Phantom Dust (Canceled-ish)

[6souls]

[Insanecyclone]

Beat me to it. Basically this is a remake of the first game.

I loved this game when it came out back in 2005 on the original xbox. It was one of those niche/unknown titles back then that didn't get a lot of marketing.

[tyven]

looks hella bitch made, they should be remaking fusion frenzy

[Lyall]

Phantom Dust is one of my top 3 original Xbox games. Them trying to draw me to buy a 'bone with a sequel won't work, though.

...for now, anyway.

Part of what made the first one work so damn well was a lot of little things: Animation looked neat. The anime-esque impact on the ground and walls when landing/being thrown into/through them made everything seem more awesome. Custom soundtracks for every stage made it so every fight felt awesome, even the trash missions. It didn't hurt it was a budget title, either. Easily the best twenty bucks for a new game in that generation.

It feels like a lightning strike, though. I'm doubtful they'll recapture it, though that might just be my pessimistic side hoping they don't.

[Insanecyclone]

[6souls]

30 hour Story Mode, Price plan similar to Killer Instinct

[6souls]

Microsoft drops Darkside Games as the developer, Darkside closes as a result, choice was sudden and without warning
http://kotaku.com/studio-behind-phan...own-1686398613

Darkside also had a hand in helping to develop Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, Sunset Overdrive, Gears of War: Judgment, and BioShock Infinite.

[Lyall]

MOTHERFUCK

[Qalbert]

leaked video of what the project was

[6souls]

Microsoft wanted a Game that wasn't within the Studio's means
E3 trailer used no assets from the Devs, Studio was under a Gag Order to prevent them from voicing concerns, Microsoft wanted a AAA game for an Indie Budget
http://kotaku.com/how-a-small-game-s...big-1696997142

Also, while Darkside to fire all of it's original staff, the owners have hired some freelancers for some unnamed projects.

[Lyall]

Saw that over the weekend. It's a god damned shame, that early build looked a lot like the original and also a ton of fun.

[6souls]

Re-Trademarked
http://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/showfi...809:z7img2.3.1

[Lyall]

Hope springs eternal!