@stuminus3:

Hope you enjoyed those vowels, my good man. I won't even bother explaining the comment to you since you won't be around long enough to reply to it.

Also, "slip down the back of the development sofa" has to be Phrase of the Year.

man in gauze is king ramses II, silly.

@stuminus3: No need to insult anyone over it. That last line was simply unneeded and pointless.

Arnold Rimmer's Garden Strimmer

"There is still some hope - Ghostbusters managed to slime its way back in, after all."

Unlike Scarface 2, the Ghostbusters titles were in development at studios that were not owned by Activision; Scarface 2 was being developed by Radical, who developed the first game.

lighten up, morrissey

Wii is not only a current gen system, it's also home to a very excellent port of the original Scarface game.

So... wrong again, stupid Kotaku motherfuckers.

stuminus3

Bah, they shouldn't overburn Scarface.
Maybe for the next generation, not now

GodKiller1

As for Scarface 2 - meh, BUT would have been a far more interesting if it was a prequel to Scarface the film (like the comics)

Mr.Monkey

Frankly I am disgusted with everybody who have been crying for Brutal Legend & Ghostbusters, that nobody have spoke out against the injustice of 50 cent - Blood in the Sand not being released.
The first title was seminal and was clearly a sign that games should no longer labelled as mere "entertainment" but finally, as they deserve, "Art."

Or they saw that the 1st was a pile of shite, tried not to wet themselves laughing that a sequel was being made. Then thankful put it out of its misery by booting out of their portfolio when they took over.

Mr.Monkey

So would this be an actual downsizing of the studios, or just a restructuring of talent to more profitable IPs?

3DKnight

@Ghede:

Screw you man, I was looking forward to gaming's biggest comedy event since Limbo of the Lost.

Lijik

One less licensed game makes for a better world overall.

Altersparck

Prototype?

collusioned

Doesn't matter - the only talent that worked on Scarface is now working on a more promising title. But don't ask me which one because I can't remember right now (it's late and I'm exhausted). Believe :)

Candlejack

@LittleBigPlaneteer: Hah!

Well the first game was actually not that bad, but you'd be hard pressed to find many people over the age of 15 or that bought it on the basis that they had just seen the film and thought it was a life changing experience.

Arnold Rimmer's Garden Strimmer

@Hoboman725: He's definitely too cool for school material!

Drake Lake: Hot Cakes

WOO! Blood on the sand is dead! Hopefully.

...

I will throw rocks at EA if they save that one after they killed so many good games...

Ghede

The other 50 Cent game got canceled? I didn't even know that. It seemed to be getting surprisingly positive impressions before it got axed. I'm also surprised that Scarface 2 is getting the axe as well. The first game wasn't exactly a blockbuster hit, but it got decent enough reviews.

cL9

@LittleBigPlaneteer: Oh snap, haha!

Hoboman725

@ZetaCrossfire: Cuz they dropped Scarface? granted the game sold decently. but with mafia 2, godfather 2, and gta 4 plus DLC, and i'm sure there are more i havent even thought of that have release dates some time soon...why would they keep this around? boom...outta here. let's see some new IP's!!

Shabat0ge

Not a huge loss, if the next Mafia bit the dust; it would be a bit disheartening.

@ZetaCrossfire: You mean the anti-EA. They would have done the exact opposite and pushed those titles anyways, targeting the same demography that made fiddy's game popular.

PsycheE

i love scarface i wish they'd actually put the time into making it a sweet game and not just try and milk the name. Scarface has alot of potential at least in my eyes to be a great game if they put a good team behind it.

gabelogan

"but it still seems a shame that we haven't yet seen a version of Tony Montana on the latest console hardware"

Take that Wii owners!

LittleBigPlaneteer

I'd become another GTA clone anyway ... no huge loss.

Bedlam

Blizzavision sounds so much better. I agree the market is over saturated with these types of games now and a scarface 2 is not needed.

Qik

they are the new EA

ZetaCrossfire

The first one is a bit underrated, but I still don't see the need for a sequel to it.

LittleBigPlaneteer

@Mr.Monkey: Sounds like he's a great promoter. If he promises to write songs about all the products he endorses, I will pray nightly that someone should pitch him a line of edible dildos. Because the resulting LP of chocolate penis raps would be absolutely lights-out, I am very certain.

wild homes on the range!

@taftsearlobe33: Cancel them it seems.

