Why doth thou torment me so?
It seems that some games have been in development since the beginning of time.
It has almost become habitual that we are allured by the announcement of incredible games, only for them to vanish without a trace. Where have they gone?
Videogame Limbo:
‘The Last Guardian’
At E3 in 2009, ‘Team Ico’ announced their return by introducing ‘The Last Guardian.’
A studio with a stellar track record; Team Ico are the talent behind cult classics: ‘Shadow of the Colossus’ and ‘Ico.’
This announcement trailer had us salivating…
…four years later and we’re yet to sink our teeth into anything.
The game was originally intended as being released in 2011 for PlayStation 3. However, it was eventually pushed back a year.
Even after this delay, 2012 passed and nothing was released… Team Ico stayed ominously silent.
After being postponed for so long, there was speculation that the game was being saved and converted into a PS4 title. This doesn’t seem too far-fetched, right?
The theory was that ‘Team Ico’ had taken so long to develop ‘The Last Guardian’, that it would have been a waste to release the game this late into the PlayStation 3’s life cycle. They must have been sitting on a finished game, waiting to share the details once the PlayStation 4 had been revealed.
However, with Sony’s recent announcement of the PlayStation 4, there was no update of the project.
With many fans having been left in the dark, Sony Worldwide Studios head, Shuhei Yoshida, apologised. Speaking with Kotaku, he said:
“I apologize to people who are waiting for the game. We are waiting for the right time to re-introduce The Last Guardian.”
Chance of escaping Videogame Limbo: 7/10
‘Agent’
Way back in 2007, Sony announced that ‘RockStar’ was working on a new intellectual property for PlayStation 3.
It took another two years before ‘RockStar’ eventually announced details. (Yes, this took place at E3 2009 too!)
The game was called ‘Agent’ – A stealth-action game set during the Cold War.
After the success of RockStar’s ‘Grand Theft Auto’ series, gamers were excited to get their hands on this new franchise.
On a Q&A blog in September 2009, Rockstar revealed that the game could be released as early as 2010.
Surprise, surprise – 2010 passed by and the game had not been released.
It took until May 2011 before Rockstar decided to talk. It was confirmed that ‘Agent’ was still in development. Soon after, an image of the game emerged online.
With no update since then, some hoped that the game would also be revealed during the PlayStaion 4 announcement. Unfortunately, there was nothing.
The game looks increasingly less likely to be released, but there hasn’t been an official announcement from RockStar for the game’s cancellation.
Chance of escaping Videogame Limbo: 3/10
‘2 Days to Vegas’
Another game that has slipped way past it’s release date.
The game was intended to be a third-person shooter, developed by ‘Steel Monkeys.‘
There is not much information regarding the game, but ‘Steel Monkeys’ did reveal the general plot. You play as Vinny; a convict recently released from Rikers Prison. You find out that your younger brother, Tony, is in trouble in Las Vegas. You have two days to trek across the country and save him.
Sounds awesome, right?
Unfortunately, that is as much as we ever found out. Unlike the other games in this list, this didn’t even have an event announcement.
Surprisingly, the game is still listed on Steel Monkeys website as being “under construction.” But as the years roll by, it looks more and more unlikely that Vinny will ever get the chance to save his brother.
Chance of escaping Videogame Limbo: 1/10
Charlie Staples
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