 2004, which was accepted for full production by Sega in March 2005. “Silicon Knights has a rich history of developing great games that push hardware technology, so we expect this relationship will result in [...]
Fuel is a racing game developed by Asobi Studio for Playstaion 3 and Xbox 360, published by Codemasters in 2009. The project originally started in 2005 as a different game known as “Grand Raid Offroad”, which was used as a tech demo to build on the final version. We are not sure about the general [...]
Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time [PS3 - Beta]
20 Nov 2009Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time is a platform / shooter game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony in october / november 2009. As in other R&C games, to learn more about A Crack in Time’s development and its beta differences the team added a nice bonus to unlock in the [...]
Cipher Complex [X360/PS3 - Cancelled]
19 Nov 2009Cipher Complex is an unreleased action game that was created for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 by Edge of Reality Games. The game was started in 2005 and originally self-funded by Edge of Reality. In 2007, they found a publisher with SEGA, but in early 2009 the title was dropped and cancelled. In the [...]
Cops [X360/PS3 - Cancelled]
4 Nov 2009Cops: The Police Experience is a cancelled action game that was in development at Pyro Studios from 2003 (early concepts and prototype) to 2008, that would have been published for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. As we can read on Anait Games, in december 2008 the studio laid off 30 employees just before the [...]
Guitar Hero 3 [Beta]
1 Nov 2009Guitar Hero 3 was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision and RedOctane. It is the third main installment in the Guitar Hero series, and the fourth title overall. The game was released for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 in October 2007. [Info from Wikipedia] Dirty Harry noticed that in early [...]
Ascendant (Dungeons) [PS3/X360/PC - Beta]
22 Oct 2009As reported before, Big Huge Games was working on a new, THQ-published RPG for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. When THQ was hit by financial troubles, Big Huge Games was sold to 38 Studios where it seems that they still work on Ken Rolston’s new “masterpiece”. It’s currently unknown if this game will ever be [...]
PE FPS [X360/PS3/PC - Cancelled]
21 Oct 2009In 2008 Paradigm Entertainment were working on a prototype for a new First Person Shooter for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC, that would have been published by THQ. They developed a playable demo, but the project was later cancelled for unknown reasons. Thanks to Hey Hey for the contribution! Images: Edit
Fallout 3 [X360/PS3/PC - Beta & Unused Stuff]
19 Oct 2009Fallout 3 is a action RPG developed by Bethesda Game Studios in 2008, for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC. As we can read on Wikipedia, the F3 project was initially under development by Black Isle Studios, a studio owned by Interplay Entertainment, under the working title Fallout 3: Van Buren. When Interplay went [...]
Road Rash (2006) [X360/PS3 - Cancelled]
16 Oct 2009A new game in the Road Rash series was in development by EA Warrington in 2006, but the project was soon cancelled and the studio was closed. The game was probably in early development when it was canned and only an animation pre-viz was found to preserve its existance. As Tiffany Steckler of EA explained [...]
Six Days in Fallujah [X360/PS3/PC - Cancelled]
12 Oct 2009Six Days in Fallujah was a third person shooter developed by Atomic Games for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. The title was set in Iraq and an attempt to recreate the 2004 battle of the US army against the Iraqi insurgency. Originally announced for a release in 2010, publisher Konami decided to retreat from [...]
I-8 (Resistance: FoM) [PS3 - Beta]
10 Oct 2009I-8 is the codename for the game that became Resistance: Fall of Man. The project was first shown at E3 2005, but the game shown in that video is almost nothing like the game that we have today. The only thing in this video that really resembles the final game is 35 seconds into the [...]
Aliens RPG: Crucible [X360/PS3 - Cancelled]
2 Oct 2009Aliens: Crucible (also know as Project Connecticut) is an RPG based on the Aliens films franchise that was in development by Obsidian Entertainment for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. The game was going to be published by SEGA, but after some economic problems, it seems that they decided to cancel all their Aliens games. Probably [...]
