Times of Trouble is an action adventure that was in development by 4x Studio in 2002, for the original XBOX and Playstation 2. They probably never found a publisher interested in the project, so it was later cancelled along with other 4X games.
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Update: this game was later released and renamed to Ar’Kritz the Intruder for PC only! The Playstation version was never released.
Parasite is a cancelled side-scrolling action adventure that was in development by Virtual Studio (while other sources report that it was created by Sony Interactive or Psygnosis / Sony Studio Liverpool) and it was going to be published in 1996, for the original Playstation and PC. Even if it looked nice and it could have had a fun gameplay (somehow similar to Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee maybe?), in the end the project was canned for unknown reasons. As we can read in the original press release:
Parasite is a film-noir thriller with a twist. In it you play an ordinary guy thrown into extraordinary circumstances – possessed by an alien law enforcer, you’re forced to walk the mean streets in search of undercover extra-terrestrials. But as the alien slowly mutates your host body, you’d better help him solve this one quickly, before you shape-shift beyond recognition.
Parasite features two quests in one, as you balance your own need for an
antidote with the relentless demands of the alien who’s got an agenda of his own.Featuring a fully rendered 3D city to explore (with over 300 screens of, this dark adventure game explores an alternate reality where Raymond Chandler meets William Gibson.
There are not much more info on Parasite, but Celine was able to find some more screens in Game Pro issues 75 and 79.
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As reported before, Big Huge Games was working on a new, THQ-published RPG for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. When THQ was hit by financial troubles, Big Huge Games was sold to 38 Studios where it seems that they still work on Ken Rolston’s new “masterpiece”. It’s currently unknown if this game will ever be released.
![Kameo 2 [Xbox 360 – Cancelled]](https://www.unseen64.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/kameo-2-cancelled-670x300.jpg "Kameo 2 [Xbox 360 – Cancelled]")
“Kameo 2“, successor of Kameo: Elements of Power, is a cancelled Xbox 360 title which was in development at British studio Rare Ltd. Although it was never officially announced, some Kameo 2 animations appeared in a reel of a former Rare employee, as noticed by some Kameo-fans at the neoGaf Forum. It’s interesting to see that the style of the project looked different from the original game, with a more “realistic” version of the character. We can speculate that they tried to make Kameo more “mature” to appeal more to the typical Xbox userbase. It is unknown to what extent development was finished when the title was cancelled in late 2007 – around two years after the original was released.
In 2008, concepts for a more direct sequel were created. Kameo mainly retained her design from the same game, just with a more realistic style. Images can be found beneath.
Thanks to Hey Hey for the contribution!
Character design of Kameo in 2008:
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Alan Wake is an action adventure game developed by Remedy Entertainment, the Finnish company behind the Max Payne games. It is due for release on Xbox 360 in March 2010 and plans for a Windows release have been shelved indefinitely. Alan Wake was originally announced at E3 2005 and in 5 years of development the team decided to change Alan’s appearance since the first trailer. Let’s see those changes throughout the years:
Alan’s First Design (2005):
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