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Abandoned App Patch Drops, Trailer Is the Same as Twitter Tease

Well, Blue Box Game Studios finally dropped the patch for its Abandoned app so that we could get a proper glimpse of what the game actually is. And, well, what was shown is the exact same clip as what was teased a few days ago by the developer on Twitter.

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monkey6021742d ago

I was having fun with this whole "conspiracy" at first and the mystery was clever but my god has it worn thin now and tonight's update was ridiculous!

Orbilator1742d ago

It wasn't worth the wait for sure, was nice to see it real time though even after we seen it on twitter, but gave nothing away and was a bit of an anticlimax after what seemed an age of waiting

fr0sty1741d ago (Edited 1741d ago )

A few things, this is just a realtime teaser to show the engine's capabilities, and based on the menu, more will come soon... but...

1. The trailer starts with the camera pointed at the ground. How does PT start?
2. They actually mention a "Playable Prologue", literally a P.T. (playable trailer)

monkey6021741d ago

I think its just gotten a little too late to be revealing so little now. It was built up as if they were going to reveal something. If they had have launched the app with that same teaser on its original date then the speculation would be fine. But to delay the app and then have the 3 day update problem only to see a mere couple of seconds was a let down, especially at a time when a lot of those following the progress believe these guys to be scammers ha.

I'm not angry or upset. I don't care enough about games these days to be that way. It's a wasted effort, but I have lost the interest they built up in me.

CrimsonWing691741d ago (Edited 1741d ago )

Enough already! Show a trailer with some story and gameplay. This isn’t doing your game any favors and it’s beyond annoying at this point. When you’ve built some cred with fans after making some stellar games can you possibly get away with this kind of marketing. Even then your final product better be exemplary.

4U2NV1741d ago

I actually think its quite funny lol. Gamers need to just chill out and stop overthinking and over expecting with it tbh

repsahj1740d ago

yeah, actually it's very effective. Even they say that this is getting ridiculous or too annoying already, they still cant resist to check new articles about it. XD

RaidenBlack1741d ago

"Blue Box has a history. In brief...
In 2015 Blue Box announced a horror game called Rewind.
They delayed the teaser for "technical reasons".
Cancelled their Kickstarter and said that development was on halt.
Then in the same year said they had a new project and that development had resumed.
The game was never released.
Later that year they announce "The Lost Tape". Nothing after happens.
In 2017 they announce "The Whisperer". Again, nothing happens.
In 2018 they announce "Unseen Faces". The game never came out.
in 2019 they release "Tales of the Six Swords" with stolen assets, before the game is abandoned and removed from app stores.
in 2020, they release "The Haunting" on Steam. It gets panned. They say they're going to update it.
They hand it off to another company called "CREATEQ Interactive" who of course did nothing."

MadLad1741d ago

Started delving into their history a bit after I posted this.
Yeah, there's something really off with them. Not sure how Sony or Konami would be in bed with a company with such a questionable record.

Seth_hun1741d ago

The music is very Silent Hillish

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Abandoned studio thanks Kojima for ‘addressing conspiracy theories openly’

From VGC: "Blue Box Game Studios, the developer behind the horror game Abandoned, has thanked Hideo Kojima for publicly addressing long-running speculation that he’s involved in the vapourware project.

Earlier this week Kojima broke his silence about being linked to the project on his podcast, Brain Structure, in an attempt to end months of rumours that the Metal Gear creator was the secret mastermind behind the controversial game.

“We want to thank @Kojima_Hideo for addressing the conspiracies openly,” Blue Box tweeted. “It has been a burden and not cool for both fans and developers. We hope everyone can close this for good.”"

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isarai1294d ago

Oh yes, a "burden". Is that why you did little to no disputing yourself?

SinisterKieran1293d ago

Not true in the slightest, on more then one occasion, they said they weren’t involved. This is a tweet in 2021. “ We wanted to set things straight. We have no relations with Konami. Silent Hill is owned by Konami. We do not have any relations with Hideo Kojima. It was never our intention to tease the name as Silent Hill. We sincerely apologize for this.”
And they kept addressing this rumour over and over. This is the fans fault

monkey6021293d ago

Yep you're right, it's all the fans fault and absolutely not Hasan Kahraman's own doing at all. He's the victim here and a stand up guy. Not even close to being a con artist or opportunist.

CS71293d ago

So what about posting a blurry photo of a guy in a eye patch while people think your game is connected to Kojima?

EvertonFC1293d ago

Wasn't they like 1 year late with that reply ?

SinisterKieran1293d ago

So did or did they not say they weren’t connected to kojima in any way? Because it seems clear as day that they said they weren’t. Kinda seems like dumbasses wanted there to be a connection.