Necessary Force [X360/PS3/PC - Cancelled]
29 Sep 2009Necessary Force is a canceled action game that was in development at Midway Newcastle. The game was supposed to be open-ended, with the player that would have been able to choose how to approach the mission. Unfortunately, Midway Newcastle shut down in august 2009 and the project had to be shelved. A preview of an [...]
Cyber Knights [PS3 - Prototype]
23 Sep 2009Cyber Knights was a prototype created to develope a new 3D engine for the Playstation 3. It’s currently unknown if this proto was going to be a full game that was later cancelled or if it was just a tech demo. Thanks to Hey Hey for the contribution! Video: Edit
Toy Story [PS3/X360/Wii - Tech Demo]
17 Sep 2009In 2007, Californian-based developer Heavy Iron Studios was working on a pitch for a new Toy Story game. Planned for PS3, Xbox 360 as well as Wii, the demo did not materialize into a full-fledged game. Instead, Heavy Iron Studios worked on Wall-E which was released in 2008. Images: Videos: Edit
Killzone 2 [PS3 - Beta]
14 Sep 2009Killzone 2 is a FPS for the PlayStation 3, developed by Guerrilla Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. As we can see in a very early Killzone 2 multiplayer video from 2006 , the beta version had tons of changes from the final game. Some of the changes include very early maps with differed [...]
Borderlands [X360/PS3 - Beta]
13 Sep 2009Borderlands is a science fiction FPS with RPG elements developed by Gearbox Software for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. The game was originally revealed in the September 2007 issue of Game Informer magazine. [Info from Wikipedia] When the game was shown again in April 2009, Gearbox changed the graphic stile of the game using [...]
The King of Fighters XII [Unused Characters]
11 Sep 2009The King of Fighters XII (KOF XII) is the latest installment of the fighting games series developed by SNK Playmore. The game was released in Japan in April 2009 for arcades with an home versions for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in July 28 of the same year. Due to the time the developers took [...]
Wanted 2 (Cult) [PS3/X360 - Cancelled]
10 Sep 2009Wanted 2 or “Cult” was the sequel of Wanted: Weapons of Fate. In development at GRiN Barcelona, the game was cancelled in 2009 when GRiN had to close as a result of financial troubles. Images: Edit
Batman: Arkham Asylum [X360/PS3/PC - Beta]
9 Sep 2009Batman: Arkham Asylum is an action-adventure stealth video game based on DC Comics’ Batman for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. It was developed by Rocksteady Studios and published by Eidos Interactive in conjunction with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Comics and was released in 2009. [Info from Wikipedia] Throughout Batman: Arkham Asylums [...]
GRIN was a video game developer based in Stockholm, Sweden. Founded by Bo and Ulf Andersson in 1997, that developed many popular games, as Ballistics, Bionic Commando 2009 and a couple of Tom Clancy´s Ghost Recon titles. Sadly on the 12 August 2009 GRIN filed for bankruptcy and the studio had to close down. Before [...]
Wolfenstein (2009) [X360/PS3/PC - Beta]
6 Sep 2009Wolfenstein is a FPS co-developed by Raven Software, id Software, Pi Studios and Endrant Studios and published by Activision. The game was first revealed in 2004 during an interview with id Software’s Todd Hollenshead on TechTV and then released in 2009. [Info from Wikipedia] When Wolfenstein was shown in August 2008, there was a slight [...]
Lone Wollf is a cancelled First Person RPG in the vein of TES: Oblivion, that was in development by Ksatria Gameworks, a studio from Singapore. The project was meant to be published for the Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and PC, but sadly the studio closed down after the investor failed to secure additional funding. Lone [...]
Dead Space [X360/PS3/PC - Beta]
5 Sep 2009Dead Space is a third-person survival horror / action game, developed by Visceral Games (formerly known as EA Redwood Shores) for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. As we know the game was started with a Dead Space prototype for the original Xbox, but even the “next gen” version had some slightly differences in its [...]
