Indiana Jones and The Great Circle Developer Cancels…

Summary

MachineGames canceled an unannounced project sometime between 2022-2024, sparking speculation online.
The cancellation may worry Wolfenstein fans, who have been awaiting a new title since 2019.
The scrapped project likely isn't related to Indiana Jones, as MachineGames is planning DLC and potential sequels.

MachineGames has canceled an unannounced project, though it's unclear what it may have been or when exactly the cancellation happened. The studio has enjoyed some major success lately, thanks to Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, but it seems like things may not have always been so sunny leading up to the adventure game's release. While the scrapped game certainly didn't stop MachineGames from making a splash with its latest title, it's unclear what it might mean for the studio's other properties.

The untitled MachineGames project is far from the first game to get canned before it saw the light of day. Earlier this year, Supermassive Games canceled a $45 million Blade Runner title over an IP dispute, and Titanfall developer Respawn Entertainment scrapped a multiplayer FPS not long before. Still, even if it's not an unusual occurrence, it's hard for fans not to speculate about how a cancellation could affect a series waiting for another entry.

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By Ritwik Mitra

Twitter user Timur222 spotted the cancellation on an artist's LinkedIn page. According to the unnamed artist's profile, their work at MachineGames included a "canceled unannounced project" in addition to Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. No other details are given, and MachineGames has not announced anything about a cancellation, but the game in question is likely not another Indiana Jones title. MachineGames has already confirmed that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will get at least one DLC, and a sequel may not be off the table, either, considering how successful the game has been across multiple platforms.

MachineGames Canceled an Unannounced Project Sometime Between 2022 and 2024

It's worth noting that the artist's LinkedIn page says their work on The Great Circle and the canned project spanned from February 2022 to January 2024. That means the cancellation likely happened sometime in that two-year period, though any specifics beyond that are unclear. If so, that timeline may be worrying for Wolfenstein fans. Fans have been waiting for a new Wolfenstein title since Youngblood came out in 2019, and while MachineGames' parent company, Bethesda, did say Wolfenstein 3 was "absolutely" in the works, that statement is from 2018.

Of course, the canceled game could be another IP entirely. There's no indication that it belongs to the Wolfenstein franchise or any other existing series, but the lack of details also naturally leads to more questions. Thankfully, MachineGames seems to be doing alright for now. The studio's last game was a hit and the groundwork for an Indiana Jones sequel is there, so fans of the company may not need to worry too much for now. As for Wolfenstein, gamers will have to wait to hear more from MachineGames itself.

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