Keeping up with our habitual queue of lost games waiting to be remembered, we added 2 cancelled games to the Unseen64 archive:
Psychic Warriors [PC]: cancelled squad-based, cooperative multiplayer action game that was in development around 1998 by Black Ops Entertainment and would have been published on PC by Electronic Arts. Players would have taken the role of DEA agents with special psychic powers, fighting against a supernatural group of drug lords who are selling a...
2021-09-05 15:29:48 +0000 UTC
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Keeping up with our hurried-summer queue of lost games waiting to be remembered, we added 2 cancelled games to the Unseen64 archive:
Mythos [Playstation, Saturn, PC]:cancelled first person shooter set in ancient Greece that was in development by DigiFX Interactive around 1996 / 1997. Players would take the role of an ancient Greek demigod who had to rescue the land from the clutches of Hecate, the evil goddess of the underworld: 2021-08-28 16:31:55 +0000 UTC
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Keeping up with our tenuous-summer queue of lost games waiting to be remembered, we added 2 cancelled games to the Unseen64 archive:
Kaiju [PC, MAC]: cancelled real-time strategy game that was in development by DigiFX Interactive around 1996 / 1997. Players could choose between 2 factions: kaijus (those giant monsters from classic Japanese movies) and humans. Depending on which faction you would play as your objective would be to protect or destroy cities: 2021-08-21 20:49:38 +0000 UTC
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Keeping up with our merciful-summer queue of lost games waiting to be remembered, we added 2 cancelled games to the Unseen64 archive:
Blade Land [PC Engine]: cancelled RPG that was in development by Nihon Soft Hanbai / Manjuydo for the PC Engine around 1990. For its time it looked quite original: with quirky characters and enemies moving around a modern-day city setting it reminds us of Shigesato Itoi’s Mother / Earthbound series 2021-08-14 15:52:14 +0000 UTC
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Keeping up with our challenging-summer queue of lost games waiting to be remembered, we added 2 cancelled games to the Unseen64 archive:
Firewings [Playstation]: cancelled shoot ’em up that was in early development by Domark Software around 1996, planned to be published by Eidos on the original Playstation. As far as we know the game was never officially announced by either of the two companies: 2021-08-08 18:35:38 +0000 UTC
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Keeping up with our rainy-summer queue of lost games waiting to be remembered, we added 2 cancelled games to the Unseen64 archive:
Fairytale Fights 2 [Xbox 360, PS3]: cancelled sequel to Playlogic’s 2009 fantasy hack & slash. Just like in the first game players would have been able to play as cute fairy tales characters, cutting down colorful enemies and flooding levels with blood. The team created an early prototype for this sequel, but it was soon canned when Pl...
2021-07-31 15:25:46 +0000 UTC
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Keeping up with our hot-summer queue of lost games waiting to be remembered, we added 2 cancelled games to the Unseen64 archive:
Pumpkin Man [Xbox, PC]:cancelled third person shooter that was in development by Metro3d and Red-Purple Game Technology, planned to be released on the original Xbox and PC. Players would take the role of a dead guy named Joshua, trying to open the gates of hell to let demons celebrate Halloween on earth: 2021-07-24 11:38:52 +0000 UTC
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Keeping up with our comprehensive queue of lost games waiting to be remembered, we added 2 cancelled games to the Unseen64 archive:
Sin 2 [PC]: cancelled sequel to Ritual Entertainment’s 1998 FPS, which was pitched around 2003. The team created an early prototype demo using the Doom 3 engine, but they did not find a publisher interested in funding the project. From the available footage it seems the game’s antagonist wanted to mutate every human in the city, you cou...
2021-07-18 17:43:36 +0000 UTC
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Keeping up with our obeisant queue of lost games waiting to be remembered, we added 3 cancelled games to the Unseen64 archive:
Switch [PSP]: cancelled FPS that was in development by GRIN around 2006 (after they finished working on Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter for PC), planned to be released on the Sony PSP. It seems the game was officially announced by the company, and they wanted to launch it along with some kind of hardware add-on for the PSP 2021-07-10 18:23:48 +0000 UTC
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Keeping up with our grumpy queue of lost games waiting to be remembered, we added 3 cancelled games to the Unseen64 archive:
TRON 3.0 [Xbox, PC]:cancelled sequel to TRON 2.0, which was in development by Climax Studios around 2004, planned to be published by Buena Vista Interactive for Xbox and PC. The same team already worked on Tron 2.0: Killer App for Xbox, so we can assume the project was successful enough to convince Buena Vista to hire them again for another game <...
