Archive for the ‘xbox 360’ Category
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 [...]
Banjo-Karting [Xbox 360 - Prototype]
8 Jan 2012Banjo-Karting was a game prototype for Xbox 360, started by Rare Ltd. just before Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts was finished in late 2008. The prototype took advantage of classic Banjo-Kazooie characters and built upon the racing parts of Nuts and Bolts. With Rare’s shift to Kinect projects only, this prototype was cancelled. One of the [...]
SoulCatcher [Xbox 360 - Prototype]
22 Dec 2011SoulCatcher is a cancelled game that was in development by Rare LTD for the Xbox 360. The project was meant to be a prototype for a fantasy action adventure game in first person view, that used the Xbox Vision Camera and a customized proto-wand for motion-controls to attack and do magics. At Develop 2011, Rare’s Nick [...]
A version of Tomb Raider Anniversary developed by Core Design was canceled and never released, as this work was sent in the hands of Crystal Dynamics. Core was the company that developed all the Tomb Raider’s classics to the latest Tomb Raider Angel Of Darkness, which was a “failure” according to critics. Many fans of [...]
Cascade [Xbox 360 - Cancelled]
19 Nov 2011Cascade was an unreleased fantasy Massive Multiplater Online game in production at British software house Rare Ltd. The project started after Perfect Dark Zero by Mark Edmonds and Chris Tilston, it built upon early work from a post-Perfect Dark 64 prototype titled Quest. In 2007, Cascade was cancelled and the team started to work on [...]
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
Avatar Sports [Xbox 360 - Prototype]
18 Oct 2011Avatar Sports was a sports game in development at Rare Ltd. in 2007 / 2008 before Kinect development started. It used an unpublished motion controller that can be compared to the Wii Remote. Little is known about this title apart from the use of Microsoft’s Avatars and the inclusion of tennis. Development was halted when [...]
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 [...]
My Amazing Story [Xbox 360 - Cancelled]
11 Oct 2011My Amazing Story was a family-oriented project developed by Planet Moon Studios. Originally started as a Wii prototype in 2007, Microsoft Game Studios soon approached the developer with a publishing contract for a Xbox 360 retail release. The title went through different art styles and had various gameplay changes. In later stages of the project [...]
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 [...]
Butcher [Xbox 360 - Prototype]
16 Sep 2011The Butcher was one of many character prototypes created by Rare Ltd. in 2008. When the company’s direction shifted to Kinect software, all work on this prototype was abandoned. Currently we don’t know what kind of game Rare planned to use the Butcher into, or even if it would ever be used in some commercial [...]
Kinect Sports [Prototype / Concept - Xbox 360]
23 Aug 2011Kinect Sports (codenamed Natal Sports) was Rare Ltd. first Kinect title. Development started in late 2008 and fully started in early 2009 when the studio was restructured to fully focus on Kinect Software. It was Rare’s second try to produce a sports title on Xbox 360, their first attempt used an unreleased motion controller, similar [...]
SpongeBob Gravjet Blast (codenamed Prodigy) was a racing game for Xbox Live Arcade planned for release in 2009. The game used popular characters in the Nicktoons lineup, both past and present, such as Ren and Stimpy. The gameplay was inspired by the Wipeout series and featured fast paced hover racing with weapon combat. The direction [...]
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 [...]
Savannah [Xbox 360 - Prototype]
11 Jul 2011Savannah was one of various prototypes in development at Rare Ltd. during 2006/2007. As the project remained in prototype stage and was not greenlit, only few elements were set in stone, but it could have been some sort of nature simulator, more than a realistic Viva Pinata. Sadly we don’t know exactly for which kind [...]
Limbo [Xbox 360 - Beta]
9 Jul 2011Limbo is a puzzle/platform game created by Playdead and released for Xbox Live Arcade in 2010. In a interview at IGN, Arnt Jansen, the designer of the game, makes some interesting observations about the development of Limbo: “I think we ditched seventy percent of our ideas,” Jensen said. “Mainly because it looked too much like [...]
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 [...]
Kinect Trainer [Xbox 360 - Cancelled]
7 May 2011In 2009, British software studio Rare Ltd. started to work on fitness software for Microsoft’s Kinect accessory in co-operation with Nike. The title was allegedly cancelled in mid-2010 because of various fitness titles from third party publishers for the very same platform. As with every game from Rare Ltd, the software had different design directions [...]
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 [...]
