On Jun 4, 10:52 am, "The Binzer" wrote:
Ok step right up folks, place your bets, it's the Blig Merk Wheel of Excuses
Game.
Place a bet on which excuse Blig Merk will give when responding to the
cancellation of these two
AAA EXCLUSIVE PS3 titles that have been ****CANNED after being promoted with
slick
pre-rendered or canned real-time demos at E3.

1. Sony Doesn't need The Getaway anymore with the success of GTA4 and the
upcoming Saints Row
2. Eight Days was never really going to be a big title in their lineup,
that's why you didn't see more about it
3. LOL at the XBOT FANBITCHES falling over themselves to laugh at this news
when the XFLOP THREE****TY has only Gears of War 2 to crow about
4. Nobody cared about The GETAWAY or EIGHT DAYS except you SNIVELING XBOTS
anyhow
5. METAL GEAR, HOME, and LITTLE BIG PLANET are the Trifecta of the PS3 this
year, NOTHING else really matters.

Winners get a zipfile full of filters and killfiles custom tailored to
removing the diarreah that comes out of bliggy's 5 year old brain.

"Shill" wrote in message

news:lxz1k.6209$gc5.83@pd7urf2no...

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...t-days-and-the...

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has announced that it has stopped
production on two PlayStation 3 titles that were in development at the
Sony London Studio - Eight Days and The Getaway.

A statement from the Corporation read as follows: "It has been agreed that
production of both Eight Days and The Getaway will cease immediately due
to the redistribution of resources and budget.

"This decision was made following an internal review of all games and it
was deemed that with the incredibly strong list of exclusive first party
titles coming up both this year and in the near future, resource should be
reallocated to enhance those projects closer to completion.

"Worldwide Studios has a reputation for innovative and entertaining games,
with titles such as LittleBigPlanet, SingStar,Buzz, EyeToy and Eye of
Judgement, and will continue to push the boundaries on all PlayStation
platforms."

The move follows shortly after the appointment of Shuhei Yoshida as the
head of Sony Worldwide Studios, replacing previous company icon Phil
Harrison, who departed to take up the role of president at the re-imagined
Atari.

Eight Days was first announced at E3 in 2006 with a trailer showing a
mixture of what appears to be in-game action and cinematic footage,
involving a shoot-out at a remote truck-stop in the Arizona desert.

The Guardian reported just a few weeks ago that the title was "just
ramping up to full production," suggesting that the decision was taken
only recently to terminate the title.

The Getaway, which was due to receive full attention once Eight Days had
been released, was apparently still in the early stages of development.

Sony London Studios was previously responsible for the fantastically
successful SingStar and EyeToy franchises. There has been no indication
that the decision would result in any redundancies.

UPDATE: It has now been confirmed that these projects have been shelved
permanently, and work is not scheduled to restart at a later date.

1) WTF does any of this have to do with the TWO Xbox groups it was
posted to or the astronomy group you cross-posting douche

2) Games get canceled all the time. Crappy games get canceled even
more frequently. Who the hell cares about either of these games? If
you check Gamespot or other gaming sites that track "anticipation
factor" or "heat" in terms of upcoming game popularity, these aren't
even on the radar.

3) Being a dumb ass in response to a dumb ass or to provoke a dumb ass
still makes you a dumb ass.