Sony cancels heavenly sword 2?

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I think this will be a mistake....while i haven\'t played the game,..i think this title had some high production values and just because it didn\'t sell too well isn\'t a reason to cancel it. The game didn\'t do terribly bad, it just didn\'t sell well, and whatever problems the 1st game had i\'m sure there would have been improvements made if they were given the opportunity....oh well i\'m sure ms or ea is looking for another developer to snatch up....i think this one will come back to bite sony,...cause this game had the potential to be a decent franchise....this company also had a strong graphics engine.

While i do have somewhat of an idea of the gameplay,..i know that heavenly sword was no slouch in the graphics dept,...and these developers know what they\'re doin\' in that sense...


http://www.gamespot.com/news/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=26439938&sid=6192679&tag=latestnews;title;0

It isnt the only game canceled though. I was surprised to see 8 days and The Getaway canceled!

But for me 8 days was an even bigger loss. Some reports were saying that the game looked unbelievably good and it played like no other game. The concept of 8 days was extremely promising

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And that\'s the thing...usually when a game gets cancelled, most times you can tell if it was going to be garbage or mediorce anyway....i was never into the getaway,..but i thought heavenly sword kind of proved itself, even tho it didn\'t do too well,...i also thought 8 days had potential, but all we ever saw with that game was that slick trailer,...i guess actual gameplay for it wasn\'t coming along smoothly.

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Good riddens on all three accounts.

And not surprising in the least. Look at Mark of Kri - great game. Sequel kept getting delayed and ended up sucking. Now the franchise is dead. Same for Ape Escape, which rocked beyond belief.

Regarding 8 days there was some small preview from some site (cant remember which) and they said that it was incredible.

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Regarding 8 days there was some small preview from some site (cant remember which) and they said that it was incredible.

Because previews never lie?
Almost nine times out of ten, a preview is always glowing and then all of a sudden, the review comes out and the game sucks.

I\'m guessing if this game was so far in development and incredible, Sony wouldn\'t of canned it.

Because previews never lie?
Almost nine times out of ten, a preview is always glowing and then all of a sudden, the review comes out and the game sucks.

I\'m guessing if this game was so far in development and incredible, Sony wouldn\'t of canned it.

There are no real statistics regarding this.
http://www.ps3informer.com/playstation-3/news/intel-8-days-looks-better-than-killzone-2-will-be-awesome-008730.php
The "preview" if "real" was very specific about the things that stood out

We do not know the exact details on the reasons why management decided to postpone their production. For now we rely on assumptions

There are many reasons that may lead to a cancellation of a project besides from a project that didnt go well.
Cost savings can be one, and these projects seemed very costly.

A second reason could be a change in strategy to target better other market segments

The second leads to an allocation of resources towards other positions/projects.

Or it could be a wrong decision.

While on the subject of cancelled games...

10 Highly Anticipated Videogames You\'ll Never Get To Play

http://www.cracked.com/article_16152_10-highly-anticipated-video-games-youll-never-get-play.html

I particularly agree with what they had to say about Project Hammer for the Wii

Before the Wii was released people had some rather unrealistic expectations of the system\'s "Wiimote" controller. Millions were disappointed when they realized it was simply a TV-remote shaped controller that can tell which direction you\'re waving it, not the freakin\' Holodeck.

Still, one thing the Wiimote definitely does well is letting you pummel things by swinging the controller like you\'re trying to chase away a swarm of hornets. So it\'s actually promising that Project HAMMER\'s premise, gameplay and storyline could be summed entirely as "swing the controller to smash shit with a giant hammer."

 We\'re pretty sure that not only described the game, but succinctly sums up the entire reason the Wii should exist.

I hope Shenmue3 becomes a reality

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I actually was hoping for that starcraft ghost game to come out...

I was hoping for Max Payne 3.


And Alan Wake seems to be going the route of vaporware also.

I was hoping for Max Payne 3.


And Alan Wake seems to be going the route of vaporware also.

I think not. If I am not mistaken MS announced that they are going to show it at E3

See, that\'s what threw everything off..


If I remember right it WASN\'T at last years, so people got to talkin\'. ya know.

I can\'t find any info on Alan Wake at this year\'s E3.

Perhaps I was wrong then

*shrugs


well see i guess.