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Microsoft has ended 'active development' on Contraband

"Active development has now stopped while we evaluate the project's future," Avalanche said in a post on its website. "We're ...
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Fate of new open-world game from Microsoft's studios is reportedly on the line. Mad Max and Just Cause creators may not be telling the whole truth, though

Development of the new game from Avalanche Studios, Contraband, has been stopped. According to unofficial reports, Microsoft ...

Xbox has shelved development of yet another game, but this one perhaps isn't all that surprising

Back in July, Xbox boss Phil Spencer described the actions taken as "tough decisions," claiming Xbox's "platform, hardware, ...
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Microsoft axes Just Cause studio’s Contraband

This article was originally published on www.dbltap.com as Microsoft axes Just Cause studio’s Contraband.

Microsoft cancels yet another long-in-the-works Xbox game

Microsoft says that it has stopped development on Contraband, the co-op action-adventure open-world game in development at ...

Microsoft kills another Xbox exclusive but Hideo Kojima’s OD is still alive

Microsoft has confirmed another Xbox exclusive is no longer in active development, but the studio is avoiding the term ...
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Microsoft have halted development on Just Cause devs' 70s co-op smuggler Contraband

Following Microsoft's mass layoffs, the company have halted development work on 70s co-op smuggling game Contraband from Avalanche Studios.

It looks like Microsoft's cuts got another one: Avalanche has stopped work on its 1970s smuggling sim Contraband to 'evaluate the project's future'

There's no mention of Microsoft's role in the decision to halt development of Contraband, but a Bloomberg report says the call was made by Xbox, and also claims that development h ...