The game was reportedly an open-world joint and had you playing as various members of the group, such as Harley Quinn and Deathstroke. Interestingly, Sigfield notes that WB Montreal's Suicide Squad game was also cancelled for this reason: it couldn't get up and running on the aforementioned engine. Getting Superman’s flight to work in that frame would’ve been near impossible. The reason for its cancellation, was that around the same time WB was expanding their DC output, they had mandated that every game to use the Arkham engine. This game was to feature foes such as Brainiac, Doomsday, and tons of other mind controlled villains. The game was supposed to be less “open world” so as to limit Superman’s vast array of abilities. The game, tentatively titled Superman: Unbound, was set to follow the path of the comic series/animated movie. Apparently the devs couldn't get the game to run on the engine though, leading to its cancellation. wanted it to run on its proprietary Arkham engine. It sounds like this project was doing well, but Warner Bros. A more linear experience, the game was going to take place largely in Kandor, a Metropolis-like city located on Krypton.
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It was dubbed Superman: Unbound, and was set to follow the path of the comic series and animated movie. It would feature a massive Metropolis and feature various villains from the DC pantheon. One game pitched in 2013 was to be an open world Superman game in the vein of Spider-Man PS4. Sigfield notes this project never even made it out of the prototype stage before it was canned. It was going to feature a huge Metropolis and a range of DC villains.
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was an open-world Superman game that was similar to what Marvel's Spider-Man on PS4 wind up being.
UMYHDGamiLĪccording to Sigfield, one of the earliest pitches that got the green light from Warner Bros. Montreal's next project, an already teased but unannounced title set within the Batman Arkham universe.WB has been actively trying to develop an open world Superman game since ~2013. In the meantime, fans can look forward to Warner Bros. continues to listen to "pitches from various people within the industry" regarding a Superman game, but Sigfield stated that "there's been rumblings, but I haven't heard anything concrete." Montreal could not get the game to work at the time.
Sigfield provided other details about multiple DC-related projects, including the long-rumoured Suicide Squad game. QBt1r2BGSs- James Sigfield November 10, 2019 had "mandated that every (DC) game to use the Arkham engine. However, this project was cancelled because Warner Bros. Superman's villains would be Brainiac as the lead antagonist, along with other mind-controlled villains like Doomsday. This wouldn't have as large of an open world, but would instead be set in the confined Kryptonian city of Kandor.
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at the time, including another game pitched called Superman Unbound (perhaps to coincide with the release of the animated movie of the same name around the time). Sigfield went into further details about the various ideas thrown about at Warner Bros. In the process, an open world Superman game was pitched much in the vein of Marvel's Spider-Man on PS4, and would have "a massive Metropolis and feature various villains from the DC pantheon." Sound familiar? "WB started actively taking pitches from many producers, directors and the like within the gaming industry to create their own Superman game," said Sigfield. Talks began around 2013 when Man of Steel proved to be a massive box office success. qjlmoBpeg7- James Sigfield November 10, 2019 According to Sigfield, "Warner Bros has been actively trying to develop an open world Superman game since 2013". Montreal unveiled the game, making him somewhat of a credible source. The report comes from James Sigfield via Twitter, who had previously accurately reported on the Batman leaks that happened before Warner Bros. READ MORE: Sonic The Hedgehog - New Official Trailer had been actively trying to get an open-world Superman game developed for quite some time. Many assumed that a Superman game was in the works instead, but as it turns out, Warner Bros. We haven't heard from them since, leading many to believe that an official unveiling will happen at this year's Game Awards hosted by Geoff Keighley. Montreal, the developers behind Batman: Arkham Origins, teased their next project, which looks to be based on the Court of Owls saga.