Action Adventure

Microsoft, Xbox

Dead Space [XBOX – Prototype]

monokoma
14-02-2009
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Dead Space is a third-person survival horror-action gamereleased in October 2008, developed by EA Redwood Shores for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows, with a version for the Wii console expected for a Q3 2009 release. [Info from Wikipedia]

It seems that in 2006, the team was working on a Dead Space prototype for the original XBOX, but is currently unknow if the game was originally meant to be released on it or it was just a way to test the game before having the final 3D engine for the next gen consoles.

We can see a video from the XBOX 1 version at AreWeScaredYet‘s Youtube Channel: “this video was shown during a presentation called “Creating Horror and Immersion with the Art of Dead Space” by Art Director of the game Ian Milham at the Animex, games and animation festival in 2009. An article about the presentation can be read at awsy.tk“

Thanks to Dark ViVi and Robert Seddon for the contribution!

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Unseen News

Indiana Jones and the Staff of Moses [PSP – Not Cancelled]

U64 Staff & Contributors
05-02-2009
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Indiana Jones and the Staff of Moses was a PSP title developed by Amaze Entertainment in 2006/2007. While it was planned to coincide with the release of LucasArts’ internally made PS3/Xbox 360 game “Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings”, which was cancelled in early 2009. Additionally, a Wii, PS2 and NDS version of “Staff of Kings” are in developement by A2M, but it’s currently unknow if parts of Moses will be reused for Kings.

Update: On January 23, 2009 an official trailer revealed that the game would come out in the Spring of 2009 for the Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, and PlayStation 2. The Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, and PlayStation 2 versions had been concurrently developed by Artificial Mind and Movement (the exception being the PSP version, which was instead developed by Amaze Entertainment) and had not faced the same delays. The game was released as “Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings” in the North America on June 9, 2009 and in Europe 3 days later. [Info from Wikipedia]

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Playstation 3 (PS3), Sony

Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune [PS3 – Beta / Tech Demo]

monokoma
15-12-2008
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At GDC 2008 Naughty Dog showed an interesting video about the development of Uncharted, (aka Project Big) with some footage from beta-test levels and a different character design for Nathan “Nate” Drake. Even Elena Fisher underwent changes during development: in the early version the character had dark brown hair, but in the final version the color changed to blonde and the face was altered.

Thanks to trainer15side and Juanan for the contributions!

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GameCube, Nintendo, Others, PC / MAC

Trium Planeta [GameC / PC – Cancelled]

monokoma
14-12-2008
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Trium Planeta was a prototype for a game in development for PC and Gamecube at F4 (formerly known as F4-Toys), a French video game developer based in Paris composed of former staffers from Adeline Team and No Cliche, including Frederick Raynal. From what we can see in the screens and learn from the little information available on the project, Trium Planeta was going to be an action adventure / brawl fighting game, but not much more info is available. Trium Planeta was officially cancelled in 2005.

Thanks to Robert Seddon for the contribution & to Jay for the english corrections!

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