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Just Cause 5 Was Reportedly Cancelled
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GTA 6 seems to have been lucky: the work on a new Just Cause is probably finished.
Just Cause 5 Was Reportedly Cancelled Mid-Development
Summary Just Cause 5 was in development between 2021 and 2023. The game was reportedly cancelled mid-development by Square Enix. Development was handled by Sumo Digital, not the original team at Avalanche Studios. Just Cause 5’s Sudden Cancellation Just Cause 5, the next big installment in the chaotic action series, was apparently in the works—but it didn’t make it far. A developer’s LinkedIn profile recently revealed that the game had been in …
The Just Cause franchise seems to have been archived indefinitely. A new finding in the LinkedIn profile of a Digital Sumo developer has confirmed that Just Cause 5 was in active development until it was cancelled between 2022 and 2023. The developer, who worked as leader of the vehicle team for the title, made it clear that the project was cancelled while collaborating with Avalanche Studios. This coincides with the period in which the Just Cau…
NewsGaming.net Just Cause 5 would have been in development but would be cancelled today Square Enix decided to reduce the wing for its projects led by Western studios, which is why the Just Cause license is now in an uncertain situation. Especially since the cancellation of Just Cause Mobile and the lay-off of a part of the teams of Avalanche last year. No one really thinks that a Just Cause 5 is possible today, and yet, before all these problem…
Seven years have passed since Just Cause 4, and although there have been rumors of a sequel, nothing has materialized. Now, Mp1st reports that it seems that Just Cause 5 was in the bud, developed by the British studio Sumo Digital. A former employee revealed on LinkedIn that they worked on aspects related to Just Cause 5 vehicles, but that everything was closed in 2023. We have no explanation as to why Square Enix (brand owner) made this decisio…
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