Earlier Fut coins this month, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe broke the news that it had suspended development on SCEE London Studio's modern-day action adventure The Getaway and high-octane crime drama Eight Days. According to SCEE, The Getaway and Eight Days were shuttered so that the company could "redistribute resources and budget" toward other first-party projects. it now appears that The Getaway and Eight Days weren't the only titles party to Sony's culling of first-party endeavors.
According to gaming blog Kotaku, the follow-up to Ninja Theory's 2007 PS3 exclusive Heavenly Sword has also been placed in stasis. As for the why, Kotaku's sources tells them that the game was "no longer seen as commercially viable," echoing sentiments expressed over the cancellation of SCEE London Studios' projects. Though work on the game was being handled internally by Sony Cambridge, Kotaku also reports that relations between Ninja Theory and Sony have nonetheless become strained.
According to gaming blog Kotaku, the follow-up to Ninja Theory's 2007 PS3 exclusive Heavenly Sword has also been placed in stasis. As for the why, Kotaku's sources tells them that the game was "no longer seen as commercially viable," echoing sentiments expressed over the cancellation of SCEE London Studios' projects. Though work on the game was being handled internally by Sony Cambridge, Kotaku also reports that relations between Ninja Theory and Sony have nonetheless become strained.