Is Abandoned the biggest video game scandal of 2022? Reports indicate that the project might not exist at all
Abandoned seems to be moving towards an unwanted list that includes all the video game scandals over the years. When the game was announced, there was an incredible amount of hype. However, a Gamespot investigation has revealed that there might not be any game. What has come as a revelation is that Blue Box Games Studios is not developing any game at all.
There has been skepticism about the game for a long time as the developers have been sketchy with their messages. The recent investigation has revealed information from a privately-run Discord server.
Managed by Hasan Kahraman, the server communicates with a small selection of fans. Based on the accounts from those same people, it could well be the fact that there might not be a game at all. It raises great questions for Abandoned and its developers about what they were trying to do in the first place.
According to the report, the biggest doubt raised at this point is over the existence of the game. Fans aren't sure if Abandoned exists at all or if it was a poor marketing effort. Based on interviews with the same fans, there's no hard evidence of the game's existence or work being done on it.
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People who asked to be shown screenshots and work of the game had to sign NDAs. Some of Gamespot's interviewers disclosed details based on a promise of anonymity. To make matters worse, demanding more proof would usually result in a user getting banned from the server.
According to the interviewees, Kahraman often over-delivered on promises but under-delivered on actual content. He claimed to be working hard on the game, but it became apparent that Abandoned might be more of a myth as time went on.
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