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Orchard1294d ago (Edited 1294d ago )

Thanking him for resolving a conspiracy that they basically encouraged and rode for as long as they could. How nice of them.

Ank6661293d ago

Kojima again speaking about the game & the studio just to revive the debate when no one is even talking about it anymore is yet again a fishy scenario & action.

SinisterKieran1293d ago (Edited 1293d ago )

on more then one occasion, bluebox said they weren’t involved with kojima. This is a tweet in 2021. “ We wanted to set things straight. We have no relations with Konami. Silent Hill is owned by Konami. We do not have any relations with Hideo Kojima. It was never our intention to tease the name as Silent Hill. We sincerely apologize for this.”
And they kept addressing this rumour over and over. This is the fans fault

1nsomniac1293d ago

Are you serious!? That was almost a year after they created the conspiracy theory themselves, intentionally numerous times trying to promote that it was linked. They openly used him as a marketing tool to a point I’m surprised they haven’t been sued. I would imagine there has been some form of talks between solicitors at some point. Which is maybe why it’s now cancelled.

porkChop1293d ago

Do yourself a favor and actually educate yourself on what really happened.

Moe-Gunz1293d ago

Should be more concerned about their lack of follow through with what they said they'll release.

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BLUE BOX Game Studios responds to cancellation rumors

BLUE BOX Game Studios took to twitter to respond to rumors of their upcoming title, Abandoned, being cancelled.

MadLad1511d ago (Edited 1511d ago )

A game needs to exist to cancel in the first place.

Eonjay1510d ago

I think Abandoned isn't a real game. At least not in the sense of what we think. I think it is it is the ghost of another game that we all wanted and it was abandoned. It is now literally haunting us.

mkis0071510d ago

At this point is has to be some sort of marketing gimmick. The name itself is kind of on the nose.

porkChop1510d ago (Edited 1510d ago )

Why do people keep giving them attention?

MadLad1510d ago

Because they basically create easy articles for people that get attention.

Just like Star Citizen updates.

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Fonsecap1510d ago

This bluepoint studio is just LOL

slayernz1510d ago

u should probably actually read more than the first word in the headline before guessing which studio this is about lol

jznrpg1510d ago (Edited 1510d ago )

Blue Box Game Studios… Bluepoint actually released some awesome stuff, Demons Souls Remake , SoTC remake . Blue Box Game Studios is part of some marketing scheme to f with people and that’s it so far

CrimsonWing691510d ago

You maybe want to fix your statement and fast before you’re the laughing stock of this comment section.

0hMyGandhi1510d ago

I genuinely N4G would make it so that you'd have to take a short quiz on the content of the article before being able to comment on it.

Wow.

SonyStyled1510d ago

There used to be a bubble system on this site for how many comments you could make

MadLad1509d ago

@SonyStyled

It's still there, to an extent.
Now it's just a general comment cap for everyone, I'm assuming.

The bubble system was flawed, being it just let the majority quiet comments they didn't like if I remember correctly.

Fonsecap1509d ago (Edited 1509d ago )

Yes blue box, that's what I meant, my bad, at least the blue part was right though lol... I know bluepoint and I know they're a good studio (hopefully they'll remake mgs for us), I know the all the history about this abandoned facade and just hate the fact that they're trying to convince someone that this is still a thing. cut me some slack. Cheers

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Blue Box Deletes Tweets About Abandoned Future Plans, Says They Are Facing a "Minor Delay"

Blue Box deletes tweets about Abandoned future plans which include the mention of a demo. Studio says they are facing a "minor delay."

CaptainHenry9161512d ago

I'm surprised this indie game hasn't been cancel yet

ZwVw1512d ago

"I'm surprised this indie game hasn't been ABANDONED yet"
Fixed for you.

Welshy1512d ago

Yeah this "game" is over. They had their 15 minutes with the Kojima/Silent Hill rumours and now it'll fade away and be forgotten like their other unfinished games.

monkey6021512d ago

This project was/is a train wreck. Even if the game turns out to be a legitimate product Hasan will have an impossible task of convincing the world he's not a con artist.

excaliburps1512d ago

Yep and whatever it is, it needs to be on the level of PT or he will get roasted.

EvertonFC1512d ago

Has anybody actually gone back to the blue box app" recently ? This game is DOA already.
What an absolute mess of a game reveal

CrimsonWing691512d ago

So what else is new? When it came time to
Show something you delayed it. Judging by your history I’m feeling more like this is vaporware due to you not being able to deliver on the hype you garnered.

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