The Biggest Gaming News For September 30, 2022
It's finally the end of another busy month for the gaming industry, but that doesn't mean things are slowing down as we head into October. We've got all the fallout from yesterday's Stadia announcement to cover, including news that Kojima's Stadia exclusive game was reportedly cancelled due to it being only single-player.
We've also seen numerous developers announce that they're trying to help its user transfer their games from the service, with one Red Dead Online player desperately hoping Rockstar will transfer their 6,000 hours of play time. For all the details, read on.
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We'll start off with the Kojima news, as it has been reported that Kojima Productions had an exclusivity deal with Google only for the title to be cancelled for being a single-player experience. Stadia general manager Phil Harrison allegedly didn't think there was much of a market for single-player games these days and scrapped the project. While we don't know what happened to the project, it's likely it could have been repurposed as a game called Overdose that is rumored to be in development for Microsoft and Xbox.
With the announcement of Stadia's shuttering, users have understandably been worried about what's going to happen to their games and their saves. While Google has assured players will be completely refunded for all purchases made via the Stadia store, some fans are still miffed that all of their progress on Stadia is going to be erased. Several developers have come forward today saying that they're looking into potentially transferring games and progress to other platforms, including Hitman developer IO Interactive, Ubisoft, and Bungie.
One user will be hoping that Rockstar
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