Alpha Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 Encore's comic book-based action adventure game is shelved after two years in development. More than two years after Encore Software announced it would be publishing an action adventure game based on the Marvel Comics superhero Daredevil, the company has officially closed the books on the project. News of the cancellation came from an earnings report filed last week from the Navarre Corporation, Encore's parent company. In the report, Eric Paulson, Chairman and CEO of the Navarre Corporation, stated, "Included in our results is our management decision to shut down the development of Encore's video game console projects, which primarily consisted of the Daredevil video game project. As a result, the Company wrote off $4.3 million of development costs during the quarter and a total of $5.6 million for the fiscal year. These charges are reflected as a reduction in our gross margin. We have refocused Encore on its core competencies of software publishing." Slated for release on the Xbox and PlayStation 2, Daredevil was to have been a third-person action game that let you take control of Marvel's sightless, crimson-clad superhero. Though the game was announced back in early 2002, no playable version of the game ever surfaced during subsequent E3s or company presentations. A Game Boy Advance Daredevil game, developed by a non-Encore studio, was released concurrently with the motion picture early last year. By Alex Navarro -- GameSpot Credits: http://www.gamespot.com ------------------------------------------------ Post your comments here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agozer Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 I've heard about this...Why do I have the feeling that Daredevil - The Game wòuld have sucked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gryph Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 Well I don't think the gaming industry is that shaken up about its cancellation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agozer Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 Well I don't think the gaming industry is that shaken up about its cancellation. Like, DUH! Yeah, you said it pretty well, since most movie license games tend to suck (another fact of life). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diso Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 Ehh. I don't recall this game being made in the first place! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaotica Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 Bah, who cares? We need more original games these days! Not games based on this, drawing on that, etc. And yeah, I agree, the game would have sucked anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoomBa_GoosE Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 well if it was based on the movie ( which i gave a 5/10 ), then im not gonna make a big deal whether its cancelled or not. but if its something else other than the movie, well, too bad...=/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smilee Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 I sure don't care, I didn't even see the movie. But I've heard of this game called Chronicles of Riddick, it's getting all these good reviews and it's licensed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken_cinder Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 I sure don't care, I didn't even see the movie. But I've heard of this game called Chronicles of Riddick, it's getting all these good reviews and it's licensed.There is a movie, and the game is based upon it. The Chronicles of Riddick, is the sequel to Pitch Black. The movie Daredevil just SUCKED. A video game? No wonder it was canned......it probably would have sucked even more than the movie. Making movies from video games, or video games from movies never turn out right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWAMP_THING Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 dare devil is the worst idea for a video game because either A: you can see DD as in the GBA verison and this is nothing like his powers B: you can see nothing, just feel heartbeats and a very crap version of the world theres no way to make DD into a great game!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash_crimson Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 shouldve picked a better comic hero... ghost rider or deadpool maybe??? a ghost rider game will probably be inevitable if theyre still going ahead with the movie... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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