10 Video Games Studios Were IDIOTS To Cancel

In November 2021, rumours began to circulate that Rockstar, behind closed doors, had quietly cancelled a project that had already cost them over $50 million.

With Grand Theft Auto 6 no doubt already in the works and there being absolutely no chance of that being cancelled, and it being very unlikely Rockstar would cancel Red Dead Redemption 3, a lot of people thought it might be the sequel to a classic Rockstar game from yesteryear: Bully 2.

In a recent call with investors, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick noted that "a lot of time and resources went into to the property," but ultimately, the project wasn't reaching the "level of excellence" Rockstar normally aspires to in their games (with the GTA Definitive edition being the exception to this rule!).

"When we talked about our robust pipeline, over a multi-year period, we did say that certain titles would not make it. And this was one of them," said Zelnick. "There's not much else to say, ultimately. We devoted a lot of time and resources to the property. Our standards are incredibly high. We're trying to build tentpole franchises. And in certain instances, we don't have the confidence that something will reach that level of excellence, and therefore we can't proceed."

Bully 2 has been rumoured to be in development at Rockstar for years, and if this is true, it's a real shame as it could easily be a very popular IP if done right.