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Why KOTOR 2 Dev's Xbox One Launch Game Was Canceled

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Obsidian Entertainment was developing a role-playing game called Stormlands for the launch of Xbox One that was ultimately canceled, and studio CEO Fergus Urquhart has come forward to reveal why Microsoft scrapped the project.

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Herbalistic3405d ago (Edited 3405d ago )

I'm not even surprised being as the suits within Microsoft expect everything to have Halo levels of success. Obsidian could have created an rpg gem for Xbox but Microsoft listened to the bean counters like always.

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XanderZane3404d ago (Edited 3404d ago )

Well I can understand why. Look who was in charge? https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...

He obviously wasn't an advocate for the game and didn't hire anyone to be. Once the game started getting expensive to develop, they just pulled the plug. It's still to do that when the game is almost complete.

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Shooters and racers seem to sell better then RPG's, but it realy depends on the game. SW:KotoR sold very well on XBox. Lost Odyssey also sold well in Japan & U.S. RPG's seem more risky to Microsoft it seems.

Trez12343404d ago

Yeah it's a bit of a myth to say xbox is a shooter only brand because I didn't buy a 360 for halo or gears. Hell, gears wasnt even out when I got my 360. games like the first fable and ninja garden from xbox classics, kameo, blue dragon, lost odyssey, blue dragon, both ubisoft's naruto games etc..

They have changed from those times maybe their focus went on those big franchises but I certainly don't remember the 360, especially the first 3-4 years as being a shooter aND racer only console.

Unspoken3404d ago

A JRPG would have been a risk on XB1. The latest Fable wasn't Fable anymore, so I can understand why both if those games had to be shelved.

Bigpappy3404d ago

Not really. They supported Fable for a good run and that didn't sell Halo numbers, neither did Forza.

Obsidian is overrated. All the recent games they did well with, were all co-productions. They are yet the make a block buster of their own. I will like to see them succeed, but don't make them out to be some superstar studio when they clearly are not.

YAO-BLING3404d ago

it was canned for trying new things, wasn't a bro shooter

AngelicIceDiamond3404d ago

Considering MS launch line up didn't include a single shooter.

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G20WLY3404d ago

^I don't know, VideoGameLab, you have to keep the faith, I'm sure he will one day...eventually. Maybe.

XXanderXX3404d ago

So it was cancelled due to not having someone at MS cheering it on and pushing on your behalf . Could it be that no one took such action cause they were not impressed with what they saw .

aconnellan3404d ago

Nah, just remember - every single cancelled game was cancelled for no reason, and would have become an immediate gem upon release

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BlackTar1873404d ago

well we have no way of knowing if it would have become a gem or not cause they get cancelled.

Of course some or all could have sucked but you can't say one way or the other as a consumer.

Automatic793404d ago (Edited 3404d ago )

The project was canned because obsidian didn't have a champion to push the game.

Would have been great to see Xbox One have an action RPG along the lines of Mass Effect at launch.

BlackTar1873404d ago

i like obsidian but the games are a mess sometimes(Most of the time)

They still made the best Fallout imo

SuicidalTendencies3404d ago

No they didn't. Go play Fallout 2.

kevnb3404d ago

That's a weird way to title the article, kotor 2 isn't really a recent game of obsidian or their defining moment.

SuicidalTendencies3404d ago

You're being nice. It was a stupid way to title the article. Could have just put Obsidian.

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