What the hell happened to once hyped Getaway series?
If you know 'The Getaway' series, then you may already know who Katie Ellwood is. She worked as Sony Europe's narrative producer, as well as having a role on the original Getaway game and The Getaway: Black Monday. However, more recently, she has broken away from Sony to pursue a more independent career, now screenwriting for games and film as a director of two different business. She took some time out of her schedule to talk to Gamer's Guide to Life about writing for games, films and The Getaway series.
Yeah, it's a shame The Getaway was cancelled, as it looked like it was going to be a great game. I suppose it was just the fact that it'd cost too much to develop that made Sony drop it.
Not to mention, not many people valued the franchise when it was back on PS2.
To be honest, that's a big generalisation, and people often forget that the original PS2 Getaway wasn't actually that awful. The thing is, Black Monday was so bad, they forget that the original was actually okay. I see your point, but I do believe that people tend to be a little hard on the game.
Yea your right black monday was terrible but Id like to see them give it another go.
You probably remember some talk of the 3rd installment of The Getaway, for the PS3 & some of you may not remember, but the ones who did, Eight Days. I personally never was a fan of The Getaway series and when Hiphopgamer asked me to write this story, I will admit, I was a bit skeptical, but now, here I am...
the getaway is an awesome sandbox game, i loved how if you crashed the wrong way it would mess up your steering, totally realistic. and the story and game play was awesome too.
eightdays looked awesome
if i had to choose between the two, id choose The Getaway.
But Getaway have a fan base.. so.. if sony could revive one of this two games, i'd choose getaway. And if getaway come back to life, i know it would sell a lot and then they could finish eight days.
Good plan isn't it?
Damn it. I saw the title and got all excited and then i saw the source:(
If this was only from a credible source
I loved the 1st Getaway , didn't really enjoy Black Monday as much , but I was hoping I would have seen the game on PS3 since the footage they did show of the game looked great..
but im all for 8 days coming back..that trailer looked awesome as hell...
I will say that these games weren't "cancelled" and instead "shelved" for completion down the line when there are less big name titles in the pipe.
You'll see both these games in 2-3 years time. That being said this kid is the king of speculation passed off as actual news.
The concept of Eight Days sounds awesome. I hope they either bring this game back (and Getaway) or implement it in another game.
HHG and his sidekick hydro.
perhaps people should wait for confirmation! anyway, 8days does look good, but after the let-down of the getaway, and it's sequel, i wont be getting hyped like i did all those years ago.
plus, seeing how long it took to do the first one, i wouldn't expect a new getaway until just before the next olympics!
peace to all the mutherfuking G's
Eight days please.
There were only 2 games so far this generation that I was hyped for. One of them was MGS4, the other was Eight Days.
I was really disappointed when I read Eight Days was canceled.
I agree the 8 days tech demo looked fun as hell, and I would definitely want to play it. It looks like a super fast action packed Uncharted.
Unfortunately I haven't played any of the Getaway, but it looks like GTA set in Europe.
so i am good to go :) now just hoping that at least Eight Days comes back.. don't really care about the other one.. coz ive never heard of it, or seen anything of it :P
Neither on of these games has been canceled indefinitely,expect to hear about 1 of them at GDC
i don't know about gdc but yeah i believe it wasn't canceled but put on hold for a while
everything i've seen so far (which is only a little bit) seemed like it had great potential.
The adorable debut of EyePet at Leipzig Games Convention was quite possibly the biggest surprise of the show. The innovative use of the PlayStation Eye, coupled with one of fthe most adorable creature designs in recent memory, made it one of the most high-profile titles we showcased on our site during the Convention. Although it's still not planned for a release late next year, it benefited from the controversial cancellations of other SCEE games, such as Eight Days and The Getaway.
I think when this game is out and completed
they will announce the getaway and 8 days again
as a hardcore gamer and a fan of getaway since ps2 i really hope they bring the game back,and same gose for eight days. when they release the eyepet start working on it again bcuz i really liked what i saw from eight days and i liked getaway 1/2.
As a hardcore gamer, fuk sony and their need to further annoy me with the loss of 8 days with this kinda crap. How can you even consider trading eight days for this...WTF
You know they did the right thing though. Eyepet has a greater potential of bringing in new gamers than Eight Days or The Getaway ever did (although I wish the games weren't cancelled, just postponed).
As a hardcore gamer i dont care! We have plenty if not 2 many "hardcore" games coming our way, and thats only announce titles of which we know, who knows how many more will be announced in next 6+ months!?
As a PS3 owner i am glad to see something like Eyepet on PS3, it is really refreshing. I dont know if i am going to buy it(most likely not), have to see more of it but still it is very cool with MASSIVE potential!
What about 8 days? We know nothing about that game, maybe it sucked. My guess is that Sony invested far to much money in 8 days and getaway and there was no positive result. Also Yoshida stated that no online mode was one of the reasons why those 2 games were canned.
