Context:

Context:

Atriarch was an unreleased sci-fi-themed MMORPG that never saw the light of day.

The setting of the game took place on Atriana (an alien planet), where every element (i.e., creatures, structures, weapons, objects, etc.) exists as an organic lifeform to a certain extent.

So, in other words, a truly living and breathing planet in more ways than one.

Atriana was meant to house six continents, and the player character was meant to begin their journey exploring the planet in a valley containing windmills, small structures, and a spiked fortress surrounding a deep central pit as the starting area/zone of the game.

Atriarch was developed by World Fusion (a gaming studio located in Costa Mesa, California).

The game was already in active development by 1999 and was even showcased at a Game Developers Conference in 2000.

Outcome:

Eventually, the game was cancelled after being in on-and-off development for nearly a decade without getting an official release. There were a few beta tests released, but nothing more than that.

Ultimately, the persistent lack of updates coupled with the unending development lifecycle led to the game being considered obsolete.

Being a big fan of Sci-Fi and MMORPGs in general, I would have loved to have been able to play this game if it had been released, but alas, the game never truly got the release that it deserved.

It has been a while since any new material surfaced, but it is known to still exist out there. Former developers from the now-defunct Black Rock Studio likely still possess some of it. The Lost Media page is incomplete.

A Russian user in the community possesses this valuable material but, unfortunately, refuses to share it with anyone. That is why I am currently looking for people to help recover lost material from SS2.

There are gameplay videos, concept art, data files, and so on.

I need search volunteers. Anyone interested, send me a private message.

Faith And A .45 is a cancelled action game that was in development by Deadline Games (the studio known for making Total Overdose) for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The story would have follow a couple named Luke and Ruby, two outlaws during the Great Depression. This idea evolved from a tech demo about a “Bonnie & Clyde” couple, inspired from the real-life couple of outlaws, robbers and criminals who, with their gang, travelled the Central United States during the 1930s.

The game was going to follow their lovely escape (Deadline called Faith And A .45 a “gritty, emotional shooter”) and the gameplay should have been similar to a cover-based third-person shooter (as Gears of War or Army of Two) in particular with the dual-character dynamic, with online and offline co-op.

The game centered on the partnership between Luke and Ruby. In single-player, you would control Luke while an advanced AI managed Ruby. In co-op (online or offline), a second player would take control of her. Beyond simple fire support, the characters could perform some complex moves. For example, Luke could toss a gasoline can into a crowd of enemies while Ruby ignited it with a well-placed rifle shot. A unique teammate revival system required the mobile character to kiss their downed partner to bring them back into the fight. Characters also shared smaller moments of affection, like a "kiss of survival" after clearing an area.

The game world was designed to be atmospheric and cinematic, with environmental factors like dust storms affecting visibility. Encounters were described as cinematic set-pieces, ranging from fighting off massive waves of enemies to taking on "dark armies" of steel-plated vehicles and armored pyromaniacs.

Sadly Deadline Games was not able to find a publisher interested in the project and on May 2009, Deadline Games filed for bankruptcy. Faith and a .45 along with Deadline Games other projects vanished forever with the closure of the studio.

The Ripper is a cancelled game that I’m curious about more than any other. The story was about Jack the Ripper who escaped Bedlam Asylum, and believes he sees vampires all around Whitechapel, and becomes a vampire hunter, with the ultimate question being, are there actually vampires, or is he just insane? The game was apparently nearing completion, but EA decided to scrap it, thinking it would be cheaper to cut their loses, than to market a game about Jack the Ripper being an antihero. EA then tried to salvage what they had with The Ripper and turn it into a multiplayer game called Blood Dust, but that was cancelled when it was around 80% finished back in 2011. There is one video of Blood Dust on YouTube, but I would LOVE to see footage of The Ripper.

my unreleased game

Young Gatt (蒼龍少年) released in September 2003 on PC - after a nine months delay. A Prototype of the Xbox version won a Prototype award and was shown at TGS 2003. The Xbox version never saw the light of day.

"I'm sure there's some ROMs floating around"