When LucasArts terminated their contract with Free Radical Design (nowadays known as Crytek UK), the studio was not only working on Star Wars Battlefront III and Time Splitters 4. Instead, the company started the pre-production of another Star Wars Battlefront game. As the status of Star Wars Battlefront III (Free Radical version) is currently unknown, [...]
Faith and a .45 [X360 PS3 - Cancelled]
8 Aug 2009Faith and a .45 is a cancelled action game that was in development by Deadline Games for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The story would have follow a couple named Luke and Ruby, two outlaws during the Great Depression. This idea evolved from a tech demo about a “Bonnie & Clyde” couple, inspired from [...]
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 [...]
In 2007 NamcoBandai asked Kuju Entertainment to work on a successor of their GBA game Rebelstar, for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. The game was set in the near future and was about an Alien army attacking Earth. The game was cancelled when NamcoBandai decided to allocate their resources to other projects. Images: Video: [...]
From the early version of the game to the final release, there was not much difference. Some were minor differences such as a cut weapon like the AT4 or more noticeable ones being an original look for the Ultranationalist enemies. In the first trailer for the game, Imran Zakhaev was seen with both his arms [...]
Mirror’s Edge [PS3/X360 - Proto / Beta]
29 Jul 2009Mirror’s Edge is a first person platformer video game developed by DICE (EA Digital Illusions CE) and published by Electronic Arts. The game was released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in November 2008. [Info from Wikipedia] Before working on the real game, DICE tested the first person movement with a target render / prototype [...]
I Am Alive [X360 PS3 - Beta]
28 Jul 2009I Am Alive is a PS3 and Xbox 360 videogame envisioned by French developer Darkworks. First pitches of the game already appeared during the early 2000s when Darkworks was still working on USS Antarctica (a PS2 game which was planned to be published by Capcom but then cancelled). In 2003, the studio worked on Time [...]
The original Witcher is a action adventure / RPG for the PC developed by CD Projekt RED STUDIO and published in 2007 by CD Projekt in Poland and Atari for the rest of the world. The console version of the The Witcher (known as Rise of the White Wolf) was to be the best version [...]
Deep Space [PS3 - Prototype]
10 Jul 2009Deep Space was a Playstation 3 prototype that was created in 2007 by SCEA. It’s currently unknown if this project will ever be finished and released. Thanks to Hey Hey for the contribution! Images: Edit
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (also known as MK vs. DCU or MK vs. DC) is a crossover fighting game from Midway Games and Warner Bros. Games in the Mortal Kombat series, which was released on November 2008. Ed Boon later revealed via Twitter (June 23rd, 2009) that two new characters were developed for DLC, [...]
Devil May Cry 4 [PS3/X360 - Beta]
1 Jul 2009It seems that Capcom developers had something very different in their minds about DMC4. A teaser trailer was shown at E³ 2005, depicting Dante traveling through snow, and then quickly performing some fast, stylish moves. The second trailer was shown at the Tokyo Game Show 2005 where it showed a more rugged and older Dante [...]
Pigeon Drop [PS3 - Cancelled?]
27 Jun 2009A looking-fun Playstation Network downloadable game that was cancelled in early development. Images: Video: Edit
The Last Guardian (TRICO) [PS3 - Beta]
4 Jun 2009The Last Guardian and previously referred to by the working title “Project Trico”, is an upcoming adventure game developed by Team Ico, to be published for the PlayStation 3. Existence of the game was first hinted in a January 2008 job listing on Sony Japan’s corporate website, which depicted a single screenshot of the upcoming [...]
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Bayonetta [X360/PS3 - Prototype]
5 May 2009Bayonetta is an action game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, developed by Platinum Games in cooperation with Sega, who will publish the title. In April 2009, the official Platinum Games Youtube Channel released an interesting video in which we can see an early prototype version of the game, a build created in about [...]
