Video games are a form a sheer entertainment -- from Batman games to The Sims -- the choices are endless. Nevertheless, for some games the anticipation is greater than the game itself, because the design process takes such a long time, or in some cases the games actually never make it to being sold. ‘Development hell’ -- unfortunately, this is something which is a common occurrence in the gaming world. It takes a long time to make games, and if one component is out of place then the entire video game cannot work. Some video games take years and years before they are released onto the market. This is something which can be extremely detrimental if a video game release date has been announced and then this keeps getting pushed further and further back. After all, this shows that there are obviously problems occurring. For the following games, development hell is something which is very much a reality, as they are taking years to be released or have simply been cancelled altogether...
Will Prey 2 go ahead? Won’t it? There have been many rumors circulating regarding the status of this first-person shooter game. Bethesda Softworks have revealed that the game development is not progressing as they would have liked, but whether cancellation is on the cards remains to be seen.
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE WHITE COUNCIL
Everyone has heard of The Lord of the Rings; the popular novel released by J. R. R. Tolkien and the consequent films which proceeded the book. A role-playing game was set to be released entitled “The Lord of the Rings: The White Council”. The game was based on a similar notion as The Sims games and thus there was a huge open world whereby individuals could explore and go wherever they wanted. This announcement was made in 2006, however, a year later an announcement was made revealing that the game had been delayed indefinitely.
AGENT
Rockstar North is well known for the development of the Grand Theft Auto games series. In 2007, Sony announced that Rockstar would be working on an upcoming action game named ‘Agent’, which will be set during the Cold War period. However, during what period people will be able to play this game remains unknown as five years later there is still no sign of a release date.
FINAL FANTASY VERSUS XIII
This Final Fantasy game better be good because it breaks the record of the longest amount of time spent developing a Final Fantasy game. The development of the game began in late 2005, and thus has been in development hell for over seven years now. The game is definitely still happening though as in late 2012 the development team announced that they were working really hard and that it will be worth the wait -- time will ‘soon’ tell...
THE LAST GUARDIAN
The game revolves around a little boy who is trying to escape from a ruined area. Details about the game began to surface in 2009 with it expected to be debuted in 2011. Nevertheless, the release date has been pushed back several times and there is no indication as to when the game will actually be released.
So when you next play on your favorite Batman games or World of Warcraft games you should spare a thought for those who were getting so excited for the release of a game that is actually still today stuck in development hell.
AUTHOR BIO: Donna Baxter is a qualified journalist who has written several articles on cartoon games; ranging from educational games to Batman games.
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE WHITE COUNCIL
Everyone has heard of The Lord of the Rings; the popular novel released by J. R. R. Tolkien and the consequent films which proceeded the book. A role-playing game was set to be released entitled “The Lord of the Rings: The White Council”. The game was based on a similar notion as The Sims games and thus there was a huge open world whereby individuals could explore and go wherever they wanted. This announcement was made in 2006, however, a year later an announcement was made revealing that the game had been delayed indefinitely.
Rockstar North is well known for the development of the Grand Theft Auto games series. In 2007, Sony announced that Rockstar would be working on an upcoming action game named ‘Agent’, which will be set during the Cold War period. However, during what period people will be able to play this game remains unknown as five years later there is still no sign of a release date.
FINAL FANTASY VERSUS XIII
This Final Fantasy game better be good because it breaks the record of the longest amount of time spent developing a Final Fantasy game. The development of the game began in late 2005, and thus has been in development hell for over seven years now. The game is definitely still happening though as in late 2012 the development team announced that they were working really hard and that it will be worth the wait -- time will ‘soon’ tell...
The game revolves around a little boy who is trying to escape from a ruined area. Details about the game began to surface in 2009 with it expected to be debuted in 2011. Nevertheless, the release date has been pushed back several times and there is no indication as to when the game will actually be released.
So when you next play on your favorite Batman games or World of Warcraft games you should spare a thought for those who were getting so excited for the release of a game that is actually still today stuck in development hell.
AUTHOR BIO: Donna Baxter is a qualified journalist who has written several articles on cartoon games; ranging from educational games to Batman games.
WHICH ARE THE MOST ANTICIPATED GAMES STUCK IN DEVELOPMENT HELL
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Reviewed by David Andrews
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February 15, 2013
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