Blue 52's Rock Troll - don't ask...
It has come to light that Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has canned the blue52 game Stolen outright, with the Camden-based developer now stuck with a whole load of code and no-one to publish it.
Although Stolen was a shady game from the start, in that Sony never officially announced it and no game details were ever released, it is believed that a stealth game was attached to the intriguing moniker.
According to our sources, the game was due to begin shipping at some point between Christmas 2003 and Easter of this year.
And it would seem that this is just the latest bit of bad luck to befall blue52. According to reports surfacing yesterday, the firm unsuccessfully pitched for the Catwoman license and was expected to develop a Lion King title to tie in with the movie's DVD re-release. Obviously, neither of these titles came to fruition.
It is thought that blue52 and the Stolen project have around three months to secure further funding.
We’ll keep you updated.
Although Stolen was a shady game from the start, in that Sony never officially announced it and no game details were ever released, it is believed that a stealth game was attached to the intriguing moniker.
According to our sources, the game was due to begin shipping at some point between Christmas 2003 and Easter of this year.
And it would seem that this is just the latest bit of bad luck to befall blue52. According to reports surfacing yesterday, the firm unsuccessfully pitched for the Catwoman license and was expected to develop a Lion King title to tie in with the movie's DVD re-release. Obviously, neither of these titles came to fruition.
It is thought that blue52 and the Stolen project have around three months to secure further funding.
We’ll keep you updated.
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sue_raas 31 Mar 2004 13:18
1/4
Is that thing giving me the finger?
Does Rock Troll represent Cherie Currie? Gwen Stefani? Wendy Wu? Wendy O'Williams?
Does Rock Troll represent Cherie Currie? Gwen Stefani? Wendy Wu? Wendy O'Williams?
config 31 Mar 2004 14:11
2/4
This sucks.
Third-party developers are getting stiffed left and right by publishers. The development industry is in a shocking state.
Not wanting to will it upon them, but it'd be interesting to see what would happen if B52 goes bust because of this - their assets would be available for a song, something any publisher's in-house development team would be interested in.
Third-party developers are getting stiffed left and right by publishers. The development industry is in a shocking state.
Not wanting to will it upon them, but it'd be interesting to see what would happen if B52 goes bust because of this - their assets would be available for a song, something any publisher's in-house development team would be interested in.
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sue_raas 31 Mar 2004 14:28
3/4
config wrote:
>...B52 goes
>bust because of this - their assets would be
>available for a song...
Of course, it's her out of the B52's, Cindy Something.
>...B52 goes
>bust because of this - their assets would be
>available for a song...
Of course, it's her out of the B52's, Cindy Something.
Joji 31 Mar 2004 14:56
4/4
Hopefully this isn't another britsoft developer, on the way out of the door. Good luck all at Blue52. You'll need it.