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Is Eight Days Still Alive?

On 4th June 2008, Sony cancelled both Eight Days and the ps3 'The Getaway' title. However, Jim Jagger who is (or was) Animation Director on Eight Days has released a demo reel including some examples of his work; and pre production footage of Eight Days features prominently.

Could this be a sign that Eight Days is back in development? Or confirmation that Sony have abandoned the title, leaving Jagger free to do what he wishes with his contributions to the game?

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scruffy_bear6166d ago

I hope it's back from the dead, look's awesome

360degrees6166d ago (Edited 6166d ago )

a certain game either gets delayed (please see Duke Nukem) or simply canceled all together as both Eight Days and The Getaway were. The most common scenarios are usually budget, lack of interest in the game, or an overall poor quality in the games development, and I personally believe the latter was true of Eight Days. In my opinion Eight Days is better of left for dead(no pun intended), and the developers should focus on more promising projects

G3TDOWN6166d ago

they are cancelled for now. That doesn't mean there will be no Eight days or getaway 3

Seraphim6166d ago (Edited 6166d ago )

I really wish they'd throw Eight Days back on the block and start grinding away on it. But I can see where they're coming from in canceling it. Just sucks for us 350k that would have bought it and the other 250k that would have played it...

Anyway, this footage we all saw last year sometime. In a similar video. Maybe it was even this video minus the EyePet footage. Or a video from the same guy. But I KNOW for a fact that we saw this, or something like it with the same footage posted on N4G LONG AGO. So this is nothing new and shows no sign of life for the game. I GUARANTEE THAT.

right here, but the video is awol. Which I guess can be expected when the post is 285 days 10 hours ago...

http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News...

YoungKingDoran6166d ago

who disagreed with seraphim? i have seen this footage a while ago also. this was like one of the original 8 days vids everyone watched back in the day. but like he said, back then i think it was minus the eyepet footage

DeadlyFire6166d ago

I believe Getaway and Eight Days were to ambitious for the PS3. Just look at the detail and plans they had for them. They were too much for the PS3 in the end I believe. PS4 though. Maybe. Sony has alot on its plate every year. More so than any other platform typically.

gaffyh6166d ago

What if Sony realised they should never announce a game too early (cos of KZ2 delaying), and just said the games were cancelled altogether, but they are actually working on them in secret?

That would be awesome.

rockleex6166d ago (Edited 6166d ago )

Remember, Sony likes to keep all their IPs fresh and unique, different from each other.

Uncharted already fills the "summer blockbluster" role pretty well.

Sony decided to cancel Getaway and Eight Days to use their technology elsewhere, on different unique IPs.

I would be guessing the team are probably working on innovative REAL games(hopefully not mini games) for the PS Motion Controller. ^_^

All we need to know is that their talents are not going to be wasted. Sony made a great business decision in order to save TONS of money, to be able to provide us with MORE unique IPs and less of the same thing.

Sony also wouldn't do this if Sony didn't have something even BETTER behind the scenes.

Seraphim6165d ago

If I'm not mistaken Sony London isn't really doing much atm. They're obviously still working on EyePet, probably another SingStar, but for the most part I don't think they're doing anything else atm. Maybe working on something else eyetoy related. But I think when it comes to big games like the Getaway and Eight Days (both obviously canceled) we're not going to see this studio pump out anything like that soon.

Too bad Sony doesn't shoot the NBA license over to them because NBA Shootout 97 was one of the best basketball games I've ever played. ;) It's hard to say what direction their going with this studio but given the economy I'd have to believe that Sony London isn't going to be doing anything big. Sony shut down both these games for a reason and we can only assume why. I'd assume that because they have limited appeal and would have minimal sales that wouldn't justify the development costs. But Sony London will probably just continue w/ SingStar and possibly some eyetoy content. EyePet looks absolutely brilliant and I'm sure they're going to hit the market hard with DLC like they are w/ LBP on that one. New clothes, maybe new animals, toys, etc... ;) And surely once that motion control reaches true development status (maybe it is now) Sony London will be working on something for that...

mfwahwah6165d ago

@1.1

8 Days... poor quality...

What?

Watch the related video. The whole thing. The animations are beautifully done.

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Godmars2906166d ago

Considering the leaked dev footage I at least hope that those assets are being put into another game.

scruffy_bear6166d ago

It would be a waste if they let those assets go, but I think Sony maybe about to bring Eight Days back.

SlyGuy6166d ago

it had many people (including myself) wondering if the technology behind Eight Days was being used for Drake.