Ashkihyena

so does actblizz produce games or just cancel them?

taftsearlobe33

@Mr.Monkey: He actually took them off his feet to show to the crowd... Can just imagine him wheeling out a PS3 or 360 on stage...
*shakes head* (off to bed now definitely)

Mr.Monkey

@wild homes on the range!: I was unfortunate enough to see him live, he spent about 40 mins talking/rapping about his new line in trainers. So can just imagine what his gigs would be like if his game was published...

Mr.Monkey

Blood On The Sand is not dead yet. Fiddy's hardcore-- Activision's going to have to cancel that motherfucker TEN TIMES, because Fiddy is like fucking Rasputin-- you can't keep him down. You also can't make him GOOD, but whatever.

wild homes on the range!

@Mr.Monkey: gah, poor grammatical execution + 3am = time for bed...

Mr.Monkey

for all those who dont know... world in conflict is back in activision... site has activision on it now.

SamStride

@stuminus3: So guess you "didn't" delete that bookmark after all, you seem to happy to continue reading? Whats the matter, could you not find a blog NOT written by children?
(your words not mine)

Mr.Monkey

Scarface wasn't bad for the Xbox... too bad it came out right when I snagged a 360 for my brother and myself, and Gears of War just seemed more intriguing.

Humorous, juvenile GTA clone. The drug dealing minigames became monotonous in a hurry, and the entire premise that Tony survived the end of the movie required a massive suspension of disbelief, which basically undermined the entire theme of the film in the first place, but I digress.

With GTA already out, SR2 coming down the road (and destined to be lost in the shuffle whenever it arrives), Scarface 2 was a pretty dumb idea.

Jonaconda

"There is still some hope - Ghostbusters managed to slime its way back in, after all."

Not really, all that was said was "Its being published" He didn't say by who or when, and damn, Activision just likes killing games, they really are the new EA.

Ashkihyena

I really liked the first Scarface game. It was enjoyable, if not a bit repetitive. The game was made right. It made it fun to let you be Tony Montana, which is definitely what it should've done. It's too bad this got cancelled. I could see it going way beyond the first one, as they'd know what needed to be changed and improved.

LucasKane

@wild homes on the range!: I believe most of your comment describes a Tupac game, not a 50 Cent game.

Har... a 50 Cent game... that's sort of appropriate.

Chef

@wild homes on the range!: lmfao.

I never played the first one, but I must admit the genre is oversatured. I doubt we will miss this too much. It is just a shame to see companies killing off games I guess. Bed now. Tirreeddd.

Refused

I'm beginning to think ActiBlizzard or whatever is getting out of touch with their core demographic. Seems like everywhere I turn these guys are shunning testosterone like a vampire to a cross IMO

TheLegendof_Erick

GOOD. scarface was such a horrible game, vivindi did bad publishing that POS.

uppitycracker

No new 50 Cent game? NOOOO! What am I going to play this Holiday season!?

kylo4

I don't care what anyone says I loved the scarface game.
I knew it had some flaws but I liked what it offered me. Its a shame we wont see this sequel as I wanted another chance at being tony Montana. (and I don't even care for the movie)
Acti Blizznitch can lick my balls.

CRUNK

Im still bitter about them not having released a 360 version of the first game. Since was looking forward to playing it.

If I enjoyed The Godfather, Im sure Scarface would have been a barrel of laughs.

Witzbold

@SamStride:
World in conflict and Massive is still up for sale apparently, the Activision logo seems to be standard.

sirspankalot

EA, now is your chance

Scarface sold well. Someone will pick that game up.

@Ashkihyena: That's what I thought. I went back through the Kotaku stories to see if it had been reported that Activision picked Ghostbusters back up and didn't see anything. So GB hasn't exactly "slimed" its way back anywhere (what the hell does that even mean?!). I think it's safe to say less commentary with stories is best if the editors are going to drop stupid misleading comments like that.

@: Pretty much, and that was one of two of my most wanted games this year (the other being Spore, which luckily seems to be set, knock on wood.), but then Activision totally killed it, thanks for nothing Activision.

Oh, and I'm just sure that they were just being clever since thats what the ghost do, they slime.

Ashkihyena

With all these cancellations I am thoroughly worried for the 2 previously announced games from Sierra that I was most excited about: Red Baron and Incredible Machine... I SOOOOO am/was looking forward to the XBLA remakes of those 2... PLEASE ActiBlizzard, give us a sign that not everything Sierra has disappeared...

@Ashkihyena: The site seems to be glitching a little. That was to MSUSteve of course.

Ashkihyena

Radical layoffs at Radical Entertainment
[www.canada.com]

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