Entries in 'scrapped' (38)

Microsoft scraps 1 vs. 100

Microsoft scraps 1 vs. 100

Confirming what has been suspected for some time, Microsoft has announced that interactive Xbox Live quiz show 1 vs. 100 will not be returning for a third series.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 15th 2010 at 3:40PM in News
Microsoft calls time on Kin

Microsoft calls time on Kin

Just weeks after it made its debut in North America, Microsoft has announced that it has pulled the plug on its social-media orientated Kin mobile handset, meaning the European launch ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 1st 2010 at 3:42PM in News
Sony scraps PSP's PlayStation Room

Sony scraps PSP's PlayStation Room

Having announced in September last year that it was developing a portable version of PS3 Home for PSP users, Sony has now confirmed that it has scrapped the project.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 15th 2010 at 6:54PM in News
Codemasters scraps Heist

Codemasters scraps Heist

Codemasters has cancelled work on inXile Entertainment's bank job-themed action game Heist, confirming that it plans to concentrate most of its efforts on internal development.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 29th 2010 at 4:19PM in News

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Argos: Xbox Pro ‘discontinued’

Argos: Xbox Pro ‘discontinued’

The online portal of UK retailer Argos is claiming that the Xbox 360 Pro is no longer available – substantiating MCV’s claims from earlier today that Microsoft is preparing to ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 14th 2009 at 2:41PM in News
Jackson’s Halo game scrapped

Jackson’s Halo game scrapped

Acclaimed director Peter Jackson has revealed that the secretive Halo game project he was once working on has been cancelled.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 27th 2009 at 11:12AM in News
EA drops SecuRom DRM for The Sims 3

EA drops SecuRom DRM for The Sims 3

Publisher EA has confirmed that it has dropped its controversial SecuRom copy protection system for its upcoming release of The Sims 3, opting instead for a more standard serial code ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 27th 2009 at 11:23AM in News
Sony ditches Go!Messenger on PSP

Sony ditches Go!Messenger on PSP

A lack of users for Sony’s Go!Messenger software on PSP has lead to the platform holder confirming that the service will be shut down at the end of next month.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 23rd 2009 at 3:35PM in News

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LucasArts denies Indiana Jones cancellation

LucasArts denies Indiana Jones cancellation

LucasArts has insisted that its physics-based next-gen Indiana Jones title has not been scrapped despite recent reports to the contrary.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 13th 2009 at 12:16PM in News
Destroy All Humans 3 scrapped on PS3

Destroy All Humans 3 scrapped on PS3

North American publisher THQ has confirmed that the PS3 version of its upcoming Destroy All Humans: Path of the Furon has been abandoned.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 27th 2008 at 10:34AM in News
Ubisoft drops Heroes game

Ubisoft drops Heroes game

It has emerged that French publishing giant Ubisoft will not be publishing a video game based on the TV series Heroes after all, MTV reports.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 7th 2008 at 10:29AM in News
EA cancels Command & Conquer Tiberium

EA cancels Command & Conquer Tiberium

Nearly a year after EA first announced its Command & Conquer themed FPS Tiberium, the US publisher has confirmed that the project has been cancelled – and it seems ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 1st 2008 at 11:26AM in News

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Xbox 360 HD-DVD player discontinued

Xbox 360 HD-DVD player discontinued

Following Toshiba’s decision to cease development and production of HD-DVD equipment, Microsoft has now confirmed that manufacturing of its HD-DVD add-on for Xbox 360 is also to end.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 25th 2008 at 10:08AM in News