10 Cancelled Video Games You Wish You Could Play

The "real" Fallout 3 never came out.

By Paolo Carlos /

Video games often go through a lengthy development process and are made by a group of talented individuals. Despite the gargantuan effort it takes to make one, there are times when these titles are unfortunate enough to be cancelled and forever lost.

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Why does this happen?

Well, there are numerous reasons why games often receive the chopping block. One common explanation is managerial issues which involve executive decisions that are outside the developer's hands.

Another reason is due to the quality of the video game itself. Some titles are in such poor condition, it's better to cancel altogether than face the embarrassment and financial loss of releasing a terrible product.

Yet despite these examples, these dead titles often gain fans in the process.

This can be due to the video game coming from well-established franchises or because it was interesting enough to warrant a following. This has led to a lot of people lamenting their cancellation and wishing they could play them. Though it is doubtful that these games will ever see the light of day, these are the ones that didn't deserve its final fate.

10. Tekken X Street Fighter

In the 2010s, the prospect of bringing together Street Fighter and Tekken seemed like a treat. Two beloved fighting games uniting sounded like a great game which made it surprising when it was announced that there would be two titles under this crossover.

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The first was the 2012 game Street Fighter X Tekken. Developed by Capcom, the title was closer to Street Fighter IV with its 2.5D gameplay and art style.

Its counterpart, then, would have been Tekken X Street Fighter, with 3D fighting gameplay and more realistic graphics like the Tekken series, while being developed by Bandai Namco.

The crossover had 4 announced fighters, with Ryu and Evil Ryu on the Street Fighter side and Jin Kazama and Devil for Tekken's. Had the game been released, it was likely that fans would be able to see other World Warriors such as Chun Li and Guile duke it out in the third dimension.

Sadly, series producer Katsuhiro Harada said that the game was put on hold in 2016, and with the release of newer entries in the Tekken franchise, the future of this game seems doubtful. For fans who wanted to see how the crossover would have gone, Akuma's guest spot in Tekken 7 showed how the Street Fighter cast would have played in the 3D plane.

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