Tag: Cancelled

Microsoft And Platinum Games’ ‘Scalebound’ Has Been Cancelled

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: The first major AAA delay of 2016… has become the first AAA cancellation of 2017.

Rumours ran rampant this morning, with multiple sources quoting that Platinum Games’ and Microsoft had parted ways, with Scalebound left in major trouble, and potentially even cancelled.

Just moments ago, Microsoft confirmed to IGN that Scalebound will indeed never be released. Here’s the quote from Microsoft:

“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.”

Josh Jackson noted some extreme excitement for the title after its gameplay footage debut, and I have to say that it’s damned disappointing that this promising-looking title will never see the light of day.

Were you looking forward to the title? Be sure to sound out in the comments below.

Disney Cancels ‘Disney Infinity’ And Leaves Game Publishing.

by The_acz

Some unexpected and sad news has just broken.

Today, Disney has announced that due to continued decline in sales, they have decided to cancel their Disney Infinity series. Not just this, but they also revealed that they will be exiting console game publishing altogether. This is a pretty big blow, not just for toys to life, but also for the games industry itself as an entire publisher exits stage left.

Infinity launched on August 18th 2013, and was made to directly compete with the mega hit Skylanders franchise. If you’d like to read more you can find the company’s concession post right here. What do you think of Disney Infinity’s cancellation? Do you think Disney should completely leave the game console market?

‘Fable Legends’ Cancelled As Lionhead Studios May Be Shut Down

by Josh Jackson

After being in development for well over two years, Microsoft has decided to pull the plug on the free to play Fable Legends, with apparent plans to shut down Lionhead Studios altogether.

In a statement, Microsoft Europe General Manager Hanno Lemke discussed their plans going forward for the legendary studio once helmed by the controversial Peter Molyneux, as well as their planned closure of Press Play Studios, the folks behind the Wii, (and eventual multiplatform,) favorite, Max and the Magic Marker.

“After much consideration we have decided to cease development on Fable Legends, and are in discussions with employees about the proposed closure of Lionhead Studios in the UK,”… “Additionally, we will close Press Play Studios in Denmark, and sunset development on Project Knoxville.”

Lemke went on to say,

“We have nothing but heart-felt thanks for the members of Lionhead and Press Play for their contributions to Xbox and gaming. We are committed to working closely with those affected by today’s news to find them new opportunities at Xbox, or partnering with the broader development community to help place them in jobs elsewhere in the games industry should they desire.”

This news is very unfortunate, especially because both studios have had a hand in some incredible games over the years. Especially in Lionhead’s case, it’s hard to believe that the studio behind some of the biggest games of the Xbox and Xbox 360 generations would end up in this position. Yet, once you consider that Fable Legends was taking such a drastic turn compared to its predecessors, as well as the somewhat tarnished reputation earned by their former head’s habit of over promising while under delivering, the idea of the studio fading away isn’t completely unheard of. Still, Legends looked pretty much done a year and a half ago when we saw it at Comic Con, so there must have been some real trouble behind the scenes for it to get cancelled after so long.

Here’s to hoping for the best for anyone who’s affected by the news.

Source: IGN.com

First ‘Community’ Season 6 Teaser Is All Old Footage, Still Exciting

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: It’s an amazing time that we live in, isn’t it? Back in my day, when a show was cancelled, it was cancelled. You’d have fond memories of the hours you spent in front of your television, but you would never even hope or dream that there could possibly be more.

Now, it seem like shows come back from the dead fairly regularly (Arrested Development, Veronica Mars, The Killing… twice, just to name a few), and the returning series that I’m most (beyond) excited about is Yahoo!’s Community.

Yep, Yahoo! picked up the series and announced a sixth season on the final day before contracts expired, and the world hasn’t stopped talking about it since. Today, they debuted the first teaser / sizzle reel for the show, stating that Community will be “better than it was before,” and “Better. Faster. Stronger.”

The reel is composed of entirely existing footage, and even includes a nod of the hard-to-remember gas leak year, but it still makes us obnoxiously excited for what’s to come. You can take a look at the reel below, and be sure to let us know what you hope to see next season!

It’s Not The Darkest Timeline After All: ‘Community’ Picked Up At Yahoo!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: This was sure cutting it close. NBC cancelled Community back in May, and its stars contracts would have expired at midnight tonight, but Yahoo! has announced that it’s resurrected Community for a 13 episode sixth season, with every episode releasing at once sometime in 2015  Update: Yahoo’s release has been edited, and now says that the episodes will be ‘released weekly this Fall’.

Maybe it’s not the darkest timeline after all. After talks with Hulu fell through, I thought for sure that the dream of six seasons and a movie would be cut short, but now fans have a glimmer of hope.

Dan Harmon said that “I am very pleased that Community will be returning for its predestined sixth season on Yahoo. I look forward to bringing our beloved NBC sitcom to a larger audience by moving it online. I vow to dominate our new competition. Rest easy, Big Bang Theory. Look out, Bang Bus!”