Resident Evil 5 [X360/PS3 - Beta]
26 Apr 2009Resident Evil 5 was officially announced on June 2005, but it was shown to the public for the first time only two months later in a CG trailer. Capcom created another trailer for the game in 2007. Even in the last year of the development Capcom was still moving things around. For example, the crash [...]
Ascendant (Big Huge RPG) [X360/PS3/PC - Beta]
20 Apr 2009Ascendant is a third person action RPG with a fantasy theme. The game was announced by THQ in 2007 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. Developed by Big Huge Games and led by Oblivion designer Ken Rolston, Ascendant (also known as ‘Big Huge RPG’ and ‘Crucible’) was originally intended for a release in 2009. [...]
Untitled 3rd person shooter [X360/PS3 - Proto]
12 Apr 2009In 2008 Midway were working on various prototypes for the Xbox 360 and PS3: this one was a proto for a third person shooter / hack ‘n’ slash (that somehow reminds me of Phantom Dust), based on Unreal Engine 3 and inspired by Gears of War style cover system. With the bankruptcy of the company, [...]
Revolution [PS3/X360] – Architecture
4 Apr 2009As reported before, Revolution was an open-world shooter for PS3 and Xbox, developed by Concrete Games. Today, we would like to present an insight of the game’s buildings and architecture. Images Edit
Revolution [PS3/X360] – Concept Art 2
2 Apr 2009As reported before, Revolution was an open-world shooter for PS3 and Xbox, developed by Concrete Games. Today, we will show some other art pieces. It becomes evident that the developers went for a rather illustrative and cartoon-like style during 2007. Images: Edit
Batman: Dark Knight [X360/PS3 - Cancelled]
31 Mar 2009The Dark Knight was a action video game loosely based on the film of the same name. The game was unofficially announced in the summer of 2007 to be developed by Pandemic Studios Brisbane as an open world Batman game. It had been announced by EA and Pandemic Studios that it would come out on [...]
Codename World War 2 [X360/PS3 - Concept]
30 Mar 2009These concept arts came from a cancelled game that was in development at Ubisoft Montpellier for the XBOX 360 and Playstation 3. The project was a shooter based on a World War II setting. Images: Edit
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is an action RPG developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks and the Take-Two Interactive subsidiary 2K Games. [Infos from Wikipedia] Ace.dark posted an interesting topic in our forum, in which he explain that thanks to the Elder Scrolls Construction Set and the use of the Developers [...]
Revolution [PS3/X360] – Concept Art
28 Mar 2009As reported before, Revolution was an open-world shooter for PS3 and Xbox, developed by Concrete Games. Today, we would like to present some pieces of concept art which shows different styles. Images: Edit
Stormbirds [X360 / PS3 - Cancelled]
27 Mar 2009Stormbirds was a flight combat game that was in development at Juice Games for the XBOX 360 and Playstation 3, but it was later cancelled by THQ because the project had “too high risk”. The FMV video was done by Real time UK. Thanks to Hey Hey for the contribution Images: Video: Edit
Time Splitters 4 [X360/PS3 - Cancelled?]
24 Mar 2009Time Splitters 4 was the fourth installment of the FPS series developed by Free Radical Design. Sadly Free Radical “shut down” on December 18 2008. It was later confirmed that the company had gone into administration, leaving 40 of the original 185 staff still employed, but the future of Time Splitters 4 has become uncertain [...]
The Flash [X360/PS3 - Cancelled]
19 Mar 2009In 2008 Bottlerocket Entertainment were working on a licensed The Flash game for Brash Entertainment and DC Comics, but the project was cancelled when Brash closed down. Thanks to Hey Hey for the contribution! Images: Video: Edit
Superman (Factor 5) [X360/PS3 - Cancelled]
9 Mar 2009Factor 5 were working on a Superman game for Brash Entertainment, but after Brash went out of business in november 2008, the project was probably cancelled. It was going to be released for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. During development, the game had the project title “Blue Steel”, whereas one of their Wii titles [...]