2021-07-02 15:42:21 +0000 UTC
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Keeping up with our majestic queue of lost games waiting to be remembered, we added 3 cancelled games to the Unseen64 archive:
Tank Assault [Nintendo DS]: cancelled third person shooter that was in development by Wicked Witch Software, planned to be released on Nintendo DS. The game was based on their eponymous mobile app, trying to find a publisher interested in releasing it on the portable console market. The team created a playable demo using their own 3D engine, whi...
2021-06-25 12:50:02 +0000 UTC
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Keeping up with our languid queue of lost games waiting to be remembered, we added 3 cancelled games to the Unseen64 archive:
Solar [PC]: cancelled sci-fi FPS that was in development around 2004 by Brat Designs, planned to be released on PC. The game was inspired by massive multiplayer FPS such as Battlefield 1942, and would have featured both single player and multiplayer modes over vast terrains, with up to 32 players 2021-06-20 10:53:55 +0000 UTC
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Keeping up with our cumbersome queue of lost games waiting to be remembered, we added 3 cancelled games to the Unseen64 archive:
Heavy Gear 3 [PC]: cancelled mecha based FPS that would have been the third chapter in the HG series, in development around 1999 by Savage Entertainment and planned to be published by Activision on PC. The team wanted to expand the mechanics found in previous Heavy Gear games, adding more robots, on-foot fighting and exploration, similar to wh...
2021-06-12 11:23:23 +0000 UTC
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Keeping up with our diligent queue of lost games waiting to be remembered, we added 3 cancelled games to the Unseen64 archive:
Hordes [PC]: cancelled real-time strategy game that was in development by System 3 around 1998, planned to be released on PC. At the time the company was quite beloved by gamers, thanks to such titles as The Last Ninja, Myth, International Karate, Putty and Constructor, but they also worked on many fascinating cancelled projects 2021-06-04 12:14:35 +0000 UTC
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Keeping up with our spiritual queue of lost games waiting to be remembered, we added 3 cancelled games to the Unseen64 archive:
Reprisal [Xbox, PC]: cancelled first person shooter / RPG that was in development from 2001 to 2004 by Power Infused Productions for PC and the original Xbox. The team conceived it as a hybrid between Quake, Thief and Deus Ex, featuring 3 different playable races, each one with their own gameplay mechanics, weapons and abilities. For example yo...
2021-05-31 14:50:20 +0000 UTC
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Keeping up with our caring queue of lost games waiting to be remembered, we added 3 cancelled games to the Unseen64 archive:
Clan Wars [PC]: cancelled real time castle siege / tower defense strategy game set in medieval Scotland that was in development around 1998 – 1999 by DMA Design, the studio that created such popular games as Lemmings and the first Grand Theft Auto, and was later renamed to Rockstar North 2021-05-22 14:54:51 +0000 UTC
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Keeping up with our caring queue of lost games waiting to be remembered, we added 3 cancelled games to the Unseen64 archive:
Wicked! [Nintendo 64]: cancelled action adventure that was in development by VIS Interactive for Nintendo 64. The team also worked on “Earthworm Jim 3D” and “Tom and Jerry in Fists of Furry” for the N64, but Wicked would have been one of their few original IPs. It seems the game could have been an action adventure with magical settings, in...
2021-05-15 09:52:21 +0000 UTC
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Keeping up with our puzzled queue of lost games waiting to be remembered, we added 3 cancelled games to the Unseen64 archive:
Paparazzi [PS2]: cancelled photography adventure game that was in development in 2005 by Widescreen Games for Playstation 2. This project must not be confused with the European conversion of “Simple 2000 Series Vol. 53: The Camera Kozou”, which was renamed “Paparazzi” by 505 Game Street. As far as we know Widescreen Games’ Paparazzi was...
2021-05-07 11:59:26 +0000 UTC
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Keeping up with our cynical queue of lost games waiting to be remembered, we added 4 cancelled games to the Unseen64 archive:
Blunders [PC-Engine]: cancelled cyberpunk RPG that was in development around 1992 by IGS for PC Engine. From the available screenshots it looks like players would have been able to explore sci-fi cities in a top-down view, with turn based combat similar to Phantasy Star: 2021-05-01 17:37:31 +0000 UTC
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Keeping up with our therapeutic queue of lost games waiting to be remembered, we added 3 cancelled games to the Unseen64 archive:
Peacebreakers [PC]: cancelled war-themed parody FPS that was in development around 2006 by L’Art and would have been published on PC by JoWooD Productions. The team planned to offer a crazy, funny take on the genre: for example in the trailer you can see soldiers riding cows and driving a tractor 2021-04-23 14:32:43 +0000 UTC
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Keeping up with our endurable queue of lost games waiting to be remembered, we added 3 cancelled games to the Unseen64 archive:
Siren in the Maelstrom [Xbox 360, PS3]: cancelled fantasy adventure that was in development by Silicon Knights in the late ‘00s, but never officially announced. The title of this lost project was leaked online in different ways, when Canada Telefilm (an organization that lists projects approved for government grants) announced they would invest into Silicon K...
