11 Hugely-Anticipated Video Games You Won't Believe Got Cancelled

7. Fez 2

Oh Fez, you so crazy. A labour of love from one genius-creator Phil Fish, who himself is a rather divisive figure in the industry; one minute he appears to be flying the flag for independent game developers - only to then do a complete about-face and declare that "Gamers are the worst".

It's true that he poured his heart and soul into the game itself - which thankfully turned into many peoples' Games of the Year for 2012 - but it didn't stop the outspoken backlash every game receives from any number of press outlets and players after release. Following an episode of GameTrailer's Invisible Walls, critic Marcus Beer derided Fish for complaining about being asked questions by the press about the state of indie game development, despite him being one of the key players in establishing it in the first place.

It was an intensely personal rant where Marcus calling Fish a 'tosspot' and a "f*cking a**hole", which despite what you think of Phil Fish or his game, the fact remains he put a huge amount of effort into every aspect of the incredibly multi-faceted Fez.

So when this comment lambasted his position it appeared to be the rather large straw that broke the camel's back, leading to him tweeted "I'm done. Fez 2 is cancelled. Goodbye" as an overall response to how he felt he'd been treated by gamers and the press since release. More recently after Fish received continual criticism for his press relations along with the now-cancelled game, he was a victim of hacking which revealed a huge amount of personal information online, leading to his company Polytron being up for sale as he stated "No reasonable offer will be turned down. I am done. I want out."

Whilst the old adage of "Never say never" could be applied to some of the other entries in this list, a sequel to the mythically-tinged cutesy platformer seems about as likely as the revival of the cartridge at this rate.