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Will we see 'Eight Days' and 'The Getaway' this year?

Gary A Swaby of TheKoalition.com writes: Sony have recently hinted that they have a number of surprises still up their sleeve for 2009. Scott Rhodes spoke in a recent interview saying "There are several titles that are in the works that we have yet to announce, It's one of those things where we're seeing the fruits of all those initial investments. They're all just starting to hit and stack up for 2009."

In my very own opinion, I feel that Eight days to Vegas and The Getaway are back in development. If you recall, Sony put these titles to the side to focus all their attention on Killzone 2.

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Leio - 251 days 7 hours ago

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"Eight Days" was canceled right?

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butterfinger - 251 days 7 hours ago

1.1 - Supposedly...

they were both canceled, but maybe Sony is planning to bring them out anyway. I really hope we at least get one of them. They both sounded pretty fun.

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Leio - 251 days 7 hours ago

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Dam thats bad.. "Eight Days" looks very interesting

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Kain81 - 251 days 7 hours ago

1.3 - Eight Days and Gataway 3 was stopped not cancelled

only the media said it is cancelled but Sony said its stopped

Cancelled =/= Stopped

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Darkiewonder - 251 days 6 hours ago

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http://www.developmag.com/n...
Yoshida's quote:

"I think that we have more projects that we want to do than we do have resources. So, the cancellation of Eight Days was not necessarily because that project was failing, but because we looked at how it fit in the portfolio and where it fit as a production."

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DavidMacDougall - 251 days 6 hours ago

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Right i don't make games and im not a company but when they say "Canceled" that don't mean there going to delete all the work they have done on both games? It means they'll put it somewhere right? It would be like throwing money away cause they could use them some other year

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stevenhiggster - 251 days 5 hours ago

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I agree with David, they won't have cancelled it and then destroyed all record of it's existance! They will still have everything that was done, so if they wanted they could easily put it back into development. I don't imagine that this will be the case though but it would be nice if it was as Eight Days looked pretty interesting.

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Freak of Nature - 251 days 5 hours ago

1.7 - @Kain81

I have a former co artist friend that "Stopped" work on eight days long ago now...

I like to believe that he is now working with "SCE Studio Cambridge" on a next gen PS3 "Medievil" genre style game... ...Blink,blink......

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pain777pas - 251 days 3 hours ago

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The Eyetoy game is what those teams are working on and until that is done and probably announced at E3 to come out this year you wont see those games come out. Maybe next year?

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rockleex - 251 days 3 hours ago

1.9 - Sony started so many huge projects early on...

Because they know it will take time to get them out.

And now we are seeing the fruition of their hard work. ^_^

I have a feeling Sony will just keep stacking more and more games on top of their already packed list! >_<

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SlyGuy - 250 days 19 hours ago

1.10 - After seeing the brief trailer for Uncharted 2

I am wondering if some of the tech from 8 Days is being used in it.

E.g. the cover system.

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Mainman - 250 days 10 hours ago

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I dont really care for Getaway, but I really hope Sony will pick the development of Eight Days back up, because that game looks too awesome.

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koston3647 - 251 days 7 hours ago

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i swear to god when i first saw that eight days footage my jaw dropped it looked so fun to play if that was gameplay and looking at the leaked animation tech footage from a while back just make me wish it wasnt COMPLETELY CANCELLED

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shakka - 251 days 7 hours ago

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and since then was "Eight Days" called "Eight Days to Vegas"?
on topic i hope both games get release some time in the future coz Eight Days looks real cool and i have always liked The Getaway series.

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EastCoastSB - 251 days 4 hours ago

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I think the author of the article had it confused with another game "Two Days To Vegas".

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ultimolu - 251 days 7 hours ago

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I hope they bring one of those games back.

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mquirozz - 251 days 7 hours ago

4.1 - NOW?! After I finally change my AV

You do? grrrrr

<regains composure>

Anyway I would have a nerdgasm if Eight Days went back into dev
It looked so cool.

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ultimolu - 251 days 7 hours ago

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o-O Whut?

Lol @ nerdgasm.

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Sevir04 - 251 days 6 hours ago

4.3 - Both 8 days and getaway 3 were cancelled

They have reallocated the resources to a title that was shown at GDC09 this year from Sony japan... In fact I've been apart of the focus group and can confirm that The game that was shown behind closed doors at GDC09 was using both the an update graphics and animation engine that was used for 8-days.

8 days and Getaway will not be making any return.. Most of the tech that was allocated for 8 days and getaway 3 was split up for 4 other titles.. 1 of them you saw last year was Eyepet, the other was the game I've been apart of the focus group for and the other 2, one being Syphon filter and another unannounced title that early in development.

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ultimolu - 251 days 6 hours ago

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Sevir...I hates you so much. >o<

Now E3 has my tummy nervous with excitement.

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Triple_A - 251 days 7 hours ago

5 - They're not cancelled

Eight Days and Getaway 3 were put on hold.

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PirateThom - 251 days 7 hours ago

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Considering SCE London were working on these two games, as well as on-going projects like Home and Singstar, I'm fairly certain they were "cancelled" to give them more time to work on Home without people getting anxious about the titles and asking questions constantly.

