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Ignition's On-Again, Off-Again Action Game Wardevil Canceled Once More
Now that Duke Nukem Forever is out, Wardevil is arguably one of the longest-in-development games that may never see the light of day. Announced way back in 2004, before this generation of consoles even started, this action game from Ignition boasted the (at the time totally awe-inspiring) claim of being fully 1080p and 60 frames-per-second. Then it was rumored to be canceled. Then revived again. Then canceled. Then brought back once more. Now, after a new round of layoffs from Ignition, it sounds like Wardevil is fully dead.
Develop reports that Ignition has initiated a new round of layoffs at its London and Texas offices. As part of this decrease in staffing, Wardevil has reportedly been canceled.
Develop has also heard from insiders that another Ignition internal project, Reich, has also been canceled. Supposedly the publisher's Japan office will close entirely upon completion of its next project.
In a press release sent out last week, Ignition laid clear the goal of these layoffs: "Ignition Games has taken the strategic decision not to continue with internal development of games." The release states that moving forward, the company will focusing on publishing games from independent developers rather than creating its own title.
We've reached out to Ignition for comment and will update this story if we hear back.
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