Nov 04, 2021 20:00:00

'RDR 2' and 'GTA V' distributors stop developing unreleased games that have spent more than 6 billion yen

Take-Two Interactive, which has a track record of selling ' Red Dead Redemption II, ' ' Grand Theft Auto V, ' and ' Mafia III, ' has spent $ 53 million on an unreleased game. The company's earnings announcement revealed that it had discontinued development.

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Reports Strong Results for Fiscal Second Quarter 2022 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
https://ir.take2games.com/news-releases/news-release-details/take-two-interactive-software-inc-reports-strong-results-19

Take-Two's 2K Cancels Unannounced Hangar 13 Game (TTWO) --Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-03/take-two-s-2k-cancels-53-million-game-from-developer-hangar-13

Unannounced Game Volt By Mafia 3 Studio Hangar 13 Canceled
https://kotaku.com/take-two-cancels-unannounced-53-million-dollar-game-by-1847992907

'Cost of sales includes reduced costs associated with our decision not to develop any more unpublished titles that cost $ 53 million,' said Take-Two Interactive's earnings report. .. However, the specific title of this unpublished title and the development company are not listed.

According to overseas media Kotaku, this game, whose development was discontinued, was a game with the tentative title 'Volt', which is said to have been promoted by Hangar 13 who created 'Mafia III'. Sources say the game has been under development since 2017 and was an online action game in which superheroes compete in some way with roles such as tanks, DPS, and healers. ..

The project was planned to appear as a new IP for Hangar 13, but was 'commercially unsustainable' in the face of repeated restarts and technical issues due to the effects of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19). It was forced to discontinue development for that reason.

According to information obtained by Kotaku, Hangar 13 CEO Hayden Blackman said, 'The company name Hangar 13 and the tentative title Volt have not been published, but Take-Two Interactive is a project by 2K Games (a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive). Announced that it has made a difficult decision to discontinue development. We are confident that Hangar 13 employees have plenty of opportunities to work on other games under development. 2K Games has announced that we have made a difficult decision. He assured me that he believes in being an important player that can bring commercial success, so we want to start a new project right away. ' ..