With Home now released and spaces being added a lot quicker and EyePet coming to a close at the end of this year, I'd be very surprised if one of the two projects (probably Eight Days as it seemed to have an engine ready) didn't get reannounced with the other getting announced once the other one nears completition.

Home probably just became too big of a project with a tight time frame, so they had to do something.

Bookmark this and remember me when I'm right.

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nefertis - 251 days 7 hours ago

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I love the tech video.

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bmatthews - 251 days 6 hours ago

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How I hope they resume development, btw has anyone got links to the Eight Days tech videos...

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GVON - 251 days 5 hours ago

9.1 - Here you go

8 days

http://www.gametrailers.com...
http://www.gametrailers.com...

Not all 8 days but you do see it
http://www.gametrailers.com...

early Getaway3 tech

http://www.gametrailers.com...
http://www.gametrailers.com...

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silvacrest - 251 days 6 hours ago

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eight days was pretty good last time i saw it

heres hoping sony resume development

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Sangria - 251 days 6 hours ago

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"If you recall, Sony put these titles to the side to focus all their attention on Killzone 2."
So far, Eight Days and Getaway 3 have been canceled in the profit of EyePet and not Killzone 2, and i highly doubt we will see them again anytime soon. Especially with the heavy worldwide economy crisis, i don't see Sony spending money on financing pierced baskets.

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Hellsvacancy - 251 days 6 hours ago

12 - Eight Days To Vegas

I thought 1 game was called Eight Days and there was another game called 2 Days To Vegas

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Dadymidnit3 - 251 days 5 hours ago

12.1 - lol

the author confuse those two

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SRuN4 - 251 days 6 hours ago

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Can't believe they put Eight Days on hold. The growing trend of co-op in games and Eight Days was all about co-op, I think they're missing a potential market.

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Grown Folks Talk - 251 days 6 hours ago

14 - They aren't cancelled.

I saw them the other day hanging out with Alan Wake & Starcraft: Ghost. = P

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zaz12 - 251 days 5 hours ago

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bubble 4 ya

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stevenhiggster - 251 days 5 hours ago

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LOL

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Grown Folks Talk - 250 days 23 hours ago

14.3 - At least

2 people can take a joke.

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jay2 - 251 days 6 hours ago

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No, we wont be seeing them.

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maverick1191 - 251 days 6 hours ago

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i sure hope getaway comes back its like GTA but in UK loved it as i am a brit myself

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sinncross - 251 days 5 hours ago

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I see Eight Days coming to fruition, Getaway not as much,

Personally I think SCEE just has too much on their plate... I'd personally love to see them support the playststion eye more, like a new eyetoy kinetic would be amazingly awesome, if done right of course.

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jack_burt0n - 251 days 5 hours ago

19 - IMO

Eight days and Uncharted started to look like they were filling the same space its wise to consolidate one project into another if that looks like what was going to happen.

All i hope is that the new medievil and colony wars followups dont disappoint all UK sony studio's FTMFW!!!!!

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rbluetank - 251 days 5 hours ago

20 - those games are going to rock!!! 8days/getA3

one small question. do sony have the resource to pull those games off with Mag on the horizon in late 09? killzone 2 is one thing but Mag is a online (256 mp) monster from the videos i seen.... your thoughts!!!

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Luna Valhalla - 250 days 18 hours ago

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I don't know why everyone cares so much about 8 days. All it ever was, was a two minute tech demo that looked like it had some potential, nothing more. Loads of games get to that stage and get canned, it's just we don't get to hear about it normally.

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deb - 250 days 6 hours ago

22 - The Getaway 3 & Eight Days Rocks!!!

Please Sony, I want these games on PS3!!!

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Arkham - 249 days 5 hours ago

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This is news? Who submitted this, the author from 'thekoalition'? Why is it the 'koalition'? I see zero koala bears on that site.

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Tony Scarboni - 251 days 5 hours ago

1 - Way to research a project

This just goes to show how any fool can post news these days on the internet. EIGHT DAYS + THE GETAWAY were CANCELLED so they could focus more on HEAVY RAIN.

To be honest, I would rather have Eight Days and The Getaway. I'm really not sold on Heavy Rain in the least bit. A game that relies on QTE's(Quick Time Events) is a terrible idea.

"Oh damn, the bad guys are coming for me, quick, tap these buttons in a sequence to get away!"

From what I can tell, this is what the gameplay will be like, but the dev. behind this game are highly regarded, so well see.

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Gaara_724 - 251 days 5 hours ago

1.1 - what

i thought the canceled them for home and eye pet

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brycespitler - 251 days 5 hours ago

1.2 - it has already been stated

from the developers that qte's were mainly used for the tech demo to show be able to show off how different decisions can change the whole outcome of an event.

that demo of the woman in the house with the guy who stuffed women or whatever isnt even part of the game.

heavy rain is using qte's in the same instances that god of war always did

now u know more about it so calm down and get excited for a game that will be the most innovating game of this generation.

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Tony Scarboni - 251 days 5 hours ago

1.3 - Thank god

Personally, I think qte's are just lazy dev. so Im happy to see that they are going to hit the cutting room floor.

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brycespitler - 251 days 5 hours ago

1.4 - i agree

blame it on re4

re4 popularized it...bastards

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talltony - 251 days 2 hours ago

2 - If those games

are coming back. Then its like a rapper retiring and then coming back for a bang when u least expect it .

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