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Blue Box Game Studios’ Abandoned App Available to Preload July 29 Per Store Listing Update

According to a recent PlayStation Store update, Abandoned preload will release on July 29. The full release should follow shortly after in August.

CaptainHenry9161018d ago (Edited 1018d ago )

My expectations went down for this indie game

excaliburps1017d ago

It’s a double-edged sword. The publicity is good for them, but at the same time, the hype it generated means it can’t possibly live up tp the hype.

Lore1017d ago

That’s the issue I personally take. If this is not Silent Hill(s), they used the nostalgia and passion of fans to hint and insinuate that this could be a SH game just for marketing and publicity. That is bullshit in my opinion, and this is coming from someone who honestly could care less about the franchise. Because I do have compassion for those that do care about the franchise.

Darkborn1017d ago

@lore I feel the same way. If they said "this is a spiritual successor", that would have been perfectly fine. Not this scurrying around and pretending to be something your not.

excaliburps1017d ago

@Lore. Yes, I agree. This will bite them in the ass. I mean, even now, there are people convinced this is all an elaborate ploy by Kojima and whatever.

Eonjay1017d ago

What if it's really Blue Point games lol.

Nitrowolf21017d ago

my expectations were already low tbh from that rough trailer

Soldierone1017d ago

A normal studio would announce ahead of time "hey preload is coming!" Heck if said normal studio missed that and saw this spreading they'd still step back and say "hey we know you saw it, lets make it official!" Blue Box on the other hand hasn't even updated social channels about it.....so much hope lost the more they do absolutely nothing right.

gold_drake1016d ago

they did.
After your comment ha.

Rambokind1017d ago

I just don't know what to expect anymore. Still a Hideo game?

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Aussiesummer1017d ago

They peaked and now it's just yesterday's news.

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Abandoned studio thanks Kojima for ‘addressing conspiracy theories openly’

From VGC: "Blue Box Game Studios, the developer behind the horror game Abandoned, has thanked Hideo Kojima for publicly addressing long-running speculation that he’s involved in the vapourware project.

Earlier this week Kojima broke his silence about being linked to the project on his podcast, Brain Structure, in an attempt to end months of rumours that the Metal Gear creator was the secret mastermind behind the controversial game.

“We want to thank @Kojima_Hideo for addressing the conspiracies openly,” Blue Box tweeted. “It has been a burden and not cool for both fans and developers. We hope everyone can close this for good.”"

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isarai536d ago

Oh yes, a "burden". Is that why you did little to no disputing yourself?

SinisterKieran536d ago

Not true in the slightest, on more then one occasion, they said they weren’t involved. This is a tweet in 2021. “ We wanted to set things straight. We have no relations with Konami. Silent Hill is owned by Konami. We do not have any relations with Hideo Kojima. It was never our intention to tease the name as Silent Hill. We sincerely apologize for this.”
And they kept addressing this rumour over and over. This is the fans fault

monkey602536d ago

Yep you're right, it's all the fans fault and absolutely not Hasan Kahraman's own doing at all. He's the victim here and a stand up guy. Not even close to being a con artist or opportunist.

CS7536d ago

So what about posting a blurry photo of a guy in a eye patch while people think your game is connected to Kojima?

EvertonFC536d ago

Wasn't they like 1 year late with that reply ?

SinisterKieran535d ago

So did or did they not say they weren’t connected to kojima in any way? Because it seems clear as day that they said they weren’t. Kinda seems like dumbasses wanted there to be a connection.

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Orchard536d ago (Edited 536d ago )

Thanking him for resolving a conspiracy that they basically encouraged and rode for as long as they could. How nice of them.

Ank666536d ago

Kojima again speaking about the game & the studio just to revive the debate when no one is even talking about it anymore is yet again a fishy scenario & action.

