Rogue Warrior is a tactical shooter based on a series of books written by former Navy SEAL Richard Marcinko. Players will assume the role of Marcinko in the game's story driven campaign. Though the screenshot above depicts an over-the-shoulder point of view, Rogue Warrior is labeled as a first person shooter and there are more shots out there that support this. The game was announced in August of 2006 by developer Zombie, whose last update landed several multiplayer screenshots like the one above on any number of gaming sites the following November. Since then, Rogue Warrior's fluctuating release dates have been the only indication of the game's eventual release. Today, you'll find nothing but the three letters TBA next to the title wherever info about the game is posted.
If you were fortunate enough to get your hands on 2005's over-the-top action title Total Overdose: A Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico, this entry may raise an eyebrow or two. Released for the PS2 and Xbox consoles, as well as PC, the game's plot had you playing an undercover DEA agent infiltrating various drug cartels in Mexico. While many may have perceived Total Overdose as a budget title, it provided some great fun with its adult humor, cavalier gunplay reminiscent of the film Desperado starting Antonio Banderas, and a surprisingly deep combo system. Shortly after the game hit the shelves, SCi Entertainment (a.k.a. Eidos Interactive) announced that part two of the game was already in development. Two and half years later, we have heard neither hide nor hair of the game. When it finally does resurface, a shot of tequila is definitely in order.
With the film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull released this year, you'd think that it would accompany a movie tie-in game, as most worthy blockbusters do. Sadly, the vast majority of them just plain suck. Although fans of the film series did see Lego Indiana Jones, those expecting a more realistic gaming experience were left in the dust. While no release strategy is known of Lucas Arts' forthcoming Indiana Jones game, one has to wonder why it was not available at such an opportune time. And continue to wonder we shall. For those of you who can't wait to break out your bullwhip once again, there is a great looking tech-demo showing off the game's combat system out there that will whet your appetite until more information comes to light.
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JarredWalton - Thursday, June 26, 2008 - link
If you heard that, it certainly wasn't from Blizzard. They will almost certainly do another Diablo at some point, but when? Given WoW and SC2, I think it will be a while before Diablo 3 is released... though it's probably under development to some degree already.MamiyaOtaru - Thursday, June 26, 2008 - link
Check back after the Blizzard World Wide Invitational (starting today I think). Rumours are pretty heavy they are announcing Diable 3. Blizzard have been dropping hints, and a lot of people are certain they point to D3. We'll see soon enough.Imaginer - Thursday, June 26, 2008 - link
And looks like they would play the same too...Personally, if you seen one... you might as well have seen them all. For me, I am not holding my breath for any of them or even compelled. Unless someone can convince me otherwise...
I just might be showing my age as well.
GhandiInstinct - Thursday, June 26, 2008 - link
Keep it up Eddie.You could have made the list shorter as the only good anticipated games are:
Heavy Rain
Alan Wake
Project Offset
Elveon
BTW, not even game sites do articles like this, which are important.
Thanks again.
PointlesS - Thursday, June 26, 2008 - link
Awesome article...there's a bunch that I remember seeing but have till now left my mindDukeN - Thursday, June 26, 2008 - link
I'm not coming out....because I'm straight :)
Give it up folks.
Rainman200 - Thursday, June 26, 2008 - link
If 2 Days to Vegas was dropped from the consoles that is a warning sign that the developer was not up to the task, financial troubles, could not meet certain QA goals etc from Sony/MS.Most games die before being seen by the public the ones that make are the lucky few and many of the ones you have listed are unfortunate enough or stupid enough to announce/show early builds only for the project to be canned. I'd say no more 2 of the games you listed will ever see the light of day.
FYI the Indiana Jones game was never in development, Lucasarts is staffed by a bunch of lier's these days and the screenshot you used was from a tech demo not an actual game. The game was only just recently green lit but don't expect it any time soon especially if SW: The Force Unleashed bombs. Lucasarts plan to dig itself out of it's grave is to outsource everything so someone like EA/Activision will probably pick up duties for making any future Indy games and the in-house project will be killed off.
nycromes - Thursday, June 26, 2008 - link
Thanks for the list, it opened my eyes to a few titles I missed over the past few years and even some I forgot about.Maybe someone from one of the development companies will stumble on this list and realize they have an unrealized gold mine waiting to be worked on... the golden rule always applies - Money talks.
I am glad to see some game articles popping up here and there, in actuality the articles have been very informative and some have tackled titles that I was previously unaware of.
I am all for Anandtech expanding its focus (just not too far). Obviously many of it's regular readers share a love for games, this just makes sense IMHO. Great work, keep the great articles coming.
iamauser - Thursday, June 26, 2008 - link
...but I've come to Anandtech for literally years for reliable hardware reviews. If the kind of fluff that's been showing up on the front page lately is a deliberate change in editorial direction, well, no sir, I don't much like it.RamIt - Thursday, June 26, 2008 - link
"...but I've come to Anandtech for literally years for reliable hardware reviews. If the kind of fluff that's been showing up on the front page lately is a deliberate change in editorial direction, well, no sir, I don't much like it."Agreed. I prefer what the site was based on. There are far better sites to get game info from.