Where in the world are they!?

Developers love making games; they love making trailers for those games – but sometimes the game is never realised.

Let’s have a look at some titles that were promised and never delivered.

Warriors Lair (PS Vita)

When the PS Vita was revealed in 2011 this dungeon crawler was announced at the same time as working title Ruin.

Ruin was set in a medieval fantasy world and was being developed for the PS3 and PS Vita by Idols Minds and SCE San Diego Studio. The game boasted the PS vitas new Cloud Storage feature, allowing players to pause the game and upload their save, then continue on their PS3.

As good as this Dungeon Siege replica looked, Sony announced its cancellation 2 years later in June 2013.

NBA Elite 11

EA games had the idea of a basketball game to rival NBA2K and titled it NBA Elite 11.

NBA Elite 11 was supposed to release on PS3 and Xbox 360 in October of 2010 but was cancelled on 28 September 2010 due to poor quality, a mere week before release. There was a demo released that gave a glimpse of what you would have experienced. The game was meant to be bundled with a copy of NBA Jam, which went on to be released as a standalone game on various platforms.

Some copies made into into the retail channel though, and a copy of NBA Elite 11 is considered a rare collector’s item selling for high prices on auction sites.

Gravity Rush

I know what you are thinking – this was released and it’s free for PS Plus subscribers on PS Vita – but did you know that Gravity Rush was originally announced and planned for PS3?

In 2008 Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Studio started a project called Gravite – this became Gravity Rush – but Gravite was being developed exclusively on PS3. The developers of Gravite decided that the PS Vita was the better platform for Gravity Rush due to its portability and tilt and touch features.

Although we never saw any screenshots from the PS3 version the developers confirmed that the visuals were simplified for the handheld.

Eight Days

Eight Days was an action shooting game that was set in eight different US states, over eight days. The game featured a real time clock, meaning if played at night it would be night in the game; it also featured good and bad playable characters, each with their own storyline.

Developed by SCE London Studio this action game looked great when it was first unveiled during Sony’s E3 2006 press conference, but as the years went on the game went missing. In 2008 SCE announced that Eight Days was no longer, saying that the lack of multiplayer in the game played a huge part in the cancellation.

In August 2009 screenshots of the game emerged which created a frenzy that the game could still be in development, and in October 2009 it was confirmed that the game was put “on hold”.

It is now 2014 and there has been no word about this PS3 exclusive, so I highly doubt it will hit the PS3 now – maybe the concept will arrive on PS4?

The Getaway 3

Set as the third instalment to Sony’s popular PS2 franchise, The Getaway 3 was meant to be released on PS3. Announced at E3 in 2006, this action-shooter was highly anticipated.

In October 2009 SCE announced that along with Eight Days, The Getaway 3 was also being put on hold. The studio said that they are not abandoning the games, they are putting them on hold to focus on on other titles, i.e. SingStar and EyeToy.

Maybe this will also see a release on PS4?