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[CamHostage]

I don't know if this thread needs a bump necessarily, but I can't leave this one off: DJ Pooh (screenwriter of Fridays, director of The Wash, also did punch-up writing on GTA San Andreas) was involved in a ghetto/hip-hop MMO somewhere around 2005. Sadly, 404 Gaming never got that one off the ground...

So here's the list we got up to:

• Gore Verbinski's "Matter": CANCELED
• Guillermo Del Toro's "InSane": CANCELED
• Peter Jackson's "Halo": CANCELED
• John Singleton's "Fear and Respect": CANCELED
• Tony Scott's "Criminal": CANCELED
• DJ Pooh "Urban MMO": CANCELED
• Michael Bay & Digital Domain's "FPS Project": CANCELED(well, vaporware)
• Steven Spielberg's "LMNO": CANCELED
• Steven Spielberg's "Boom Blocks": 2 and out (but still, success!)
• Steven Spielberg's "The Dig": Shipped
• Steven Spielberg's "Medal of Honor" & Dreamworks Interactive: Shipped, software studio only lasted so long before Spielberg lost interest but certainly was a success
• John Woo's "Stranglehold": Shipped
• John Woo's "SEGA/Tiger Hill Project": CANCELED
• John Woo's "ShadowClan": CANCELED
• George A. Romeros "City of the Dead": CANCELED
• The Wachowski's "Enter the Matrix / Matrix: Path of Neo": Shipped
• John A. Davis "The Ant Bully": Shipped, and claims the rare distinction of the film director also directing the game
• George Miller's "Happy Feet 2": Shipped
• George Miller's "Mad Max: Fury Road Project": ??? (technically, it sounds like it was canceled and then restarted at Avalanche since his gaming side-studio KMM Interactive was partly started for this project)
• Zach Snyder & EA Projects: ??? (Vaporware?)
• J.J. Abrams & Valve Project: ???
• George Lucas' LucasArts Software Library: True success (albeit George's hands-on time only went so far)

(Thanks Nerfgun, cuyahoga, Lijik & others for contibuting)

 

[angular graphics]

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- Del Toro's "InSane" is NOT cancelled. http://www.officialplaystationmagaz...after-thq-dropped-it-says-guillermo-del-toro/

- If you are to have so many Spielberg entries, you should make the Wachowskis' "Enter The Matrix" and "The Matrix: Path of Neo" two separate entries as well.

- You are missing Del Toro's (and Mike Mignola's) "Hellboy: The Science of Evil". Apparently he worked very close with the devs. Shipped.

- Christopher Nolan's "Inception" is also presumed cancelled by now.

 

[Stumpokapow]

- Del Toro's "InSane" is NOT cancelled. http://www.officialplaystationmagaz...after-thq-dropped-it-says-guillermo-del-toro/

Del Toro not comprehending the distinction between developers and publishers does not inspire confidence.

 

[Doffen]

Phil Spencer commented:



Not a shocker regarding the cancel, Microsoft abandoned the trademark December 21, 2012.

 

[Jburton]

These projects always bite the dust, when they are announced I shut down and ignore it ...... E3 hits is what those things are about.

 

[Dambrosi]

He came so far, to lose it all.

But, in the end...

 

[randomengine]

Ha, good question...

• Gore Verbinski's "Matter": CANCELED
• Guillermo Del Toro's "InSane": CANCELED
• Peter Jackson's "Halo": CANCELED
• John Singleton's "Fear and Respect": CANCELED
• Tony Scott's "Criminal": CANCELED
• Michael Bay & Digital Domain's "FPS Project": CANCELED(well, vaporware)
• Steven Spielberg's "LMNO": CANCELED
• Steven Spielberg's "Boom Blocks": 2 and out (but still, success!)
• Steven Spielberg's "The Dig": Shipped
• Steven Spielberg's "Medal of Honor" & Dreamworks Interactive: Shipped, software studio only lasted so long before Spielberg lost interest but certainly was a success
• John Woo's "Stranglehold": Shipped
• John Woo's "SEGA/Tiger Hill Project": CANCELED
• John Woo's "ShadowClan": CANCELED
• The Wachowski's "Enter the Matrix / Matrix: Path of Neo": Shipped
• Zach Snyder & EA Projects: ??? (Vaporware?)
• J.J. Abrams & Valve Project: ???
• George Lucas' LucasArts Software Library: True success (albeit George's hands-on time only went so far)

What others should be on the list?

Wasn't there a John Carpenter game that was out around Stranglehold? (Edit: Nope, Clive Barker's Jericho). Although Carpenter worked on Fear 3.

There was also the Saw game that the creators worked on right? Does that count?