SinisterKieran536d ago (Edited 536d ago )

on more then one occasion, bluebox said they weren’t involved with kojima. This is a tweet in 2021. “ We wanted to set things straight. We have no relations with Konami. Silent Hill is owned by Konami. We do not have any relations with Hideo Kojima. It was never our intention to tease the name as Silent Hill. We sincerely apologize for this.”
And they kept addressing this rumour over and over. This is the fans fault

1nsomniac535d ago

Are you serious!? That was almost a year after they created the conspiracy theory themselves, intentionally numerous times trying to promote that it was linked. They openly used him as a marketing tool to a point I’m surprised they haven’t been sued. I would imagine there has been some form of talks between solicitors at some point. Which is maybe why it’s now cancelled.

porkChop535d ago

Do yourself a favor and actually educate yourself on what really happened.

Moe-Gunz536d ago

Should be more concerned about their lack of follow through with what they said they'll release.

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BLUE BOX Game Studios responds to cancellation rumors

BLUE BOX Game Studios took to twitter to respond to rumors of their upcoming title, Abandoned, being cancelled.

MadLad754d ago (Edited 754d ago )

A game needs to exist to cancel in the first place.

Eonjay753d ago

I think Abandoned isn't a real game. At least not in the sense of what we think. I think it is it is the ghost of another game that we all wanted and it was abandoned. It is now literally haunting us.

mkis007753d ago

At this point is has to be some sort of marketing gimmick. The name itself is kind of on the nose.

porkChop753d ago (Edited 753d ago )

Why do people keep giving them attention?

MadLad753d ago

Because they basically create easy articles for people that get attention.

Just like Star Citizen updates.

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Fonsecap753d ago

This bluepoint studio is just LOL

slayernz753d ago

u should probably actually read more than the first word in the headline before guessing which studio this is about lol

jznrpg752d ago (Edited 752d ago )

Blue Box Game Studios… Bluepoint actually released some awesome stuff, Demons Souls Remake , SoTC remake . Blue Box Game Studios is part of some marketing scheme to f with people and that’s it so far

CrimsonWing69752d ago

You maybe want to fix your statement and fast before you’re the laughing stock of this comment section.

0hMyGandhi752d ago

I genuinely N4G would make it so that you'd have to take a short quiz on the content of the article before being able to comment on it.

Wow.

SonyStyled752d ago

There used to be a bubble system on this site for how many comments you could make

MadLad752d ago

@SonyStyled

It's still there, to an extent.
Now it's just a general comment cap for everyone, I'm assuming.

The bubble system was flawed, being it just let the majority quiet comments they didn't like if I remember correctly.

Fonsecap751d ago (Edited 751d ago )

Yes blue box, that's what I meant, my bad, at least the blue part was right though lol... I know bluepoint and I know they're a good studio (hopefully they'll remake mgs for us), I know the all the history about this abandoned facade and just hate the fact that they're trying to convince someone that this is still a thing. cut me some slack. Cheers

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Blue Box Deletes Tweets About Abandoned Future Plans, Says They Are Facing a "Minor Delay"

Blue Box deletes tweets about Abandoned future plans which include the mention of a demo. Studio says they are facing a "minor delay."

CaptainHenry916754d ago

I'm surprised this indie game hasn't been cancel yet

ZwVw754d ago

"I'm surprised this indie game hasn't been ABANDONED yet"
Fixed for you.

Welshy754d ago

Yeah this "game" is over. They had their 15 minutes with the Kojima/Silent Hill rumours and now it'll fade away and be forgotten like their other unfinished games.

monkey602754d ago

This project was/is a train wreck. Even if the game turns out to be a legitimate product Hasan will have an impossible task of convincing the world he's not a con artist.

excaliburps754d ago

Yep and whatever it is, it needs to be on the level of PT or he will get roasted.

EvertonFC754d ago

Has anybody actually gone back to the blue box app" recently ? This game is DOA already.
What an absolute mess of a game reveal

CrimsonWing69754d ago

So what else is new? When it came time to
Show something you delayed it. Judging by your history I’m feeling more like this is vaporware due to you not being able to deliver on the hype you garnered.

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