The new destroy all humans game is NOT cancelled for the PS3, well not entirely. It is cancelled in NA.
It is coming out in Europe in February 2009, with the reason for cancelling NA being that the release date was set for december 2nd. "But isn't the PS3 region free?" you ask. Yes, it is, but they have still canceled a later NA release in Feb 2009. Although this game will still have,... dismal... sales on the ps3 to say the least, cancelling the game was not because of the game sales, but development problems.
Now then most will say, "of course the ps3 has been a problem for developers since the beginning". A further note in this story though is that both psp and ps2 development have been cancelled, without comment, in a cancellation combo.
This is all very strange news. Many people do not give a damn about this game, but my nephew has a ps2 and is going to be really bummed about one of his favorites being cancelled for no damn reason at all.
http://gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=21277
Publisher THQ has confirmed that it has cancelled the PlayStation 3 version of Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon, due to unspecified "development issues".
THQ confirmed the news to consumer website Shacknews, which first reported the removal of references to the PlayStation 3 version from both the game’s latest trailer and the GameStop website.
No further details were provided on the exact reasons for the cancellation, but THQ has recently closed developer Sandblast Games.
As such, Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon will be the last game to be developed by Sandblast, while THQ has also closed Locomotive Games, who were responsible for franchise spin-off Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed.
Although the Wii version of the latter has already been released, the proposed PlayStation 2 and PSP version have also been cancelled.
The Destroy All Humans! series was originally created by developer Pandemic Studios, prior to their acquisition by EA. Although initially successful, the game’s sequels have not had the same impact, while plans for a CGI-animated TV show based on the franchise appear to have been abandoned.
[UPDATE: Talking to consumer site Eurogamer, a THQ UK spokesperson has revealed that the PS3 version of the title will not be released in North America, but will still debut in Europe on February 13th, 2009.
The spokesperson explained: "Due to the game being shipped earlier in North America on 2nd December a decision was made to proceed exclusively with the Xbox 360 format in that market."]
