If it wasn't cancelled or being drastically altered in some way, yes we would have heard an official denial from Bethesda by now.
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Rumor: Prey 2 cancelled, official statement due next week [Up: ZeniMax: No comment.]
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If it wasn't cancelled or being drastically altered in some way, yes we would have heard an official denial from Bethesda by now.
EatChildren
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I've seen that last shot before, and maybe the second last, but not the first two.
Haven't seen these. Oh man...looks so cool.Well, my store just reinstated my pre-order and put the game back on its website. Strange.
I also don't recall seeing some of these screenshots before. Or well, I definitely haven't seen that first-person shot before.
http://gamingshogun.com/2011/08/18/prey-2-screenshots-from-gamescom/
Those screenshots are several months old do not get your hopes up because of them.
Those screenshots are several months old do not get your hopes up because of them.
Dream shattered!
Seventy_X_Seven
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MisterAnderson
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This is fucked up if true. Game looked amazing.
TheBioLover
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Maybe this is an elaborate April Fools joke................./optimism
i'm not surprised, okay maybe i was, but the game seems way too large in scale when they showed it off at E3.
i was hyped as shit for the game but had reservations that the game they wanted to make would cost a shit ton. i think the performance of syndicate(ea) and cyberpunk in general turned off zenimax.
i was hyped as shit for the game but had reservations that the game they wanted to make would cost a shit ton. i think the performance of syndicate(ea) and cyberpunk in general turned off zenimax.
Syndicate had nothing going for it. Small marketing push, middling reviews and the fact that it was just another FPS didn't help it.
Prey 2 had serious potential.
I think Prey 2's open world nature could/could have really helped it do way better than something like the new Syndicate. Quality open world games seem to do big numbers these days, as Zenimax well knows at this point.
Of course, that's assuming they'd be able to deliver on the Blade Runner-esque city that seems so impressive in that E3 demo and in screenshots. Almost seemed too good to be true when they first let out information about it, but I hope I'm wrong.
Of course, that's assuming they'd be able to deliver on the Blade Runner-esque city that seems so impressive in that E3 demo and in screenshots. Almost seemed too good to be true when they first let out information about it, but I hope I'm wrong.
you're not thinking from an exec's perspective
abacab driver
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I can't believe this is getting canceled.
It looked genuinely awesome.
Wonder what happened..
It looked genuinely awesome.
Wonder what happened..
EvilDick34
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Some of those screens have a blade runner-ish type feel to them. I hope this hasn't been cancelled.
Blue Ninja
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Portugeezer
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So what's happened with this rumour? It's been a while now, no updates?
still nothing
SolidSnakex
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Nothing happened. But it's still very telling that Bethesda/Zenimax won't deny the cancellation.
Vinterbird
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Was apart of the rumor about the game.
Rumor: Official statement cancelled
Fixed.
Portugeezer
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They noticed the backlash and the game is still on track.
Please
Would be nice. I wonder if they did this on purpose to gauge peoples excitement for the game.
If it was false Bethesda would have said so. No company who wants to sell you something would ever let people believe it was cancelled. Their "No comment" is a definitive "yes".
Cancelling GDC talk of the devs to gauge excitement would a bad move. Beth is quite... so I am sure it is true. :-((
Blue Ninja
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Well, my store did reinstate my pre-order, so something's up.
Well most of the cancelled games don't have that luxury anyway,publishers usually just kill them and pretend the fans don't exist and let them to suffer for years,I guess Zenimax decided to do that.
wat, it's alive...?
Baron_Calamity
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No solid rumors but it sounds like the game is being re-evaluated. It probably won't be cancelled but someone else (maybe Id?) will finish it or they may give Human Head the money needed to finish it. They don't know yet.
Blue Ninja
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I got a text from my game store a few weeks ago telling me they wouldn't be able to deliver the game and they were cancelling my pre-order. It disappeared from their website completely during that period.
This weekend I check my pre-order page, and lo and behold, the game was back. No release date or extra info, but my pre-order had been reinstated.
Fine Ham Abounds
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Well, the game has never left my gamefly queue, but it's not like gamefly is near Amazon on the trust scale. Still, I've regularly noticed date updates on gamefly before someone makes a thread here about getting pre-order emails. I've ended up checking it daily since this thread popped up.
Blue Ninja
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Some people at the Bethesda forums apparently called Gamestop and learned that the game was not cancelled but pushed back to 2013. Not exactly a credible source, but I guess it's possible.
Still though, very weird.
Still though, very weird.
I really hope this is the case. It would make a lot of sense too. Release Dishonoured for 2012, and Prey 2 for 2013. Both of these projects are amongst the most ambitious games being developed as of now, and it would be silly to release them near each other. Especially seeing that they could still easily go unnoticced against Borderlands 2 and Far Cry 3. I kind of expected it to get pushed back, so I would not be surprised if this is true. Hoping its true...
StoppedInTracks
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New shots confirm what we already knew: IMPECCABLE ART
God I hope it is not canned just pushed back maybe for next-gen?
God I hope it is not canned just pushed back maybe for next-gen?
Probably the only mainstream published game that I would help out with and additional kickstarter. I want my Bladerunner game!!!
Fine Ham Abounds
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Shoehorning in multiplayer confirmed
Seventy_X_Seven
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The link leads to a deleted topic, but here's a link about that link
http://phasmatishaunt.com/?p=251
Huh, as gamers we're used to seeing retailers give BS release dates like January 1st, 2013 just as a placeholder, but that's actually a Tuesday so just maybe.
Multiplayer likely to get shoved in now, can't expect it to be very good. Hopefully a co-op instead of a competitive if they're going to put any focus on one.
http://phasmatishaunt.com/?p=251
Huh, as gamers we're used to seeing retailers give BS release dates like January 1st, 2013 just as a placeholder, but that's actually a Tuesday so just maybe.
Multiplayer likely to get shoved in now, can't expect it to be very good. Hopefully a co-op instead of a competitive if they're going to put any focus on one.
Portugeezer
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Hardly a confirmation.
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