Every generation of gaming has that one title that has been stuck in development hell for far, far too long. Games such as Duke Nukem Forever, Daikatana and Team Fortress 2 for a few examples. One other game that was seemingly going nowhere? Prey 2, a sequel to the cult classic topsy-turvy Human Head developed shooter. Details on that game have been rarer than hen’s teeth. But the latest info is overwhelmingly clear: The game is dead.
“It was game we believed in, but we never felt that it got to where it needed to be – we never saw a path to success if we finished it,” Bethesda vice president Pete Hines told CNET.
It wasn’t up to our quality standard and we decided to cancel it. It’s no longer in development. That wasn’t an easy decision, but it’s one that won’t surprise many folks given that we hadn’t been talking about it. Human Head Studios is no longer working on. It’s a franchise we still believe we can do something with — we just need to see what that something is.
Well that’s a pity. The first Prey game was a rather cool shooter that played around with gravity elements and gory visuals in 2006, while the sequel would have starred one US Marshall Killian Samuels. Abducted by aliens, Samuels would come down with an inconvenient case of amnesia and be forced to work his way around the alien world of Exodus as a bounty hunter in order to survive and recover his past.
While it is a pity, I can’t say that I’m too surprised. Prey 2 was announced back in 2011 already with a slick trailer, but any other info wasn’t exactly forthcoming. A right shame then, that the game got cancelled.
Last Updated: October 31, 2014
Captain JJ the pout
October 31, 2014 at 07:41
I’ve always wondered about prey, never knew what it was about and never tried it. Only heard good things about it though.
Note: Now that the Halloween Sale is on Steam everybody’s losing their minds. Me included.
Rock789
October 31, 2014 at 07:51
That is a big pity… The trailers and minor gameplay footage they had shown really did look impressive.
Eish… R.I.P. Prey 2. Alas, we never got to know you.
Xcalibersa
October 31, 2014 at 08:08
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Hammersteyn
October 31, 2014 at 08:16
TESO, Evil Within(not happy with my purchase) and now this.
Rock789
October 31, 2014 at 08:54
Is Evil Within as ‘dull’ as they say? I was super keen, but read some really scathing things about it. I’m just happy I have Alien Isolation to tithe me over when it comes to Survival Horror (seriously loving that game! Such a rich atmosphere).
Hammersteyn
October 31, 2014 at 08:56
It starts of good but then it just disintegrates into a mess. I wish I’d have bought Alien in stead. I believed the hype and paid for it 🙁
Rock789
October 31, 2014 at 08:59
Eish… I was worried about that. I think I’ll wait till it’s on special… A serious special (or 2nd hand at BT)!
If you get a chance, get Alien – believe me, you won’t be disappointed!
Kensei Seraph Forget Terra
October 31, 2014 at 09:19
*off not the word used to express the relationship between a part and a whole.
Kensei Seraph Forget Terra
October 31, 2014 at 09:13
*tide not monthly payments to your liege.
Rock789
October 31, 2014 at 09:15
Could be both… 😉 But yeah – my bad.
Captain JJ the pout
October 31, 2014 at 08:55
I say no to TESO
Rock789
October 31, 2014 at 09:01
Yeah, me too. And I LOVE / ADORE / WANT TO HAVE ITS CHILDREN the Elder Scrolls games… So that’s saying something. But TESO just seems to be 1 big steaming pile of broken code… And that makes me sad. I’d rather just get stuck into Skyrim… Or Oblivion… Or Morrowind… Or Elder Scrolls 1&2 again. Much more entertaining and enjoyable.
Captain JJ the pout
October 31, 2014 at 09:07
TESO for me is an MMO with the Elder Scrolls name. They’re just trying to coin in with the name, because it’s nothing like Morrowind, Oblivion or Skyrim. Which is really sad. Feels like they’ve violated the franchise with that game.
Rock789
October 31, 2014 at 09:09
Yup – totally agree! I think The Elder Scrolls franchise is now sitting, quivering in a corner somewhere, rocking back-and-forth whispering “Why TESO… Why TESO…” over and over. Eish…
Captain JJ the pout
October 31, 2014 at 09:10
Haha. Exactly. Angry Joe also went at it and I think I’m a bigger fan of Skyrim than even he is.
rollingmol
November 1, 2014 at 09:58
I used to be excited , but then I took a TESO to the knee?
Hammersteyn
October 31, 2014 at 09:05
How’s it supposed to draw people from Destiny anyways when it brings it monthly subscriptions over to the console?
Kensei Seraph Forget Terra
October 31, 2014 at 09:12
Dam that is disappointing.
I was really looking forward to playing Prey 2.
Admiral Chief 0
October 31, 2014 at 09:20
Same here man 🙁
RustedFaith
October 31, 2014 at 09:25
Yup I’m still playing Prey on Linux. Its really a gem of a game.
Admiral Chief 0
October 31, 2014 at 09:20
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
Hammersteyn
October 31, 2014 at 10:06
Jason Voorhees under diagnostics on the right!!!
Captain JJ the pout
October 31, 2014 at 10:09
Nice.
WitWolfy
October 31, 2014 at 10:23
Wasn’t this game like announced back in 2010?