 

[Rollo Tomasi]

I don't know if this thread needs a bump necessarily, but I can't leave this one off: DJ Pooh (screenwriter of Fridays, director of The Wash, also did punch-up writing on GTA San Andreas) was involved in a ghetto/hip-hop MMO somewhere around 2005. Sadly, 404 Gaming never got that one off the ground...

So here's the list we got up to:

• Gore Verbinski's "Matter": CANCELED
• Guillermo Del Toro's "InSane": CANCELED
• Peter Jackson's "Halo": CANCELED
• John Singleton's "Fear and Respect": CANCELED
• Tony Scott's "Criminal": CANCELED
• DJ Pooh "Urban MMO": CANCELED
• Michael Bay & Digital Domain's "FPS Project": CANCELED(well, vaporware)
• Steven Spielberg's "LMNO": CANCELED
• Steven Spielberg's "Boom Blocks": 2 and out (but still, success!)
• Steven Spielberg's "The Dig": Shipped
• Steven Spielberg's "Medal of Honor" & Dreamworks Interactive: Shipped, software studio only lasted so long before Spielberg lost interest but certainly was a success
• John Woo's "Stranglehold": Shipped
• John Woo's "SEGA/Tiger Hill Project": CANCELED
• John Woo's "ShadowClan": CANCELED
• George A. Romeros "City of the Dead": CANCELED
• The Wachowski's "Enter the Matrix / Matrix: Path of Neo": Shipped
• John A. Davis "The Ant Bully": Shipped, and claims the rare distinction of the film director also directing the game
• George Miller's "Happy Feet 2": Shipped
• George Miller's "Mad Max: Fury Road Project": ??? (technically, it sounds like it was canceled and then restarted at Avalanche since his gaming side-studio KMM Interactive was partly started for this project)
• Zach Snyder & EA Projects: ??? (Vaporware?)
• J.J. Abrams & Valve Project: ???
• George Lucas' LucasArts Software Library: True success (albeit George's hands-on time only went so far)

(Thanks Nerfgun, cuyahoga, Lijik & others for contibuting)

How about Don Bluth with Dragons Lair and Space Ace?

 

[injurai]

They cancelled a Kinect game?

Not even Naruto can believe this shit.

 

[squidyj]

Oh man. I had totally forgotten about that.

Has a video game ever really benefitted from having a film director involved? I guess... Boom Blox? Although who knows what Spielberg did.

I felt like my experience of MoHAA was the better for his involvement.

 

[Booker Dewitt]

I don't know if this thread needs a bump necessarily, but I can't leave this one off: DJ Pooh (screenwriter of Fridays, director of The Wash, also did punch-up writing on GTA San Andreas) was involved in a ghetto/hip-hop MMO somewhere around 2005. Sadly, 404 Gaming never got that one off the ground...

So here's the list we got up to:

• Gore Verbinski's "Matter": CANCELED
• Guillermo Del Toro's "InSane": CANCELED
• Peter Jackson's "Halo": CANCELED
• John Singleton's "Fear and Respect": CANCELED
• Tony Scott's "Criminal": CANCELED
• DJ Pooh "Urban MMO": CANCELED
• Michael Bay & Digital Domain's "FPS Project": CANCELED(well, vaporware)
• Steven Spielberg's "LMNO": CANCELED
• Steven Spielberg's "Boom Blocks": 2 and out (but still, success!)
• Steven Spielberg's "The Dig": Shipped
• Steven Spielberg's "Medal of Honor" & Dreamworks Interactive: Shipped, software studio only lasted so long before Spielberg lost interest but certainly was a success
• John Woo's "Stranglehold": Shipped
• John Woo's "SEGA/Tiger Hill Project": CANCELED
• John Woo's "ShadowClan": CANCELED
• George A. Romeros "City of the Dead": CANCELED
• The Wachowski's "Enter the Matrix / Matrix: Path of Neo": Shipped
• John A. Davis "The Ant Bully": Shipped, and claims the rare distinction of the film director also directing the game
• George Miller's "Happy Feet 2": Shipped
• George Miller's "Mad Max: Fury Road Project": ??? (technically, it sounds like it was canceled and then restarted at Avalanche since his gaming side-studio KMM Interactive was partly started for this project)
• Zach Snyder & EA Projects: ??? (Vaporware?)
• J.J. Abrams & Valve Project: ???
• George Lucas' LucasArts Software Library: True success (albeit George's hands-on time only went so far)

(Thanks Nerfgun, cuyahoga, Lijik & others for contibuting)

Jerry Bruckheimer Games, opened in 2007, never announced a game, and was confirmed dead this month.

 

[Kerub]

What happened to Lococycle and that Ascend game?

Didn't Lococycle appear in the Steam directory recently? So it's probably coming soon.

 

[Kill Your Masters]

Cancelled Kinect game thats good right?