Summary
MachineGameshas canceled an unannounced project, though it’s unclear what it may have been or when exactly the cancellation happened. The studio has enjoyed some major success lately, thanks toIndiana Jones and the Great Circle, but it seems like things may not have always been so sunny leading up to the adventure game’s release. While the scrapped game certainly didn’t stopMachineGamesfrom making a splash with its latest title, it’s unclear what it might mean for the studio’s other properties.
The untitled MachineGames project is far from the first game to get canned before it saw the light of day. Earlier this year,Supermassive Games canceled a $45 millionBlade Runnertitleover an IP dispute, andTitanfalldeveloper Respawn Entertainment scrapped a multiplayer FPS not long before. Still, even if it’s not an unusual occurrence, it’s hard for fans not to speculate about how a cancellation could affect a series waiting for another entry.
Twitter user Timur222 spotted the cancellation on an artist’s LinkedIn page. According to the unnamed artist’s profile, their work at MachineGames included a “canceled unannounced project” in addition toIndiana Jones and the Great Circle. No other details are given, and MachineGames has not announced anything about a cancellation, but the game in question is likely not anotherIndiana Jonestitle. MachineGames has already confirmed thatIndiana Jones and the Great Circlewill get at least one DLC, and a sequel may not be off the table, either, considering how successful the game has been across multiple platforms.
MachineGames Canceled an Unannounced Project Sometime Between 2022 and 2024
It’s worth noting that the artist’s LinkedIn page says their work onThe Great Circleand the canned project spanned from February 2022 to January 2024. That means the cancellation likely happened sometime in that two-year period, though any specifics beyond that are unclear. If so, that timeline may be worrying forWolfensteinfans. Fans have beenwaiting for a newWolfensteintitle sinceYoungbloodcame out in 2019, and while MachineGames' parent company, Bethesda, did sayWolfenstein 3was “absolutely” in the works, that statement is from 2018.
Of course, the canceled game could be another IP entirely. There’s no indication that it belongs to theWolfensteinfranchise or any other existing series, but the lack of details also naturally leads to more questions. Thankfully, MachineGames seems to be doing alright for now. The studio’s last game was a hit andthe groundwork for anIndiana Jonessequel is there, so fans of the company may not need to worry too much for now. As forWolfenstein, gamers will have to wait to hear more from MachineGames itself.
