Microsoft Cancels Contraband
Unfortunately, it appears the highly-anticipated cooperative open-world action game Contraband by Avalanche Studios and Microsoft Gaming is no longer in active development – at least for now.
Unfortunately, it appears the highly-anticipated cooperative open-world action game Contraband by Avalanche Studios and Microsoft Gaming is no longer in active development – at least for now.
Exciting news for gamers! OD, Hideo Kojima’s horror game collaboration with Xbox, continues to be in production – a project described as potentially divisive yet significant in the future of gaming, while he also works on an espionage game called Physint with PlayStation. However, Microsoft has faced controversy due to recent cancellations of games like Everwild and Contraband.
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Celebrating impressive sales of over 80 million units worldwide, the PlayStation 5 continues to thrive, boosting game sales by 23% and increasing digital sales to 83%.
Unfortunately, Microsoft has decided to cancel the development of Contraband, an Xbox exclusive game by Avalanche Studios, as part of their cost-cutting measures that have impacted several studios and resulted in job losses.
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