Abandoned Developer Responds to Cancellation Rumors
Blue Box's Abandoned has been in active conversation since its first announcement. Following months of near-silence, it was rumored that the game may be canceled by the studio. Recently, Blue Box issued a statement regarding the status of Abandoned.
Back in April 2021, Blue Box Game Studios announced Abandoned, a survival horror game that was originally expected to launch during the fourth quarter of the same year. Although initially set up as a PS5 exclusive, the studio later confirmed a PC port also in development. But following miscommunication and sometimes the lack of communication at all, fans were left frustrated and confused with regard to what to expect from Abandoned. Some speculate that Blue Box might cancel the title altogether, a sentiment that's amplified with the studio deleting tweets about Abandoned's future. However, a recent statement from the company states otherwise.
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In response to the surrounding rumor about the game being canceled, Blue Box says it's false and that Abandoned is still in development. The studio claims that it's currently working on the game reveal through the Abandoned PS5 Realtime Experience app and online channels. The statement further reads that despite initial plans of a Q1 2022 reveal, both the reveal and the Abandoned: Prologue launch have been delayed owing to development challenges. «We will release Abandoned: Prologue when its stable, good and ready,» says Blue Box.
With development dating back to 2017, Abandoned was first announced for a Q4 2021 launch, managing to generate a lot of excitement and conversation from fans. However, the months that followed the announcement weren't a smooth ride for Blue Box. In
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