Topic: Mejesco Cancels Games (Read 34 times)

KAGE360 · « **on:** January 19, 2006, 07:43:00 AM »

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Due to the financial state of Majesco and its switch to value and handheld titles, the games Demonik and Taxi Driver have been cancelled. Demonik which was an action-horror game and Taxi Driver which was based on the classic movie, have both entered limbo, no word yet on what will happen to them.

http://www.gamersrep....com/news/1021/

i didnt care for demonik at all, but for who ever was actually waiting for this game im sorry. as for taxi driver, i dont even know what system that game was being developed for so its no conern to me.

what i wonder about is the comment of majesco's switch to value and handheld titles. do they say value as in value titles? the only reason i wonder is because there have been a few good games on the xbox from majesco and i hope they continue to bring us games on the 360.

C o s m o · « **Reply #1 on:** January 19, 2006, 07:57:00 AM »

Yeah, Phantom Dust is a highly underrated game. But, it's a "value" game for $20!

KAGE360 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 19, 2006, 08:24:00 AM »

QUOTE(C o s m o @ Jan 19 2006, 10:04 AM)

Yeah, Phantom Dust is a highly underrated game. But, it's a "value" game for $20!

i loved phantom dust and still do, wish it was BC because that game was gorgeous to begin with. however majesco just published it, it was originally developed by MS for the japanese market exclusively but majesco baught the rights to publish it over here. they also did advent rising which was also another under-rated game that i loved and also psychonauts which again was under-rated platform perfection from tim shafer (spelling?). it seems that almost every game from them is under-rated, atleast i think i remember advent rising selling pretty desent because of the 1million dollar contest that they ended up cancelling. hopefully they will continue the series on next gen systems, now that would blow my mind to how good that would look

m_hael · « **Reply #3 on:** January 19, 2006, 10:28:00 AM »

Majesco are currently haemoraghing people like mad, many went last week (some of whome I was in contact with) and those that stayed are largely looking to greener (financed) pastures.

shame as psychonauts was a pretty damned good game by all accounts (not played it personally).

KAGE360 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 19, 2006, 10:35:00 AM »

QUOTE(m_hael @ Jan 19 2006, 12:35 PM)

Majesco are currently haemoraghing people like mad, many went last week (some of whome I was in contact with) and those that stayed are largely looking to greener (financed) pastures.

shame as psychonauts was a pretty damned good game by all accounts (not played it personally).

i agree, i hope they dont end up closing their doors as they bring some of the best titles for us hardcore gamers.

lowendfrequency · « **Reply #5 on:** January 19, 2006, 11:02:00 AM »

QUOTE(m_hael @ Jan 19 2006, 12:35 PM)

shame as psychonauts was a pretty damned good game by all accounts (not played it personally).

Psychonauts was a killer game, one of my favorite Xbox titles. But Majesco only published the game, Double Fine Productions made it. I don't think this will stop double fine from producing games for us in the future.

twistedsymphony · « **Reply #6 on:** January 19, 2006, 12:04:00 PM »

damn... they were involved with a lot of my favorite games

I wasn't so much looking forward to Demonik but it was one of the upcoming titles that piqued my interest, I would have like to see how it turned out

Phantom Dust
Psychonauts
Advent Rising
Guilty Gear...

Then again they did also produce a lot of crap

*cough*bloodrayne*cough*
*cough*cough*aeon flux*cough

damn I got something in my throat

Did they actually develop anything or just publish?

deftonesmx17 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 19, 2006, 12:29:00 PM »

I thought Bloodrayne was a fun game, well for a few hours

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