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[Wastelander92]

 

[analog_future]

 

[nial]

Oof.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Anyone want to revisit that "worst publisher" thread?

 

[ecosse_011172]

Microsoft are a cancer on this industry.

 

[Kacho]

Who didn't see this coming?

 

[LordCBH]

Fucking. LAME.

Was looking forward to this one.

 

[The Cockatrice]

The power of gamepass.

 

[SidViscous]

I couldn't even remember this so went to the official website and they've made the video private, awkward.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Annnnnd there's a game i was looking forward to seeing.

Fucking great news. What a joke.

 

[MiguelItUp]

I mean, if they're gonna do it at least they did it before we saw anything I guess. At this point what we got was an idea and that was about it.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Saw this coming a mile away. OD probably next.

 

[Punished Miku]

They definitely gave them plenty of time to get it done. Not even a MS studio. I don't blame them for canceling but it's always a bummer.

 

[adamsapple]

 

[LordCBH]

Xbox is run by clowns, and Microsoft is run by a fucking greedy AI clown.

#BreakThemUp

 

[Kacho]

I mean, if they're gonna do it at least they did it before we saw anything I guess. At this point what we got was an idea and that was about it.

Co-op smuggling action

 

[ecosse_011172]

To be worse than Bobby Kotick sounded like a difficult challenge but for MS

 

[Kilau]

Microsoft are a cancer on this industry.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

2025 continues to deliver

 

[adamsapple]

Co-op smuggling action

4 years, radio silent, nothing beyond an announcement teaser trailer.

I wonder if there even was any work done on it.

 

[Mr Moose]

What's contraband?

 

[TheMan]

totally forgot about this. A new IP from those guys could have been cool, but after 4 JC games it seems that JC2 was more of a fluke

 

[sloppyjoe_gamer]

 

[Kacho]

I wonder if there even was any work done on it.

Surely they had to do something in 4 years lol. What else is Avalanche doing?

I like the studio. Never cared for this announcement. Was always expecting it to be a shitty GAAS. No thanks.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

The reason I think OD is next is, why would they fund another studio to make a game when they're not even funding like half the people at their own studios?

 

[kruis]

 

[adamsapple]

What's contraband?

 

[Hookshot]

What the fuck were all these people doing for years?

They make all these teams, give them games to make and then cancel them without anything to show.

 

[GudOlRub]

Shame, the vibe of the trailer was pretty cool and the Just Cause games were always fun gameplay wise...

 

[PeteBull]

I for one enjoyed reveal trailer, ofc was full on cgi/bullshot but still, setting was chill af and game/premise definitely had potential:

It gave me vibes of vigilante 8 and payday hybrid:



Obviously smugglers run too:

 

[SEGAvangelist]

Should have never even announced it. Expected this, though.

 

[mdkirby]

How many tens of millions of man hours of human productivity do you think have been wiped out into total irrelevance in the last few months?

 

[adamsapple]

Avalanche has put out a statement, they say they'll re-evaluate the IP.

Sounds like there's still a chance that another publisher can come in and 'rescue' the project.

 

[TonberrysKnife]

God damn....this BLOWS. Xbox has been taking a LOT of L here. Damn..

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

they Hits keep coming, and not than kind of hits

 

[Flabagast]

It's a good news for two reasons

1) Another shit GaaS bites the dust. Studios should understand that going the GaaS route could mean the death knell for them
2) Xbox fucks another developer yet again. Every studio should know that working with MS should be avoided at all cost as they are currently the worst publisher in gaming and cannot be trusted

I'm sad about Avalanche however. Hope they manage to land on their feet.

 

[rm082e]

BUT GUYS, THEY'RE THE BIGGEST PUBLISHER ON PLAYSTATION!!!1!1

 

[Grildon Tundy]

Got dang it. AVALANCHE STUDIOS is GOATed when it comes to pure fun, imo:

Just Cause 3
Mad Max
RAGE 2

And now they've wasted five years with no released games to show for it.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Avalanche has put out a statement, they say they'll re-evaluate the IP.

Sounds like there's still a chance that another publisher can come in and 'rescue' the project.

You mean like smuggle it across security perimeters . . .

 

[chromatic9]

These showcases where a lie then?

 

[Horseganador]

Another one in a long list of games recently cancelled by Xbox.

 

[SJRB]

 

[pnutboy]

Largest games lineup in console history, they said.

 

[solidus12]

 

[Dr. Samuel Hayden]

At this point you'd have to be insane to go anywhere near MS.

 

[digoutyoursoul]

Yeah no surprise really, an easy prediction that one. Still, the media will be crawling up their arse with the "doing a good job " routine.

 

[kruis]

These showcases where a lie then?

You should have known better ...

 

[SEGAvangelist]

Got dang it. AVALANCHE STUDIOS is GOATed when it comes to pure fun, imo:

Just Cause 3
Mad Max
RAGE 2

And now they've wasted five years with no released games to show for it.

Maybe they should release games. Seems like all the cancelled Xbox projects are games that have taken 5 years + to release.

 

[Grildon Tundy]

Maybe they should release games. Seems like all the cancelled Xbox projects are games that have taken 5 years + to release.

That's what I'm sayn!

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Microsoft are a cancer on this industry.

How about you show some work for getting paid for 4 years? Game industry is fucking unique over taking money and not delivering any sort of results.