Career Criminal [X360 / PS3 - Cancelled]
2 Mar 2009Career Criminal is an action game that was in development at Midway Austin (formerly Inevitable Entertainment) for the XBOX 360 and PS3, but later cancelled because it was too risky economically. It seems that the game would have been about stealing jewels / other precious stuff and it was set in a sandbox world. Sadly [...]
Titan [PS3 - Cancelled]
28 Feb 2009Titan was a concept for a game that was in development at StormFront Studios (the original creators of Neverwinter Nights) before it was closed down on March 31, 2008. From the look of the few artworks available, it seems that the game was going to be an action adventure / third person shooter, with an [...]
Silent Hill (Climax) [PS3 - Prototype]
27 Feb 2009Climax USA, a Santa Monica developer, was working on a a demo for a Silent Hill pitch for PS3. At that time, they were also responsible for However, Konami handed over the development of a next-gen version to Double Helixe Studios. As we can see in the video, for this Silent Hill prototype Climax used [...]
On Gamasutra we can read an interesting article about the development of the first Ratchet & Clank for the Playstation 3: “One of the first features developed for Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction was the “Groovitron” — a bomb that was part boom box and part laser light show. Throw the bomb, force [...]
Splatterhouse (Bottlerocket) [X360/PS3 - Beta?]
24 Feb 2009Splatterhouse for the Xbox 360 and PS3 is a remake of the original Splatterhouse horror beat ‘em up released in 1988. This project was in development at BottleRocket Entertainment, but in February 2009, Namco decided to pull the game from them and to continue the game with an internal team. These early screenshots and videos [...]
On fasddd Youtube Channel we can see this WiC Washington Cinematic taken from the behind the scenes DVD. It seems that this video was not used in the final game. Someone has any more infos? Video: Edit
Harker [X360/PS3 - Cancelled?]
10 Feb 2009Harker was a video game being developed for the PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360 by Double Helix Games. The game was said to be based on the fictional character Jonathan Harker, a vampire slayer. In the trailer, Harker was perceived as a much more efficient and couragious vampire hunter, as opposed to the classic portrayal [...]
Street Fighter IV Flashback was a concept created by Backbone Entertainment in 2006, to try to pitch a full project at Capcom. It’s not that strange that Backbone proposed something like this, as they are in good relationship with Capcom: they developed various games published by Capcom, like 1942: Joint Strike, Wolf of the Battlefield and [...]
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Redwood Falls [X360/PS3 - Cancelled]
29 Jan 2009Redwood Falls was a FPS / Horror project that was in development for Xbox 360 and PS3 at Kuju Entertainment in 2006, that led to an impressive looking playable demo made as a way to pitch a publishers for the final game. Thet Redwood project was running on Unreal Engine 3, with full flammable and [...]
Revolution [PS3/X360 - Cancelled]
22 Jan 2009Revolution was an open world shooter with elements from strategy titles. Development started in late 2005 at THQ’s Concrete Games and ended in January 2008. After that, the studio produced some assets for Saints Row 2 and was closed in February 2008. During its development, Revolution saw entire style changes and other reorganisation. In the [...]
Sonic Unleashed [X360/PS3 - Beta / Unused Areas]
20 Jan 2009Thanks to the Sonic Retro and The Sonic Center community, a series of glitch were found in the Xbox 360 & PS3 version of Sonic Uleashed, that let us to go to some unused / beta areas hidden in the game. As we can read in the SR forum: “There’s all kinds of ordinarily inaccessible [...]
Star Wars Battlefront 3 [X360/PS3/PC - Proto]
18 Jan 2009In 2006, LucasArts announced an agreement with UK-based and now shut down developer Free Radical Design. Although no further announcements were made about the game, it was well known that FRD was working on Star Wars Battlefront 3 for next-generation platforms. Several issues including delays and “communication problems” made LucasArts cancel the project and leave [...]