Chris McKenna, Russ Krasnoff and Gary Foster also return, and Joel McHale added ‘The reports of our cancelation have been greatly exaggerated.’ —Mark Twain (The other version of this quote has been wrong for years). #SixSeasonsAndaMovie is real. Thank you Sony. Thank you Yahoo. Thank you Dan Harmon.  And thank you to the greatest f%$#ing fans in the history of the human race. It’s the internet. We can swear now.”

We are so excited. So excited, in fact, that we just changed our default search provider.

What are your thoughts on the renewal? What do you hope to see next season? Sound out below!

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Hulu In Talks To Bring Back ‘Community’

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: It was barely three weeks ago that NBC broke our hearths with the cancellation of Community, one season and one movie shy of the series’ end goal.

Fans, of course, didn’t give up, and instead flooded Netflix and Hulu with requests to bring the show up. Weeks have passed, actors started moving on, and no announcements were made… but now there may be a glimmer of hope.

Deadline has learned that Sony (Community‘s owner) and Hulu have entered ‘preliminary’ talks to develop another season of the cult comedy. Hulu has just expressed interest in expanding their original content offerings, and this would be an absolutely incredible addition.

We’ll be sure to keep you updated as we learn more, but Human Beings, don’t lose hope yet. Do however, let us know how excited you’d be if this was picked up.

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Five Seasons And… That’s It. ‘Community’ Has Been Cancelled

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: Sad news for fans of amazing television, Community has been cancelled.

It was news that I wasn’t expecting to hear, as creator Dan Harmon, as well as the cast and crew have been tweeting optimistic thoughts for the last few weeks.

We sure hope that the Sony-owned series can find a home on another network (or Netflix or Hulu), but for now, Greendale is closed… permanently.

We got more of this series than fans ever thought we would, and an exceptional fifth season after Dan Harmon’s triumphant return, so it’s really a bittersweet announcement, as it’s one we expected years ago. We’ll be sure to fill you in on any news of a pickup, but for now let us know your favourite episode in the comments below!

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‘Warehouse 13’ Canceled! Don’t Worry, It’s Getting A Final Season!

by Shane O'Hare

Just reported from our friends over at Deadline, the signature show for the SyFy network will be coming to a close. The good news is that the fifth and final season will be a sort of closer, or an ender if you will. It will be abbreviated and finish up the story. From the news break:

“Warehouse 13 has been an incredible signature series for us,” said Syfy President of Original Content Mark Stern. “We are grateful to the loyal and passionate fan base and know that Jack Kenny, his gifted creative team, and outstanding ensemble cast will give them an amazing finale season.” Saul Rubinek, Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly, Allison Scagliotti and Aaron Ashmore star in the drama from Universal Cable Prods.

So all good things must come to an end, I am just bummed that the most adorable actress on TV (Allison Scagliotti ) wont be on any more to make me go “Awwww”.

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Geekscape Comics: Marvel Cancels October’s ‘Thanos: Son Of Titan #1’

by Shawn Madden

In a very surprising move Marvel has cancelled the first issue of Thanos: Son Of Titan that was supposed to be hitting shelves in October. This is especially surprising due to the amount of media coverage the character is getting as well as the amount of fans looking for Thanos filled comics. The sudden surge appeared after the character made his movie appearance in this years The Avengers in a mid-credit scene. he following appeared in Thursday’s “Marvel Mailer” update to retailers:

“*THANOS SON OF TITAN #1 (OF 5) & VAR (AUG120580-1, $2.99, FOC 09/24/12) has been cancelled.”

Thanos: Son of Titan, was set to tell the origin of the Marvel villain in a story by writer Joe Keatinge and artist Richard Elso, has received quite a bit of press even receiving an article in USA Today earlier this month. So, why the sudden cancellation? No official word on that as of yet. Perhaps it could just be a delay. We will be sure to keep you informed.

Source: Newsarama

Concept Art For ‘Wolverine And The X-Men’ Season Two Shows What Could Have Been

by Shawn Madden

So, remember ‘Wolverine And The X-Men’? That fan-favorite animated series that only made it through one season because it couldn’t find the funding for a second one? Well, ‘1 Million To Save Wolverine And The X-Men’ has updated their Facebook page with some awesome concept art showing what could have been had the series continued.

Deadpool? Cable? Scarlet Witch? Havok? Age Of Apocalypse in animated form?!

Now I just kind of picked my own favorites here but if you check out their Facebook page you can see them all. This includes some colored in versions of the AoA concepts.

Geekscape Comics: DC Cancels Four More Titles

by Shawn Madden

So, if you haven’t heard by now ‘Justice League: International’ will be ending with issue #12 in August. Its now been announced that three other titles (‘Captain Atom’, ‘Voodoo’ and ‘Resurrection Man’) will be joining the cancelled list with their zero issues in September.