Silent Hills
Silent Hills was going to be the ninth main instalment in the popular Silent Hill horror series. Hideo Kojima was set to direct the game, along with film director Guillermo del Toro. Meanwhile, zombie slaying actor Norman Reedus was going to portray the game’s main character. It was also later revealed that iconic horror manga artist Junji Ito would also be involved with the project, according to a tweet from del Toro.
Silent Hills certainly wasn’t lacking in talent and early footage looked absolutely terrifying, so when it was announced that the game would be cancelled, it came as a shock to almost everyone. Konami officially confirmed the cancellation shortly after Kojima’s exit, a move which was received poorly by critics and fans of the Silent Hill franchise. While we may never get to play Silent Hills, we do still have Kojima’s equally intriguing Death Stranding to look forward to.
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Breakaway
Breakaway was going to be Amazon Game Studios’ very own take on the ever-popular MOBA genre. First announced in 2016 at TwitchCon, gameplay showed two teams battling it out on a futuristic football pitch. Players had to work together in order to launch the ball into their opponent's goal, using their character’s individual skills to weaken enemy defences.
Every hero could build two structures such as turrets, healing shrines, and walls which could be upgraded with the gold earned throughout the match. Meanwhile, the usual class types of tank, DPS, mage and healer were retained to fit in with the MOBA theme. While Breakaway strived to offer a different take on the oversaturated battle arena market, it failed to make the breakthrough it was searching for. The game was eventually cancelled March 31, 2018.