The Lord of the Rings: The White Council is a RPG that was under development at Electronic Arts Los Angeles. It was going to be based on the fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien, however on February 2, 2007, EA announced that the game had been delayed indefinitely. This [...]
At GDC 2008 Naughty Dog showed an interesting video about the development of Uncharted, (aka Project Big) with some footage from beta-test levels and a different character design for Nathan “Nate” Drake. Even Elena Fisher underwent changes during development: in the early version the character had dark brown hair, but in the final version the [...]
The Fixer [PS3 - Cancelled]
1 Dec 2008The Fixer was a third person RPG in development at Climax for the Playstation 3. When SCEE decided to terminate their publishing contract in 2006, the entire project was cancelled. Thanks a lot to Hey Hey for the link! Images: Video: Edit
Amped 4 [X360/PS3 - Cancelled]
22 Nov 2008Amped was once a highly successful snowboarding series. After releasing Amped 3 in late 2005, developer Indie Built was busily working on Amped 4 and Links 2007. Both games were cancelled when the studio was closed in April 2006. While the Amped series was formerly exclusive to Microsoft consoles, Amped 4 was going to be [...]
Tiberium [PS3/X360 - Cancelled]
13 Nov 2008Tiberium is a cancelled tactical FPS set in the Command & Conquer universe, that was in development by EA Los Angeles (EALA) and it had been in production for two years. Tiberium was cancelled on September 30, 2008 due to the game’s failure to meet “quality standards set by the development team and the EA [...]
Heavy Rain [PS3 - Beta]
1 Nov 2008Heavy Rain is an adventure game for the Ps3 developed by Quantic Dream, the same people behind Omikron and Fahrenheit. A Pc version was planned too,but scrapped early. The first official presentation of the game was at e3 2006 with a tech demo called “The Casting”,while the first gameplayer trailer was shown at GC 2008. [...]
Rat Race [PS3 - Cancelled]
1 Nov 2008Rat Race was a comedy/adventure game, that was meant to be sold as individual episodes on the PlayStation Network Store. Rat Race was set in an office – an extremely dysfunctional one. The company was called BiggCo, and the people who were worked there… probably should have did something else. Your job was simply to [...]
Ni-Oh [PS3 - Cancelled]
15 Sep 2008Ni-Oh, a buddhist term for a deva king, is a cancelled game from Koei that was meant to be released for the PlayStation 3 in 2007. The game was set in a warring state era of feuding war lords. The main character was Ni-Oh, a blonde-haired military commander, son of a foreign woman and a [...]
Rock Band [X360/PS3 - Beta]
3 Jul 2008Danny33 has wrote a topic in our forum where he makes us notice that in the first build of Rock Band we can see some interesting changes from the final version: Different looking drums and microphone Energy notes look very different Guitar model not made yet Notes look very different During drum fills, sections do [...]
Portal [PC - Beta / Concept / Unused]
14 Jun 2008Portal is Valve’s professionally developed spiritual successor to the freeware game Narbacular Drop, the 2005 independent game released by students of the DigiPen Institute of Technology; the original Narbacular Drop team are now all employed at Valve. Certain elements have been retained from Narbacular Drop, such as the system of identifying the two unique portal [...]
The Getaway 3 [PS3 - Cancelled]
13 Jun 2008As we can read on Wikipedia, a Getaway 3 tech demo featuring Piccadilly Circus was demonstrated in May 2005 at E3, but this was not directly from the game. It was confirmed that the game would again be set in London but rumours had been circulating that the game could also feature Amsterdam, which was [...]
Eight Days [PS3 - Cancelled]
13 Jun 2008Eight Days (codenamed HEIST) was to be a PlayStation 3 game from Sony’s London Studio. It was shown for the first time at Sony’s E3 2006 press conference. It was a hybrid of a third-person shooter and driving action that shared similarities with the PlayStation Portable game, Pursuit Force. The title was cancelled on 4 [...]
