Earthworm Jim (cancelled video game)
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Earthworm Jim, also known as Earthworm Jim PSP, was a planned entry in the
Development
Rumors of an Earthworm Jim game started in 2006.
By August 2006, the game was reportedly at 80% complete, and many video game journalists had hands-on playable builds of the game, such as
Gameplay
The game was to retain the gameplay of the original two titles, playing as a
Many new features were planned as well. One was the ability to collect different parts for Jim's powersuit, such as new gloves, boots, and armor.
The game was reported to have eight separate levels,
Cancellation
Atari had quietly put the game "on hold" by June 2007, with Atari representative Alissa Bell stating "I believe EWJ is off the roster. It may be revisited in the future, but the title is, as I hear it, on hold".[11] The lack of subsequent announcements regarding the game, and Atari’s financial difficulties, led to the general belief that it had been cancelled.[2][12] In late 2007, Atari announced it had sold off its internal development studios, including Shiny Entertainment, which it owned at the time, and ceased all of its ongoing game development projects as of the end of 2007.[13][14]
References
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- ^ GamesRadar. Future plc. p. 2. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
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- ^ kombo (February 23, 2010). "Why Was Earthworm Jim for the PSP Canceled?". GameZone. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
- ^ "ATARI INC. -- Form 10K Annual Report for Fiscal Year Ending 31 March 2008" (PDF). Atari Inc. 1 July 2008. Retrieved 8 Oct 2020. See page 2: [B]eginning in 2005, because of cash constraints, we substantially reduced our involvement in development of video games, and announced plans to divest ourselves of our internal development studios. During fiscal 2006 and 2007, we sold a number of intellectual properties and development facilities in order to obtain cash to fund our operations. By the end of fiscal 2007, we did not own any development studios. During fiscal 2008, we stopped developing games, even through independent developers.
- ^ "Cancelled Earthworm Jim Sequels". Rocket Worm!. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2015.