2021-04-16 15:31:22 +0000 UTC
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Keeping up with our savory queue of lost games waiting to be remembered, we added 3 cancelled games to the Unseen64 archive:
Teebo & Kai [Xbox, PC]: cancelled online cooperative, Sci-Fi, 3D platformer developed by Escape Factory and commissioned by Valve. The project would have taken place on an alien planet, with many strange and unique locals that players can visit. Temples, towns, and strange rocky areas are a small fraction of what the supposed game could have had players visit:...
2021-04-09 10:04:54 +0000 UTC
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Keeping up with our resolute queue of lost games waiting to be remembered, we added 3 cancelled games to the Unseen64 archive:
Zombies Ate My Neighbors 2 [Xbox, PS2]: the original Zombies Ate My Neighbors was developed by LucasArts and published by Konami for the SNES and Mega Drive in 1993. A “sequel” titled Ghoul Patrol was released in 1994, but it was originally conceived as a different game. Many years later a true Zombies Ate My Neighbors sequel was pitched for...
2021-04-01 22:34:04 +0000 UTC
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Keeping up with our lonely queue of lost games waiting to be remembered, we added 3 cancelled games to the Unseen64 archive:
The Wall [PS3, PC]: cancelled immersive sim that was in development between 2005 and 2008 by Burut Creative Team and Play Ten, planned to be released on Playstation 3 and PC. Gameplay would have been similar to Deus Ex, with players helping one of three major factions in a dystopian future: The Government, The Environmentalists, and The Church. NPCs would react dy...
2021-03-24 17:46:39 +0000 UTC
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Keeping up with our sturdy queue of lost games waiting to be remembered, we added 3 cancelled games to the Unseen64 archive:
Rites of Acerbus [PC]: cancelled Action RPG that was in development in the late ‘90s / early ‘00s by OMG-Games, a small, forgotten studio founded in 1998. The project started as an Unreal mod, changing the popular FPS into a role-playing game. Soon the mod evolved into a full-fledged game with some interesting features for its time, for exampl...
2021-03-18 18:45:52 +0000 UTC
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Keeping up with our dirty queue of lost games waiting to be remembered, we added 3 cancelled games to the Unseen64 archive:
GunForge [N-Gage]:cancelled run ‘n gun that was in development in 2005 by TKO Software for the ill-fated Nokia N-Gage. As far as we know the game was never officially announced by the company and was soon cancelled when TKO Software was closed down by their parent company: 2021-03-11 22:59:07 +0000 UTC
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Keeping up with our tawdry queue of lost games waiting to be remembered, we added 3 cancelled games to the Unseen64 archive:
Gravity Kings [XBOX]: cancelled overboard / overbike racing / skateboarding game that was in development by Microsoft Game Studios for the original Xbox. Unfortunately there are basically no details on this lost project, but just a few images from an early prototype: by looking at these we can speculate it could have been similar to the Tony Hawks’ Pro Skater ga...
2021-03-04 11:02:04 +0000 UTC
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Keeping up with our rebel queue of lost games waiting to be remembered, we added 3 cancelled games to the Unseen64 archive:
Timber 64 [Nintendo 64]: cancelled 3D platform game that was rumored to be in development by Rare for the Nintendo 64, but it’s existence was kinda unclear even by reading interviews with former rare developers (and some fans consider it an urban legend). When asked about Timber 64 some of them don’t remember such a game ever being in development at the time, b...
2021-02-25 11:13:26 +0000 UTC
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Keeping up with our dizzy queue of lost games waiting to be remembered, we added 3 cancelled games to the Unseen64 archive:
Dwarfs [Xbox 360, PS3]: also known as “Seven Dwarves“ this is a canceled action adventure game from Obsidian Entertainment, once planned for the PS3 and Xbox 360. The game was intended to be a tie-in to a Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs prequel that was in development at the time. Both the game and the movie were planned to be cornerstones to a new franchise ai...
2021-02-17 20:06:15 +0000 UTC
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As we wrote the last week, we had some issues with the Unseen64 site database and were not able to upload new articles / media. We spent some hours on the problem and restored an old backup, so for now the site is back and seems to work. Our technical support told us after 13 years using Wordpress and many different plugins our database went crazy. We'll probably have to move all the articles / media to a clean WP installation ASAP, but we'll have to plan how to do it.
In the meantime a...
2021-02-11 15:40:42 +0000 UTC
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