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Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Yes, while we all hate Destin, in this case he's literally just reposting a tweet.
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Yes, while we all hate Destin, in this case he's literally just reposting a tweet.
SILKYSMOOTH30FPS
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Blade is 80% guaranteed to be canned as well.
ChorizoPicozo
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He didn't just repost a tweet, tho.Yes, while we all hate Destin, in this case he's literally just reposting a tweet.
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Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
He re-tweeted and copy pasted the text from it, better?
Grildon Tundy
Gold Member
They released 8 full-scale games in 10 years (1.25 games/year avg) only to spend SIX years on Contraband with nothing to show for it. GaaS and its repercussions have been a disaster for the human race.
2006: Just Cause
2009: The Hunter
2010: Just Cause 2
2011: Renegade Ops
2015: The Hunter: Primal, Mad Max, Just Cause 3
2018: Just Cause 4
2019: Rage 2
2006: Just Cause
2009: The Hunter
2010: Just Cause 2
2011: Renegade Ops
2015: The Hunter: Primal, Mad Max, Just Cause 3
2018: Just Cause 4
2019: Rage 2
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Neff
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At this point I feel like they've taken far, far more than they've given and that the games industry would have been better without them from day one.
I won't miss them.
ChorizoPicozo
Member
it just stopped development
diffusionx
Gold Member
I am going to be "that guy" and say that a big problem with this was likely COVID.
But then Just Cause 4 was awful and Rage 2 also sucked. Maybe there was a talent exodus.
semiconscious
Member
yep. it's one thing to re-arrange the deck chairs on the titanic, & another entirely to start throwing them overboard...
Kacho
Gold Member
I doubt it. JC4 dropped in 2018 and Rage 2 dropped in 2019. Unless they were all hands of deck with Contraband they have something else in the works. It seems likely that Covid wrecked that studios productivity due to WFH slacking.
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Grildon Tundy
Gold Member
I'm gonna have to disagree with you on Rage 2. I played it just a few weeks ago and had a blast. It might've helped my perception of it because I bought it on a sale for $20.
But, yeah, JC4 was super disappointing. A huge step back from JC3. I played JC4 and then JC3 back-to-back just a month ago, and I have no idea how JC4 turned out as poorly as it did.
Laptop1991
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What a waste of 4 years dev time, but this is what Microsoft does, they always have and will continue to do so. no faith in or for TES 6 and Fallout 5.
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Gambit2483
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MS/Xbox officially has the worst studio management in Videogames history...
And they now own 50% of all major Western Publishing IPs....
begotten
Member
Nothing in game development can just be put "on hold". Whatever this project is now, the only way it sees the light is as something else and not Contraband.
How big is this studio? I wonder if they have multiple projects going and due to radio silence on Contraband, have already pivoted to something else.
How big is this studio? I wonder if they have multiple projects going and due to radio silence on Contraband, have already pivoted to something else.
Laptop1991
Member
Yep, they acquired a lot of the games i played on PC especially with Bethesda and i wasn't happy about it at the time because of their track record and low and behold it's still happening, not that Bethesda were putting out great games since Fallout 76, but Prey and Dishonored 2 in 2016 and 17 are great games. nearly 10 years ago now.MS/Xbox officially has the worst studio management in Videogames history...
And they now own 50% of all major Western Publishing IPs....
StreetsofBeige
Member
Totally forgot about this announced game. Didnt even remember it was made by Avalanche. I thought it was a first party game. lol
Rocco Schiavone
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Neon Xenon
Member
Not even close to surprised that Contraband was cancelled.
Concept-wise, maybe there was some potential, but I don't recall anything outside of that trailer so who the fuck knows how this could have turned out.
Concept-wise, maybe there was some potential, but I don't recall anything outside of that trailer so who the fuck knows how this could have turned out.
