Let's pretend that you have $20bn in the bank. What cancelled video game or dead IP are you reviving?

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Cap set at $20bn in case you need to outright buy a 3rd party studio to make this happen :messenger_grinning_sweat:

With this much money, the sky is (almost) the limit. Which cancelled game would you restart development on, or which dead IP would you bring back to life?
 
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Ahm, I would bring Anthem back from the dead and give it a proper endgame. The gameplay was ace, i kinda miss it
 
So many...

Splatterhouse (and make it a little more horror driven than the last reboot which was heavier on schlock)
Silent Hills
Blood
Jedi Knight series
Battlefront series
Quake
Unreal Tournament
Alien Vs Predator

I could think of so many...
 
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I'm resurrecting Legacy of Kain.

I'm talking full reboot with Amy Hennig back at the helm, complete with high budget cinematics, deep philosophical writing, and brutal, stylish third person combat. Think Elden Ring meets God of War, but drenched in gothic atmosphere and existential drama. Raziel and Kain deserve a modern saga

I'd even greenlight a Netflix animated series to go with it. Dark, mature, and voice acted by the original cast.
 
I'd probably buy Square Enix. Remake Xenogears, and make a proper third game of Parasite Eve.

Runner up would be Mega Man Legends 3
 
I only need eight million dollars to resurrect Viewtiful Joe. HENSHIN A GO-GO, BABY!

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If I had 20B I would buy Square Enix and make FF great again. Then I'll make Grandia 4 and last release more then 1 Star Ocean game per gen.
 
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Days Gone 2 (directed by John Garvin, no DEI pandering)
Uncharted 5 (written by Amy Henning, no DEI pandering)
Tetris switch (made by Nintendo, no input whatsoever from The Tetris Company)
Starfox 64 2 (proper sequel, flying only)
Yoshi Touch & Go 2 (make it greater)
Bejeweled 4 (similar to Bejeweled 3, no mobile crap, no mtx)
Dead Space 4 (schofield, singleplayer only, no nonbinary toilets)
 
I'd buy Square Enix ⬛ to revive the Xenogears franchise, specifically to make Episode VI.

After that, it's on to Episode IV.

And then I would sell Square Enix, to buy Namco to revive the Xenosaga series.

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I would call Toys for Bob and tell them to sell me the company for 1$ (needs a Faustian bargain, for drama!) in exchange for funding development lavishly for 10 years and let them hire some more people.
Work together with MS to produce some Spyro/Crash/Banjo-Kazooie games for all formats. Let them develop some new IPs too.

If the games only break even or even do poorly is unimportant. Bonuses are based on sales to keep them motivated.
20B is crazy amounts of money, I'll still have 17B+ left in this hypothetical.
 
Nothing. I'd probably find some interesting indie developers and fund their cool original projects. But yeah, if I had that kind of money, I'd likely not be spending much time playing video games.
 
I'm trying for two studios. This is purely selfish in motivation lol

Midway because I want NHL HITZ, NFL BLITZ, NBA JAM, and MLB SLUGFEST back. And I'd hire Tim Kitzrow back, with Kevin Butler doing the commercials.

And then I'd try to entice as many members of Criterion to come back and make Burnout games like Revenge and Takedown. Maybe get some of the Codemasters team involved, too.
 
Outlaws as a full remake.

✨ Gold this post if you remember this game. ✨

Edit: the cowboy game from the late 90s. Lucas. Not that dumb Star Wars game.
 
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Buy out Sega and reform its legendary in-house studios - Team Shinobi, Streets of Rage, Sonic Team (!) AM1, 2, 3, United Game Artists , Hitmaker, Smilebit, Overworks, WOW Entertainment, Amusement Vision, Sega Rosso, Wave Master and amalgamate them all with Nintendo.
 
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Thief, there's a hell of a lot of talent in the Thief 2 fan mod community which would be given control. Emphasis on first person viewpoint, huge levels and amazing sound design.
 
20 billion?

Chrono Trigger
Enslaved ( I want to know how it was supposed to go!)
Mass Effect andromeda ( it was just an ok game but I would like the ending to actually be known)
Demon Souls
Dead space
Kings field
 
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