The World May Never Know What Happened to Rockstar Games' Agent

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With so many video games in active development, it's normal for the odd project here and there to fall through the cracks. Numerous studios have had to quietly cancel games over the years, with projects like Star Wars: 1313 and Scalebound being among the most notable examples. Even the critically acclaimed Rockstar Games has had its missteps, with the mysterious action adventure game Agent never seeing the light of day.

Developed specifically by Rockstar North and exclusively for the PS3, the game was first teased in 2007, in the early days of the PS3's life cycle. Categorized as a Cold War espionage thriller, Agent was officially announced in 2009 to a great deal of excitement due to the strong pedigree that Rockstar had set up for itself with the Grand Theft Auto franchise. The concept of the game combined with the impressive technology of the PS3 at the time seemed to set the stage for something special. Unfortunately the game was canceled without any further information about its development, and its unlikely fans will ever know what could have been.

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Rockstar finally retired the trademark for Agent in 2018, after years of speculation regarding the status of the game's development. This came five years after the gargantuan success of Grand Theft Auto 5 and within the same year as the monumental launch of Red Dead Redemption 2. In between the production of these two gaming juggernauts, it just may not have been feasible for Rockstar to continue work on Agent, even with the vast amount of resources and talent it has at its disposal.

This isn't to say that Rockstar had no faith in Agent being a good game, but over the years,