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This page shows the canceled video games in James Bond 007 franchise.

GoldenEye 007

A racing version of GoldenEye 007 was going to be released the same year for the Virtual Boy. Only a screenshot was released on the internet, but the game was later cancelled.


The World Is Not Enough

A port of The World Is Not Enough for the PC and PlayStation 2 version was cancelled in favor for Agent Under Fire.

007 Racing: The Sequel

A PlayStation 2 sequel to 007 Racing was rumoured to be in development.

Bond 6

The game was originally meant to be released in 2005, set to star Pierce Brosnan as James Bond 007. Nothing was ever revealed about the plot but the rumours said that it was a follow up to NightFire with the gameplay elements of Everything or Nothing video game. However, it was replaced by Sean Connery's From Russia with Love video game adaption.

Casino Royale

Based on the film of the same name where Daniel Craig starred as Bond and was going to give his voice and likeness in the video game. It was set to release on PS3 and Xbox 360 platforms. But the project was cancelled as Electronic Arts would not finish it by the film's release in November 2006.

GoldenEye 007

The legendary Nintendo 64's GoldenEye 007 was revamped and planned to release for Xbox Live Arcade on 27 February 2008, but due to financial disagreement between Microsoft and Nintendo corporations, the project has faded out. As of `May 2011, no further attempts have been made by Microsoft to release Goldeneye 007 on the Xbox live program.

Risico

The early replacement of Blood Stone and nothing officially was announced, it was based on Ian Fleming's short story Risico with the plotline expanded and involved with other unseen elements from James Bond novels written by Ian Fleming himself. It was set to star Daniel Craig as Bond in an original storyline developed by both Bizzare Creations and Raven Software studios. However, it was canceled in late 2009. Only some screenshots were hit on the internet and many canceled main-title sequences are shown, rumours say that the plot was involved with diamond smugglers, or with oil-problem. There is currently a video game being developed by Raven Software, however it is not known if it is going to be Risico or a sequel to Blood Stone, or if it is a video game based on the untitled Bond 23.

An upcoming 007 video game has been gotten out of ice, and is developing by Raven Software, powered by Activision. Previously, the project was titled Risico, based on Ian Fleming's James Bond short story of the same name. Prior to the official word, several leaked photos were uncovered by Keeping The British End Up website have uncovered leaks depicting a possible new game in the Bond series is currently being developed by Raven Software. When MGM have been restructured, EON Productions announced The 23rd James Bond film and Activision themselves gave Raven Software green lights to continue the project and announced that a new Bond game will be released, without giving a proper date but was scheduled for the second half of 2011. It is presumed that it will be Raven's Bond game but is yet to be confirmed.Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing revealed on a shareholder conference call that further details will be available at E3, stating: "I'm looking forward to updating you on our plans and performance as this exciting year unfolds. And we'll have a lot more details on our upcoming releases to share with you in the coming weeks and in E3.". An exact release date is yet to be revealed. Like Blood Stone, this iteration appears to be played from the third-person perspective and could include tactical combat similar to recent releases in the Splinter Cell series, namely the Conviction that was released by Ubisoft. Not much else is currently known about the status of the game including if it's a straight sequel to Blood Stone or not.


http://www.wouldyoukindly.com/rumor-raven-software-reworking-on-new-007-title-x-men-follow-up/

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