Gun Loco [Xbox 360 - Cancelled]
2 Apr 2011Gun Loco is a cancelled third person shooter / action game that was in development by Square Enix for the Xbox 360. Players would have took the role of a series of crazy criminals in a prison-planet with no guards, in which they had to fight against each other to survive and take the power. [...]
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 [...]
Perfect Dark Core was a prototype which was intended as a sequel critically acclaimed Nintendo 64 shooter Perfect Dark. While Microsoft already released a PD title at the Xbox 360 launch (Perfect Dark Zero), which was originally supposed to be published on the GameCube but was then moved to the Xbox and then to Xbox [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Darkest of Days [PC X360 - Beta]
9 Oct 2010Darkest of Days is a FPS developed by 8monkey Labs and published by Phantom EFX / Valcon Games in September 2009 for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360. DCodes7 found some beta differences in the promo screen shots for the game: The character “mother” is only seen in the game as a pair of eyes on [...]
Metro 2033 [X360 PC - Beta]
2 Oct 2010Metro 2033 is FPS / survival horror based on the novel with the same name, written by Russian author Dmitry Glukhovsky. The game was developed since 2005 by 4A Games in the Ukraine, but it was released only in March 2010 for Xbox 360 and PC, after more than 5 years. In all this time [...]
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, [...]
Mortal Kombat: Fire & Ice is the cancelled sequel to Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks, that was in development from late 2005 till early 2006 by Paradox (later renamed Midway Studios Los Angeles). A prototype was created for the Xbox 360, to test their new “next generation” graphic engine, but soon the project had to be [...]
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 [...]
Halo Reach [XBOX 360 - Beta]
14 Sep 2010Halo Reach is Bungies fifth and final game in the Halo series. It is a prequel to Halo: Combat Evolved, it takes place during the final days of the human colony Reach before the Covenant glass the planet. The game follows the story of Noble Team, a 6 Spartan squad who try desperately and fail [...]
The Fast and the Furriest [XBOX 360 - Cancelled]
22 Jul 2010The Fast & the Furriest is a cancelled party game that was in development in 2006 by Rare for the Xbox 360 Xbox Live Arcade digital service. Other than the normal joypad, the game could have been played with the Xbox Live Vision camera, to track players’ movements in a similar way to the PS2 [...]
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 [...]
After Burner [X360 - Concept]
1 Jul 2010In 2005 Juice Games had an idea to develope a “next gen” Flight simulator / Shooter, probably for the soon-to-be released Xbox 360. To easily find a publisher and funds they tried to pitch their flight project to Sega, as new game in the After Burner series, but without any success. As the After Burner [...]
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 [...]
Splinter Cell: Conviction [X360 PC - Beta]
8 May 2010Splinter Cell: Conviction is a stealth / action game developed by Ubisoft Montreal, released in April, 2010 for the Xbox 360 and PC. The project was originally announced on May, 2007 when Ubisoft released a trailer for the game. It depicted a more rugged-looking Sam with long hair and a fully-grown beard. He had the [...]
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 [...]
Hitman: Blood Money [PS2 XBOX X360 - Beta]
16 Mar 2010Hitman: Blood Money is an action / stealth game developed by IO Interactive and published by Eidos Interactive in 2006 for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360 and PC. Vicente noticed various differences in the beta screenshot that you can see in the gallery below: Less persons and guards in the level “You better watch [...]
Too Human [X360 - Beta]
8 Mar 2010Too Human is an Action RPG developed by Silicon Knights and published in 2008 by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360. The project is of particular interest to prototype video game enthusiasts. Development lasted more than a decade, and it was planned for three different consoles (Playstation, GameCube and Xbox 360). Silicon Knights promised [...]
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 [...]
2 Finger Heroes (Natal) [X360 - Cancelled]
16 Feb 20102 Finger Heroes is a canceled beat ‘em up made by Arkedo studios that was supposed to be played with the Natal, the Xbox 360 “play without a joypad” add-on. From the concept arts, we can see that the characters were controlled using the fingers o with some basic gestures, like folding your arms. An [...]
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 [...]
GoldenEye 007 Remake [X360 - Cancelled]
7 Feb 2010A remake of GoldenEye 007 (codenamed “Project Bean”) for Xbox Live Arcade was in development at Rare Ltd. during 2007 and 2008. Goldeneye 007 was a critically acclaimed FPS for the Nintendo 64, originally published by Nintendo in 1997 and still loved by many fans. Although Microsoft, Activision (current owners of the game rights to [...]
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 [...]
