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Scalebound: The Game That Was Killed by Hype
Platinum Games’ Scalebound was a game that a lot of people were looking forward to, especially considering it was going to be an Xbox exclusive and Platinum Games’ first action-adventure game. Sadly a delay, it was announced that Scalebound was canceled at the start of 2017. Phil Spencer, aside from mentioning that the game’s cancellation “hurt him” like it did the fans, states he shared the same disappointment fans felt after the decision was made during an interview with Japanese gaming site GameWatch. He believes that the game was announced too soon which put a lot of pressure on the developers which acted detrimentally. The hype was so much that they felt they couldn’t deliver to what the fans expected and hence they decided to shut down the proje...
Platinum Games’ Official Statement Regarding Scalebound Cancellation
Much to the dismay of fans, Microsoft cancelled the upcoming Windows/Xbox One exclusive under development by Platinum Games, Scalebound. The devs have released their official statement regarding the whole issue, with creator Hideki Kamiya writing a personal apology to fans on Twitter. We’re sorry to say that on January 9, 2017, Microsoft Studios announced the cancellation of Scalebound. We are very disappointed things ended up this way, especially since we know many of our fans were looking forward to this game as much as we were. Going forward, we will strive to continue delivering high-quality games to you, starting with NieR: Automata in March, and including products like Granblue Fantasy Project Re:Link and Lost Order in the future. We will keep working hard to meet your expectations a...
Scalebound Is No More, Microsoft Confirms
Microsoft has confirmed that their upcoming Windows 10/Xbox One exclusive Scalebound has been cancelled. The official statement is as follows: After careful deliberation, Microsoft Studios has come to the decision to end production for “Scalebound.” We’re working hard to deliver an amazing lineup of games to our fans this year, including “Halo Wars 2,” “Crackdown 3,” “State of Decay 2,” “Sea of Thieves” and other great experiences. Scalebound was an ambitious title under development by Platinum Games, from Bayonetta director Hideki Kamiya. The game was first announced by Microsoft at E3 2014, and had been in development hell for a long time. The game was showcased at the 2016 E3 conference as well, but there had been no news...
Here Are Our Most Anticipated Games of 2017
The year 2016, however good or bad it may have been, is over now, and with its end we turn over a new leaf. Or we think we’ll do anyway (New Year’s resolutions are so overrated). We saw quite a lot of games last year, some amazing and some downright pathetic. We also caught a glimpse of major titles that are scheduled for release this year. Here’s our list of the most anticipated games that are supposedly releasing in 2017. All aboard the hype train! Mass Effect: Andromeda Platforms: Windows PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 Bioware is bringing its epic space franchise back with a trip to the Andromeda Galaxy. It will be the first game in Mass Effect series to have an open world, moving away from the story of the original trilogy. Life in the Milky Way galaxy is in turmoil,...
Best Upcoming Xbox One Exclusives That You Should Be Excited For
Whether you’re a PC gamer, an Xbox One enthusiast or a PS4 fanatic, each platform has their own pros and cons. This article will focus on the perks of being a Xboner. We’re going through a whole bunch of games that only Xbox One gamers will ever get their hands on. Each and every game has a certain characteristic that makes it stand out from the rest. Without further delay, here is the list. Recore Release Date: September 13, 2016 From the makers of Mega Man and Metroid Prime comes this Star Wars Pod-racing set based Xbox One exclusive. It’s hard to say what this game has in store for us as of now, but from the trailer we can see it takes place in desert ruins and follows a girl along with her pet robot, whose life-line seems to reside in a blue sphere. The trailer doesn&...
These Are The Biggest Upcoming Open World Games
Open games are gaining immense popularity, thanks to titles like The Elder Scrolls, GTA V, The Witcher 3 and many more. This year has seen and will continue to see a lot of great looking open world games, so here is our list of the top 10 upcoming titles, in no particular order. Horizon: Zero Dawn Platform: PS 4 Release Date: 2017 Made by the developers of the Killzone franchise, Horizon: Zero Dawn is a third person action RPG set in a post-apocalyptic world, only this time, nature has taken the world back and humanity has seem to gone back to using tools and weapons of old age. There are ruins of long forgotten cities, plush green fields dominated by mechanical creatures which you can either tame or kill. With its fast dynamics, action packed combat and beautiful environments, the game ...
Our Favourite Games at E3 2016
We may have been a little late in jumping on the E3 bandwagon, but here we are with a list of our favourite titles from this year’s conference. Here are the titles: FIFA ’17 As beautiful as ever, this installment of FIFA has been developed on the Frostbite Engine, the same engine used to develop Battlefield 1. Moreover, it now adds a story mode, where you follow the life of Alex Hunter, both on and off-field. We can’t wait to check out this whole new dimension brought to our favourite football title. Horizon: Zero Dawn Not Horizon: Breaking Dawn, as our dear Joash put it. Turns out he’s a huge Twilight fan. Who knew? Anyway, Zero Dawn takes you to a 1000 years into the future where nature has claimed back the Earth, with remnants of the now past modern...
Gamescom 2015 Digest: All You Need to Know
Gamescom rolled around like a mini-E3, with conferences, game reveals and gameplay trailers a-plenty. Here’s a quick primer on all the gaming news and announcements from there: Halo 5: Guardians’ multiplayer was shown off. For those not keeping up, Halo 5 will have two distinct multiplayer modes: Arena and Warzone. Warzone is the traditional Halo multiplayer experience while Arena is an all new e-sports mode. And Microsoft is betting big on e-sports: they announced a prizepool of One Million Dollars. And they streamed a match to the showfloor between the top teams of Europe and US. The Halo 5 Edition Xbox One was also shown off. Halo Wars 2 was also announced Remedy’s Quantum Break is also incoming, and has a novel new idea: a tie-in in-game TV show. Microsoft announced...