Game News 13 years later, we learned of the existence of a canceled Call of Duty game. However, at the time, his concept could have been a hit

Game news 13 years later, we learned of the existence of a canceled Call of Duty game. However, at the time, his concept could have been a hit

Buried treasures

At a time when more and more of us are interested in video games and their past (whether through websites, magazines, broadcasts on YouTube or Twitch, etc.), it is not happening Not a week goes by without an astonishing find being discovered. Recently, we learned that the game Clockwork Knight 2 on Saturn included, in its data, the very first episode of the same license. Some have also discovered demos which, with a simple touch of a button, give access to all the content! Video games are rich in secrets and we are far from being at the end of our surprises. These finds are pleasant, especially since the games in question are finished and have been marketed. But there are less amusing stories…

Unfortunately, it regularly happens that abandoned games are unearthed. Sometimes this is limited to prototypes and they are only playable at an embryonic level of development, but it also sometimes happens that the titles are completely finished… but have never seen the light of day commercially! The examples are numerous and if these finds are great for video game enthusiasts, we can’t help but think of these developers who worked for months on an unfinished work. And this concerns all generations and all manufacturers. Jumbled together, we can cite Half-Life Blue Shift or Propeller Arena on Dreamcast, Star Fox 2 on Super Nintendo, Thrill Kill on PlayStation, Battletoads The Arcade Game on Game Boy, etc.

An abandoned Call of Duty?

We have just learned that Activision worked for several months on a Call of Duty mixed with zombies. This title, which was to be a multiplayer game tinged with microtransactions, ultimately never saw the light of day. Where it is more disturbing is that we are talking about a development which extended over almost 8 months, which is considerable. It was the Insider Gaming site which spotted the information on the Linkedin profile of one of the Raven Software developers. In parallel with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2023) and Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Activision was working on an episode based on zombies, but it was ultimately a rights issue that caused the project to fall short. the water. Subsequently, the license underwent horror-type extensions, but this shows once again that not all projects succeed. And inevitably, when such a situation occurs, it must be heartbreaking for the designers. This is something that should never be forgotten when evaluating a work.