Prince of Persia Prodigy (also know as Prince of Persia Zero in its early days) is an action-adventure and platforming game developed by Ubisoft Montreal. It was released on December 2, 2008 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Proof of conception for this new title was found in September 2006, when a file that was [...]
Warhawk [PS3 - Tech Demo/Beta]
25 May 2008Warhawk was first announced to the public in May 2005, with a working build shown at E3 in 2006. This version was the first PlayStation 3 title to be shown with the newly announced SIXAXIS motion sensing technology. In February 2007 it was announced that the single player element of the game was to be [...]
Assassin’s Creed [X360/PS3 - Beta]
25 May 2008Looking through the Assassin’s Creed beta videos and screens, i found out some differences. Here is what i have noticed: Video: 1. They go into a first person view that does not put you into,”eagle vision” or what they call intuition in the video. The eagle vision has also had some changes in detecting targets. [...]
Silent Hill: Homecoming [X360/PS3 - Beta]
23 May 2008Silent Hill: Homecoming is the sixth installment in the Silent Hill survival horror video game series, developed by Foundation 9 studio, The Collective. From the pre-released screenshots, we can already see some differences between the “final” version and an old “beta” version, like different hair color for the protagonist and a “better” graphic. Edit
GTA IV [X360/PS3 - Beta]
18 May 2008Michelle is Niko’s first girlfriend in GTA 4. In the beta version, her face looks totally different from the final. [Thanks a lot to Gerror for this image!] Various users from the GTA Forums have found a lot of differences in the early GTA4 screens, were we can see: A removed Black Taxis Missing License [...]
Dirty Harry [X360/PS3 - Cancelled]
29 Apr 2008Dirty Harry was 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 motion picture of the same name starring Clint Eastwood as Harry Callahan, the main protagonist. Clint Eastwood was intended to reprise his [...]
Fear & Respect [Cancelled]
5 Apr 2008Fear & Respect was a video game for the PlayStation 3, the PlayStation 2, the Xbox, and the Xbox 360 consoles that has been cancelled, although intended for a 2006 release. John Singleton was involved in the production of the game. He has directed movies (Boyz N the Hood, Baby Boy and 2 Fast 2 [...]
Notcom Racing [Proto / Tech Demo]
5 Apr 2008ENG: This entry in the archive doesn’t have a description yet. If you want to add some info about the beta / cancelled stuff that you see in these images, just write a comment or send us an email! We’ll add your info in this page and your name in the contributors list. Thanks a [...]
2 Days To Vegas [Concept / Tech Demo]
5 Apr 2008Development of the game began in 2003 at the now defunct Glasgow studios of Steel Monkeys. When Steel Monkeys in the UK shut down the game moved production to the secondary Steel Monkeys studio established in Minsk, Belarus. The game received much attention when screenshots were released, the quality of the game’s graphics amazed many [...]
Time Shift [X360 PS3 Beta]
5 Apr 2008The game was originally going to be published by Atari, but publishing rights switched to Sierra on April 20, 2006. On August 31, 2006, TimeShift was delayed for a second time. The game was finally released on October 30, 2007. Because the game had been delayed several times and was not mentioned very much in [...]
Possession [X360/PS3 - Cancelled?]
5 Apr 2008While not officially cancelled, the game has received no updates for a year. In response to several questions about Possession, Blitz/Volatile has sent out the same message to any person who requested the status of the game. “Hi there, Thanks for your interest in Possession. Unfortunately we still haven’t managed to secure a publisher to [...]
Dark Sector [Proto / Beta]
5 Apr 2008Dark Sector is a Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 game currently under production by Digital Extremes. Numerous tech demos featuring the game’s engine, the “Sector Engine”, have been released by Digital Extremes. An in-game cinematic has also been publicly released, giving viewers a brief look at potential storyline and environments, as well as the graphics [...]
