VG247: Take Two has just confirmed Agent is still in development at Rockstar North.
No game proves how quickly things can change in terms of ethos at a studio quite like Agent.
Rockstar's game outpost has steadily declined since HD console gaming started . Hell, they were releasing new games every year since the PS2 launched, up to the start of the 7th gen.
It appears that the first screenshots for Rockstar's canceled spy game, Agent, have been leaked online.
I thought this got cancelled then rolled into LA Noir
Also, does anyone remember the feature they were supposed to have where you received a text in the game it came to your actual mobile phone?
If I remember correctly, LA Noire was being developed by Team Bondi under a 3 game exclusivity contract with Sony. For some reason the contract was terminated and development of LA Noire by Bondi was cancelled, but resumed by Rockstar half complete and released as multiplatform. Agent was supposed to be an exclusive title by Rockstar in return for LA Noire.
I’m sure there’s many more details I don’t remember as it was 15 years ago. Some of GTA5 is recycled from Agent though
Team Bondis wiki page
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/...
Iirc, sony terminated the contract because of the developers beeing mitreated by rockstar. Rockstar was "supporting" with the development.
Found it.
Source:
https://youtu.be/KO53rj04-l...
That's the one. Sony Online was in charge of that one and were the team responsible for Everquest
Nah la noire was always something different the link between la noire and aren't was that Sony was originally going to obtain exclusivity to it. Sony was instead offered agent as a PlayStation exclusive if they allowed Rockstar to reneg and make la noire a Multi plat
I've already seen quite a few of these years ago. But still, it's a shame it was cancelled. Hopefully one day we'll get another globetrotting spy thriller. Maybe MS can get the rights to Alpha Protocol from Sega, or have Obsidian make a spiritual successor.
Our go old school with Golgo 13 out Rolling Thunder..
Great IPs that could take a swing at reviving.
Could this mean yet another IP being ignored by Take Two
The fact that it has been this long and was intended to be a PS3 title pretty much is all you need to confirm it is not happening.
The game’s been cancelled and there’s still more chance of this coming out than Star Citizen.
When it was first announced 90 percent of current Fortnite players were not born yet, that's how long ago it is
😂 you don’t need to have a Nostradamus prediction to see this one coming🤣, but hey there still hope it’ll be developed before the fabled PS10🤷🏿
Edit I forgot to tell you it’ll be based on a true story of a ticket agent 😜 and it’s going to be a simulator
Rockstar still owns Sony that one exclusive game, right? Or maybe there was a monetary settlement being made already.
Hell no. It may be contractural, but there is no way Sony will make them hold their end up. You are bringing Rockstar to court with the possibility of ruining a relationship with possibly the biggest brands out there.
... oh and we didn't know the terms either.
I think the writer is "a little late" if they are wondering on if Rockstar is ignoring the Agent game announcement. Anyone waiting this long for the game have gone to college, got married and had kids. It's not an IP if there wasn't any game released.
It's just another reminder of an announcement that went nowhere. Same as Deep Down, 8 Days, Killing Day, The Getaway, etc.
If it ever shows up, it would be the surprise of the year. But I wouldn't bother holding your breath.
I wouldn't go that far. More like Rockstar was no longer committed in making games beyond their bread and butter GTA and RD that sells in the tens of millions. We see that today. No new IPs. No updates or sequels of their other games.
No more Bully, no Warriors, no Midnight Club, no Table Tennis, no Manhunt, no Smugglers Run. Nothing but the above two games. No risk. I mean, they can't even be bothered to create DLC for those above games. Just milking the online with micro transactions.
They announced Agent but were never committed to make it in my opinion.
This title was most likely fraud. Take-Two and Sony had a partnership. This is why every GTA prior to 4 was released on Playstation console first. Rockstar promised a new unique IP to Sony for the release of GTA time-exclusivity.
I'm not mad, but I do genuinely think Sony was played with. What could Sony do? Bring them to court and ruin an incredibly strong relationship with the most dominant company in the industry? They were frustrated, I remember past interviews with Sony stating that they know nothing on Agent.
Remember, Rockstar was still releasing games on a yearly basis when Agent was announced. In my opinion, one of the biggest gaming heists of all time and by fact... one of the biggest gossiped game of all time.
No lies, I went to uni, got married and am now expecting a kid hahaha
I did however 99% give up on Agent, saved the 1% because I'm a dreamer
Lol. Well, it's nice to dream. Congrats on the baby.
The way I look at it is if they were really committed to make it happen, they would have already. It just didn't fit into their GTA formula.
No matter what people think of The Last Guardian, Sony seemed to commit to releasing it. Either it was the team, the producer, director, something. They WANTED to make it after Ico and Shadow of the Colossus. No matter how long it took. We may not see that happen again at Sony. I do respect them for that.
But you can see the difference as Rockstar never released a trailer of the game, no updates, no developer interviews, etc. I figured it was dead after the first year. If it ever shows up, even "Duke Nukem" would smile.
Thank-you! It's exciting times and made me laugh when reading your comment because it put the whole saga into context.
GTA Online has destroyed a lot of what we, the fans, expect from Rockstar. It is a shame because it feels like they're becoming a one game (new) a generation business now rather than a multi game developer.
Can't ever diss the quality of what they deliver, just wish we had more (which isn't outrageous considering the bank they make)
Deep Down looked really great. Of course, we've had Dark Souls 3 and Bloodborne and more since then to fill the void.
R* won’t sell anything that isn’t proven to sell tens of millions. The gaming landscape has changed immensely since this game was announced and game development is too expensive and takes too long to incentivize making new IP’s.
For me it's the opposite.. I was married to my second wife and had a kid around that time.. now I've been divorced for 9 years, gotten obsessed with anime and visual novels recently and even got a Yui Hirasawa tattoo on my right now. If anything I've experienced extreme age regression in certain aspects, lol.
Well I am.. then I'll actually enjoy something that Rockstar created for once aside from the first RDR, lol
Don’t hold your breath lol. They burn dollar bills to power their headquarters. It would have happened by now. It should have happened by now.
Umm Why would we think otherwise?
No surprise. Considering how long LA Noire was in development before we got any details, I'd be shocked if we learn anything substantial before 2011.
Rockstar north + PS3 + Sony support = Pure win.
I disliked GTA4 but I always give second chances so I look forward to playing Agent
Why did there have to be an article on this? Why would anyone think it WASN'T in development? Is there something we should be knowing about?