Once again there are far to many games that hardcores will like, so please stop with overreacting about NOTHING!
I dunno, I think this looks pretty cool and since they specialize in these types of things I bet it will come out pretty sweet like. That monkey looks awesome by the way.
as a hardcore gamer I was sad when Sony announced that 8 days was canceled, however I am excited by Eyepet and its amazing technology, I cant wait to try it.
I would rather have Eight Days and Getaway than this. I blame Nintendo and the Wii.
I'm sure this is good news for some, but the hardcore gamer in me screams F**********!!!!
Define the term hardcore gamer. I always thought hardcore gamers were the people who played ALL types of games including those viewed as casual. If being hardcore means playing Halo and Gears and thinking those are the best games ever created, I would have abandoned gaming a long time ago.
I simply can't understand.(this is not personal) Everyone is complaining about the over-abundance of shooters and when they decide not to make one, people cry foul? WTH? I am one of those people who enjoyed Nintendogs greatly and believe me, according to my own definition of hardcore, I am really really hardcore. People who believe hardcore players are only those who play shooters and other types of games involving violence and gore are mistaken.
The real hardcore are out there, looking for new,fresh concepts and I can say that Eyepet sounds very very interesting to me. As interesting as 8 Days. People who think that this is crap are unfortunately pretentious and lack a little culture.
Eyepet was NOT the reason 8Days was canceled. Don't try and spin that ( again a general idea, not personal) as if it was the sole reason. HOME is also in the works at the London studio and at this point in time, it is their priority.
I agree, but there is a flaw in your statement. Eyepet is not a casual game, in fact it's not really a game. Just like Chia Pets or Nanopets they're not games.
And XHairs, yes, indeed, it came to my mind while writing this comment that Eyepet was not really a game. From the info that filtered, we are right now legitimately able to think of it as a super evolved Tamagotchi. However, I still think that they will implement some future, let's say 'mini-games' in it that would allow us to qualify it as a 'casual/game'. One thing I know is that I have always appreciated Eyetoy games and Singstar and Eyepet has certainly caught my attention.
yeah i can see the queues now, this will sell a damn few consoles, im sure its not just my sister thats been wanting for a new tamogochi!
@Harry
Excellent comment its games like Nintendogs that make the DSlite a huge seller for children and like LBP this game will be an excellent selling point for the parents who think that the PS3 is just for shooters and RPGs type games with all sorts of violence that they don't want there children to play thus 1 of the main reason the Wii and DS are selling like hotcakes. Bubbles for you!!!!
Although its sad to hear any game get cancel but games get canceled all the time this is not the first or last to be in this predicament.
@Tomonobu
Eyepet: low cost, funny, attractive, can touch a wide public, perfect for casuals that love Tamagotchi / Sims. Flawless victory.
Took the words right out of my mouth.
@Figboy
at least EyePet is trying to do something innovative (something Nintendo get's routinely praised for, though, in my opinion, with the Wii, they have yet to actually deliver that "revolution" they were proclaiming, or even a HINT of that revolution), and while having 8 Days and The Getaway be delayed sucks, what did we really know about those games besides the title (and the previous Getaway games?)
I always find a lot of your comments very long but I do try to read them because most of them are very logical reads the comment above says it all props to you
Doesnt mean they canceled it completely. I am sure they will bring it back since eight days looked awesome. Maybe they did it to give those games more time to be worked on since sony has so many other huge titles being worked on aswell.
[UPDATE] CVG states that "A Sony UK representative assured CVG that both titles had been "completely cancelled", and so will not be rescued from the bin at a later date."
u m may look at it as crap but dont foret this gen there are more causal gamers than last gen,the wii is eating all of them up so i can see y sony is bringing out a game like this.....but i still agree with u...bring back 8days/getaway 2.!!
They can bring it out if they want...but at the expense of eight days. Screw that. I'm all for casual stuff and all but how much resources can eyepet be taking that it will eat away from eight days development
sonarus is right, WTF I would rather have 2 games rather than just the one however dro has a point. In the end I hope they bring both of the games back, cos Eightdays brought innovation in gameplay and so has eyepet so either way its a win - win for buyers. i dont know about getaway they never released much news about it :)
I can't believe I clicked this article. The writer adds nothing new to what we already know. Didn't bother updating anything with Sony London or Sony themselves. No new information was giving. Don't waste your time reading this article.
I still think London Studio is one of the most under utilized yet most capable devs in the industry. Whether its Sonys duing or their own decision to only focus on peripheral based games and smaller projects, i really wish they would get/take a shot at a flagship title
They need to reboot it and really put a lot of thought into it
Do it the right way and this could be Sony's Grand Theft Auto if they wanted.
The UK has tons of cities to visit aswell. London, Manchester, Newcastle Upon Tyne etc
Please!!! Just stop!! Next.
getaway and 8 days - i was very interested in both.