I would not be surprised at all if this tech is used in some form or fashion in another game.

mistajeff6166d ago

@slyguy
It really seems possible, those are some extremely fluid animations, especially for something that early in development. In the live chat Evan Wells mentioned Sony's internal database and how people will upload source code, etc, so it seems likely that they didn't completely waste this tech.

saint_john_paul_ii6166d ago

apparently that idiot gamesblow just stated that its in the works. apparently talking about it on twitter. I sometimes doubt his credibility. he said hes finally opening his site this friday. he better not be joking this time.

Rob0g0rilla6166d ago (Edited 6166d ago )

He's been wrong and caught lying so many times it's ridiculous.

poopsack6166d ago

i remember he attacked Sev bbefore r3 saying that Trico was nothing like what Team Ico currently was working with, and then they go on to reveal the last guardian XD

scruffy_bear6166d ago

While I do believe Eight Days is still alive, I doubt gamesblow know anymore than the rest of us

dragonyght6166d ago

this and the getaway im holding my breath on this these being back on production

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The story of Eight Days, one of Sony’s canceled big bets

Polygon: "We look back at Sony London’s dropped PlayStation 3 buddy-themed action game."

Kiwi662372d ago (Edited 2372d ago )

So Sony cancelled Eight Days but didn't know that it was them who cancelled The Getaway 3

neutralgamer19922372d ago

Getaway series should be brought back especially now that Sony has more diverse developers. Getaway 1-2 HD remakes by bluepoint

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What Happened To The Once-Anticipated PlayStation Exclusive Eight Days?

What went wrong for the co-op action title?

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isarai2443d ago

I thought It was well known that it was canceled because they felt it was competing with too many other cover based TPSs including their own Uncharted. Wish they would've brought it back, but by now I'm sure Londin Studios isn't interested in making it anymore.

ApocalypseShadow2443d ago

Yup. Pretty much. Sony thought it was redundant when they were downsizing to streamline the company. I wanted this game so bad. It was right up my alley. Action, action, action. Still think Ving Rhames would have been the black guy and used his likeness. Maybe Sony could also have paid Jason Statham to be the white guy.
https://youtu.be/9BUN5c4ouW...

Would be cool if brought back and rebooted for PS5 with all its destructive backgrounds.
https://youtu.be/_rJ86NVdU_...

After Blood and Truth's high octane action elements, I'd even take a full PS5 PSVR game. The car shooting from the helicopter, driving in the streets gunplay, shooting set pieces with glass and things flying around like in the gas station in the video above. That's Blood and Truth gameplay right there.

Give me 8 Days VR. Lol! Wonder what Sony's VR Studio Manchester(formerly North West Studio) is doing or making? They haven't announced anything yet.

SkatterBrain2442d ago

More Like 8 Years Amirite?

-Foxtrot2442d ago

Considering Uncharted is kind of over and done with as a main priority maybe they should bring this game back.

However I'm not sure if they should keep the heavy co-op or stick to being a pure single player game. Just seems like playing with an AI if you are by yourself might get annoying in a game like this.

CaptainCook2443d ago

What happened to PlayStation exclusive, Agent?

Greatness Awais.....

milohighclub2442d ago

It never made it past concept and rockstar shut it down.

Research before mocking cos u look like a fool.

Brave_Losers_Unite2442d ago (Edited 2442d ago )

Its funny that you make fun of PS4 when we literally have the better games

OldGuyStillGaming2442d ago

This is a question for last gen

Everyone knows it was canceled

Profchaos2442d ago

The trailer was completely faked and they didn't have anything actually working according to a Eurogamer video

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Eight most promising looking games that were cancelled

In this article, we try to list eight cancelled games that looked the most promising. Before we start, if you haven’t already, be sure to read this list over cancelled games, too.

Phil323650d ago

Mega Man Legends 3 is the one cancelled game that sucked the most for me. Blaming it on the fans was a real jerkish move, too.

TGG_overlord3650d ago

Well, ain´t that the truth of the day...

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The 10th Rider3650d ago (Edited 3650d ago )

Promising? Maybe they sounded good, but, for instance, Redwood Falls and Shadow Realms never saw the light of day because they weren't anything exceptional. The tragic ones are the ones like Star Wars 1313, which was cancelled because of Disney's buyout of Star Wars, or Insane, which was cancelled because THQ was going out of business. I can only guess that Agent, Eight Days, and Starcraft Ghosts never made it anywhere because they didn't live up to expectations. Maybe they weren't any good, maybe they were too ambitious, maybe the tech at the time couldn't support them . . . we simply don't know.

I was once excited for the Pirates of the Caribbean game, Armada of the Damned, but chances are it was cancelled because it wasn't living up to expectations, so there's really no point in being letdown by it.

quent3650d ago

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