Originally planned as a free mod for Quake, development on Team Fortress 2 switched to the GoldSrc/Half-Life engine in 1998 after the development team Team Fortress Software – consisting of Robin Walker and John Cook – were first contracted and finally outright employed by Valve Corporation. At the point of Team Fortress Software’s acquisition production [...]
Bionic Commando is an action game released by Capcom for Xbox 360 and Ps3 in 2009. In this page we can see some screenshots and videos from a 2007 HUD-less build. It’s likely that at this point of development Grin was still testing the gameplay, because the only trailers available were focused on the main [...]
Half Life 2 [Beta / Concept / Prototype]
5 Apr 2008The book Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar revealed many of the game’s original settings and action that were cut down or removed entirely from the final game. Half-Life 2 was originally intended to be a far darker game where the Combine were more obviously draining the oceans for minerals and replacing the atmosphere with noxious, [...]
The City of Metronome [On Hold / Cancelled]
5 Apr 2008ENG: This entry in the archive doesn’t have a description yet. If you want to add some info about the beta / cancelled stuff that you see in these images, just write a comment or send us an email! We’ll add your info in this page and your name in the contributors list. Thanks a [...]
Killing Day [PS3/X360 - Cancelled]
5 Apr 2008Killing Day was a 1st person shooter being designed for the Xbox 360 and ps3, a pre-rendered video was shown at E3 2005 for the Ps3. Not much more is known about this game other then that it was cancelled in the middle of production. Jan Sanghera from Ubisoft UK has stated that the game [...]
Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 as the first “next gen” Sonic title, but the final game was much different from the original tech demo that was shown a year before. In the game you would have been able to turn into Super Sonic at any given time, [...]
Fifth Phantom Saga [PS3 Proto - Cancelled?]
4 Apr 2008[ENG] This entry in the archive does no have a description yet. If you want to add some info about the beta stuff that you can see in these images, just write a comment or send us an email! We’ll add your info in the page. Thanks a lot for your contribute! :) [ITA] Questa [...]
Coded Arms Assault [PS3 - Cancelled?]
4 Apr 2008There is currently a degree of ambiguity as to the status of Coded Arms: Assault, after a report from Japanese magazine Famitsu claimed that the game was canceled. A list of canceled Konami games was released, but oddly enough Coded Arms Assault was not on the list. Famitsu later stated that the report was false, [...]
Eyedentify [PS3 Tech Demo - Cancelled?]
4 Apr 2008Eyedentify is a PlayStation 3 video game where the player is the controller of a team of game characters using a digital camera. The game was first announced at E3 2005, accompanied by a trailer. The game has not been heard of since its announcement at E3 2005, and there is speculation that it may [...]
Nobi Nobi Boy [PS3 - Proto]
4 Apr 2008Nobi Nobi Boy is a game in development exclusively for the PlayStation 3 video game console by Keita Takahashi of Namco Bandai, creator of the Katamari Damacy series. One of the meanings of “Nobi” is “stretch” in Japanese.The game was first shown at a press conference held during Sony’s Playstation Premiere 2007 event in Tokyo. [...]
Heavenly Sword started development on PC since 2003, with a view to moving onto next generation platforms such as the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. It had, at one time, been up and running on an early Xbox 360 prototype but this was abandoned in favour of the PlaySation 3 when the title was picked [...]
Little Big Planet [PS3 - Beta / Prototype]
4 Apr 2008Before LittleBigPlanet was called “LittleBigPlanet”, it was called “Craftworld”. It was a physics-based 2D side scrolling game and it’s main character was a little guy by the name of “Mr. Yellowhead” (he is an unlockable character in LBP). His arms were controllable with the right analogue stick and his legs were controllable with the left [...]
Endless Saga [PS3 - Cancelled]
4 Apr 2008Endless Saga was a MMORPG being developed by Webzen for the PC and PlayStation 3 platforms. It has recently been announced that the project has been cancelled: “We have recently decided to cancel the Endless Saga project. Endless Saga was one of our ambitious development projects to enter into the next generation console market. However, [...]
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