Division 9 [PC/X360? - Cancelled]
18 Jan 2010What we have here is an unreleased game by Irrational Games, known as Division 9. The premise for this game is similar to the Left 4 Dead franchise, it featured a co-op survival style gameplay, in a mass city with Zombies as the main antagonists. It also featured complex FPS elements such as game changing [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Agent [X360/PC - Cancelled]
30 Nov 2009Agent is a cancelled action adventure that was in development at Ensemble Studios before their closure, probably in the works for the Xbox 360 and PC. The project was revealed in an article about the “last visit” at the studios by Gamasutra, in which they were able to check some of Ensemble’s lost projects. Agent [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Kameo 2 [Xbox 360 - Cancelled]
14 Oct 2009“Kameo 2″, successor of Kameo: Elements of Power, is a cancelled Xbox 360 title which was in development at British studio Rare Ltd.. Although it was never officially announced, some Kameo 2 animations appeared in a reel of a former Rare employee, as noticed by some Kameo-fans at the neoGaf Forum. It’s interesting to see [...]
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 [...]
Alan Wake [X360 - Beta]
9 Oct 2009Alan Wake is an action adventure game developed by Remedy Entertainment, the Finnish company behind the Max Payne games. It is due for release on Xbox 360 in March 2010 and plans for a Windows release have been shelved indefinitely. Alan Wake was originally announced at E3 2005 and in 5 years of development 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 [...]
Far Cry 2 [X360/PS3/PC - Alpha]
1 Oct 2009Far Cry 2 is an open-ended FPS developed for Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC by Ubisoft Montreal and published in 2008 by Ubisoft. Crytek, the developers of the original game, were not involved in the development of Far Cry 2. A pre-alpha video of the game, showcasing the visuals and 13 minutes of gameplay [...]
Halo 3: ODST [X360 - Beta]
30 Sep 2009Bungie initially conceived ODST as a small side project to produce in the lull between Halo 3‘s completion and Halo:Reach. Instead of featuring recognizable characters such as the Master Chief from previous games, the developers focused on the ODSTs. Story director Joseph Staten penned a detective story utilizing film noir settings, design, and characters. Composer [...]
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 [...]
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
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: [...]
TR Military Shooter [XBOX? - Proto Demo]
1 Aug 2009As games like Call of Duty were really big at the time, in 2005 / 2006 Terminal Reality created a prototype / demo for a military FPS set in Iraq, to pitch it to various publishers. One of these publisher saw the demo and loved it, but said they wanted to make a different game, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Bam [PC / X360? - Prototype]
25 Jun 2009Before Ensemble Studios was closed, they worked on serveral prototype games, such as Nova, Sorcerer, Wrench and Phoenix, an RTS which featured humans fighting aliens (which later evolved into Halo Wars). Another protype was known as “Bam” which Ensemble describes as a “Ratchet & Clank-Style Platformer”. As seen on various images posted by the company’s [...]
Avalon [X360 - Prototype]
14 May 2009Avalon was an early prototype for a third person squad based shooter (that somehow reminds me of Outtrigger) that was in development in 2004 at Climax Studios for the (not yet released) Xbox 360. The project was probably being worked on the original Xbox development kit (or some early X360 ones) but it was soon [...]
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 [...]
Totems [X360 - Cancelled]
29 Apr 2009Totems is a cancelled 3D platform / Action game for the Xbox 360 and PC, that was in development by 10tacle Studios (Elsewhere Entertainment). The Player controls the main character Gia, a parkour expert with the help of powers from four different animal totem Spirits. In August 2008, 10tacle Studios has closed down and the [...]
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 [...]
Cry On [X360 - Cancelled]
25 Apr 2009Cry On was a RPG in development at Mistwalker for the XBOX 360, that was officially cancelled in december 2008: “AQI decided to cancel the project after analyzing the current market environment and forecasts for the future”. Only few artworks and concepts were officially show for the project and we never seen any screens from [...]
Akila [X360 - Prototype]
24 Apr 2009Akila (also know as Project X) was an early prototype for a new XBOX 360 third person action game / hack & slash (with 4 players cooperative mode) that was created by New Pencil as a pitch to show to Z-Axis in 2005, to impress them enough to publish and fund the full game. Even [...]
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. [...]
Fable 2 [X360 - Concept / Proto]
14 Apr 2009Fable II is an action RPG developed by Lionhead Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios. It’s the sequel to Fable and it was originally announced in 2006 and released in October 2008. [Infos from Wikipedia] In these images we can see a series of early concept arts that were used to create the final [...]
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, [...]
