The mystery that surrounds Abandoned keep going. The work of Blue Box Game Studios I had scheduled his first big reveal this week, through the famous application for PS5 in which the introduction to the game would be rendered in real time.
However, despite having shared a small footage minutes before, the castle of hype fell apart. One unforeseen last minute failure It caused thousands of people to be waiting for the screen and the necessary update to activate the event did not appear.
Since then, the study’s Twitter account has made several publications with the same message, apologizing for what happened and urging us to wait for the solution. His last explanation goes into a little more detail with what happened.
We ask everyone to calmly wait for the patch. We understand your frustration. We are 100% real and are working on a passionate game we believe in. This is what happend:
— BLUE BOX Game Studios (@BBGameStudios) August 12, 2021
We ask all of you to wait quietly for the patch. We understand your frustration. We are 100% real and we are working on an exciting game that we believe in. This is what happened:
We dealt with multiple engine issues that occured last minute after we spotted a graphical glitch. For that we wanted to do a quick update. We are almost there as most of the testing is completed.
— BLUE BOX Game Studios (@BBGameStudios) August 12, 2021
We dealt with various engine issues that occurred in the last minute after we detected a graphical glitch. For that we wanted to do a quick update. We are almost there, as most of the tests have been completed.
We would like to thank you again for the patience and apologize for the inconvenience.
— BLUE BOX Game Studios (@BBGameStudios) August 12, 2021
We would like to thank you again for your patience and apologize for the inconvenience.
It has been three days since the ruling took place and skepticism begins to populate social networks. While we do not have a definitive confirmation that we will not see at some point Abandoned, doubts fly over to the developer.
A track record of empty promises
With this outlook in the forefront, a user of Reddit has made an extensive compilation of all the work done by Blue Box Game Studios so far. Are several failed attempts by the work team when publishing video games, although they have always been characterized by make big promises. This is what we know:
Rewind + The Lost Tapes
Rewind was his first project, created in 2015. It was a “Cinematic first-person horror adventure for PC, Oculus Rift and consoles“We would control Jim Walker, a man who lost his family in a car accident and who works as a paranormal investigator.
One month after the announcement they delayed the arrival of the playable teaser and later it happened to the Steam Greenlight program. At the same time, started a Kickstarter campaign and his demo was postponed due to “technical problems”.
Just days after kickstarter fundraising started, this one was canceled since they assured having obtained private financing, so they would achieve their goals easily. In June 2015 They cancel the version for virtual reality and in september stop development of Rewind, now renamed with the subtitle of Voices of the Past.
Assuring that they would use “advanced and detailed photogrammetry technologies “with” ultra-detailed settings“, the work continued. However, the original concept of Rewind changed and went on to join with The Lost Tapes. In essence it was still the same title, but changing its plot premises.
Various status updates, detailing problems finding a publisher adequate continued for more than a year, until in October 2016 they reported that They resumed their efforts to work at Rewind. There was never a new announcement about the development, ending with the disappearance of the web in June 2021.
The Whisperer + Unseen Faces
One more video game. In this case we have The Whisperer, revealed in March 2017 as a revival of Rewind, his earlier work. Inspired by legends of the genre such as Project Zero, we would use a camera to help Jim Walker to face the otherworldly.
There was talk of a huge open world, with “complete freedom to go where and when we want.” Would have Two-player online co-op and VR compatibility on PS4 and PC. Its release date was scheduled for June 15 that same year.
In 2018 Unseen Faces appeared, another name change for The Whisperer and betting on the full multiplayer format. In October of that same year, the game was canceled and your website disappeared.
Tales of the Six Swords
Another video game, in this case for Android in 2019. The description tells us about “a console-like JRPG experience”, with “tons of story missions and side missions.” The promises continue that the game is developed under Unreal Engine 4, without microtransactions and with gameplay focused on a growing community.
In December 2019, eliminan Tales of The Six Swords de la Google Play Store due to different errors. Some days after, completely disappears from the platform.
Rewind: Mobile Edition
Rewind returned to the charge, this time for mobile devices and in 2020. Announced in August, the intention was to launch it on September 9 for 1.79 dollars. A surprise appearance occurs on August 8, revealing that the previous version, the one for PC and consoles, would become exclusive to PS4.
The Haunting
The last game we found is The Haunting, presented in October 2020. He repeated the formula of The Whisperer, with an Early Access that would reach Steam, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PS VR, and Steam VR. Its price would be 19.99 dollars. In March 2021 they announced an update for the game, although the following month they revealed that they would no longer continue working on the construction site.
The repertoire of failures and videogames by Blue Box is really extensive, with many questions and very few answers regarding Hasan Kharaman’s work. We will have to wait until we know the full disclosure of what is happening.
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