Gears of War 2 [X360 - Tech Demo]
6 Apr 2009A demonstration of the Unreal Physics Engine being used for Gears Of War 2. Video: Edit
Urchin (Rare Ltd.) [X360 - Cancelled]
4 Apr 2009Urchin was an adventure fantasy / horror game that was in development at Rare Ltd. for Xbox 360. A few pieces of concept art were revealed by Rare artist Ryan Firchau at the “Nordic Game Conference”, held in Malmö in Sweden in May 2008. While details are scarce, it is known that Urchin was in [...]
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
Earl the Frog [X360 - Cancelled]
24 Mar 2009Earl the Frog (later called “Max the Frog”) was an Xbox Live Arcade puzzle / action game that was in development in 2007 at Gamesmith. After a few months of thinking the team decided to go for a very easy and user-friendly gameplay. The scenario came out of thinking about how to get into the [...]
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 [...]
Justice [X360 - Concept]
21 Mar 2009Justice was a concept for a new game that was in development at Lionhead Studios, but not many informations are available on it’s gameplay elements or story. From the few concept arts that remain from this cancelled project, it seems that Justice was set in a distant future, inspired by Blade Runner. Images: Video: Edit
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 [...]
Shaolin Streets [X360 - Cancelled]
6 Mar 2009It seems that this project, a beat ‘em up by Jailed Games, was going to be released on the PS2 and PSP, but it was later post-poned, development started again on the Xbox 360, and finally it was cancelled in 2006. Images: Edit
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 [...]
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
Project Survivors [X360 - Concept]
12 Feb 2009Survivors was a misterious project that was in development at Lionhead Studios for the Xbox 360: not many informations are available, apart from a series of concept arts, from wich we can only wonder about how the game could have been played. From what we can see, it seems that Survivors was going to be [...]
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 Dark (Condemned) [X360 - Beta]
17 Jan 2009Condemned: Criminal Origins was originally known as The Dark, quite far into production. Under this name, the game was largely similar but differed in several key areas. The player character was known as Agent Cross, and the game appeared to follow him on a Government-sanctioned investigation, or investigations, rather than acting as a rogue on [...]
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 [...]
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts is a Xbox 360 title developed by Rare Ltd. and published by Microsoft in 2008. Unlike it’s predecessors, Nuts & Bolts was not a pure platformer; instead it involved building a car and driving with it. First concepts of this gameplay mechanic reach back to 2002-2004, when a small team was [...]
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 [...]
Shadowrun: the Awakening [X360 - Cancelled]
20 Nov 2008Shadowrun: the Awakening is a cancelled game in the Shadowrun series of RPGs, that was in development by FASA Studios for the Xbox 360 and PC, before the released Shadowrun 2007. This unreleased version had a full single player mode and FASA worked on their own 3D engine for the project. Sometime later, the art [...]
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 [...]
Urban Race [X360/PC - Cancelled]
27 Oct 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 [...]
HALO MMO (Titan) [X360 PC - Cancelled]
23 Sep 2008Our nice friends Robert Seddon and Batzarro have linked us to an intersting news that was spotted on Game Set Watch and Gamasutra, that talks about the find of some screenshots from “Titan Project”, an HALO inspired Massive Multiplayer Online game that was in development at Ensemble Studios, but was cancelled in 2007. Ensemble Studios [...]
Marvel: Chaos [X360 - Cancelled]
11 Sep 2008Marvel: Chaos was a fighter developed by Electronic Arts Chicago. Started in spring 2007, EA decided to cancel the title only months later when the game was plagued by severe quality issues. As a result, EA Chicago was shut down. Images: Videos: Special thanks to Borman and Betagames.org! Edit
Sabreman Stampede [XBOX / X 360 - Cancelled]
27 Jul 2008Do you remember Donkey Kong Racing for the GameCube? When Rare was sold to Microsoft in 2002, they also announced a racing title. As they could no longer use the Donkey Kong characters, rumours appeared saying that the game was being reworked into a racer starring Rare’s own Sabreman. In 2003, Microsoft trademarked the title [...]
Left 4 Dead [X360 PC - Beta]
16 Jul 2008Left 4 Dead is a FPS with a strong coop mode, that was developed by Turtle Rock Studios and published by Valve for PC Windows and the Xbox 360 in 2008. The Left 4 Dead beta characters were changed, and at the Electronic Arts E3 2008 press conference, Valve revealed a new characters design for [...]
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 [...]
Gears of War [X360 - Beta]
15 Jun 2008It’s not often that current generation beta games fall into the hands of the ‘public’. So I was quite excited when I got the chance to play with a beta of Gears of War for the Xbox 360. The game’s size (as in, harddrive space), is quite small, so I’m unsure just how far the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
K Project was a testbed for the game that would eventually become REZ. The developers United Game Artists came from the now defunct Team Andromeda, which produced the Panzer Dragoon games, and it was from this pedigree that K Project would draw its basic gameplay style of an on-rails shooter. Playing the game consists of [...]
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, [...]
Demonik [X360 - Cancelled]
5 Apr 2008Demonik is a cancelled action game that was in development by Terminal Reality. The project was canned by the publisher, Majesco, for economic problemsIt was supposed to coincide with the film Grandma’s Boy (there’s a scene in the film in which they play this game). Images: Video: Edit
Hoop World [X360 Live Arcade - 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 [...]
Alhambra [X360 Live Arcade - 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 [...]
Shadowrun [Prototype on Halo Engine]
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 [...]
Prey [Beta - 1995 / 97 Version]
5 Apr 2008In 1995, the first incarnation of the game was announced. Prey was envisioned by 3D Realms as the first of a number of games to be running on unique, cutting edge game engine technology, developed in house. In this sense the project played the same role as Unreal did for Epic Games, and it would [...]
Vodoo Nights [X360 - Beta / 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 [...]
Viva Pinata [X360 - Proto / Concept]
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 [...]
Freelancer 2 [Xbox 360 - Cancelled]
4 Apr 2008The first Freelancer was a space trading and combat simulation game developed by Digital Anvil and published by Microsoft, released in March 2003 for PC. The game allowed players to pilot a starfighter and visit many star systems. They can engage in combat with other starfighters to protect traders or engage in piracy themselves. [Infos [...]
Project Enwor [X360 - Cancelled]
4 Apr 2008Project Enwor was a large-scale third person shooter that was in development at Digital Anvil for the Xbox 360. They were working on this prototype at the same time as Freelancer 2, but neither of them were finished. In November 2005, Microsoft redeployed the Digital Anvil’s employees to its Microsoft Game Studios headquarters: the original [...]
Castle Crashers [X360 - Beta]
4 Apr 2008Castle Crashers is a side-scrolling beat-em-up developed by The Behemoth, which incorporates a small number of role-playing game elements. An early version of Castle Crashers was first shown at Comic-Con 2005 under the name of Ye Olde Side-Scroller, while at another show it was named “The Behemoth’s Next Game”. In this beta version the character [...]
Citizen Zero [Cancelled]
4 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 [...]
Frame City Killer [X360 - Cancelled]
4 Apr 2008Frame City Killer was an Xbox 360 video game under development by Namco.The player assumes the role of secret agent Crow who must hunt down Khan, a terrorist and drug lord, who is creating Visual Acid. After repeated delays in development, a lack of presentation in numerous trade shows, and with media releases that failed [...]
Mass Effect [X360 - Beta]
4 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 [...]
BioShock [Proto / Concept]
4 Apr 2008Originally, BioShock had a storyline which was significantly different from that of the released version: the main character was a “cult deprogrammer”-a person charged with rescuing someone from a cult, and mentally and psychologically readjusting that person to a normal life. For example, Ken Levine cites an example of what a cult deprogrammer does: “[There [...]
Halo 3 [X360 - Concept / Alpha / Beta]
4 Apr 2008The Halo 3 Beta was an intermediate build of the multiplayer functionality of Halo 3. It was first released to selected members of the public on May 11, 2007, and its purpose was to collect information and feedback from the millions of play test games played through the multiplayer beta to refine Bungie Studio’s final [...]
Perfect Dark Zero [XBOX 360 - Beta / Proto]
4 Apr 2008The original Perfect Dark for the Nintendo 64 was loved by many because of it’s action and stealth. It was also one of the few First Person Shooters for the N64. Development of Perfect Dark Zero, the sequel of Perfect Dark, began on the Nintendo Gamecube but as it was almost completed, RARE was bought [...]
Dead Rising [XBOX 360 - Beta]
4 Apr 2008Dead Rising is an action adventure / survival horror developed by Capcom and released in 2006 for the Xbox 360. As we can read on Wikipedia, Keiji Inafune, designer of Mega Man and Dead Rising, wanted the main character Frank West to be different from the usual Japanese main character. Instead of having a young [...]
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 [...]
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- Katakis 3D [GBC - Cancelled]
- Think Retro audio interview with Liam
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- [U64 Italian Podcast] Episodio 2.0: Super Mario Beta Saga (Parte I)
- Cesium [XBOX - Cancelled]
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