Traxion ditched, PSP loses unique music puzzler as LucasArts and Kuju split
In a surprise development, LucasArts and Kuju have announced they're breaking up, putting an end to the pair's would-be lovechild Traxion. Billed as a music-puzzle game, Traxion was going to integrate Kuju's music analysis technology with a player's MP3 collection (stored on the PSP Memory Stick), generating a series of minigames that would correspond to certain elements of each song -- the game would also include its own licensed tracks. Unfortunately this ambitious project has proved to be the undoing of Kuju and publisher LucasArts's partnership.While both parties have declined to comment on the specific circumstances that led to the breakup, the official statement (from both sides) is that the split is a mutual decision. While Traxion's future is uncertain, Kuju has confirmed it's developing other music-based software for unspecified platforms.
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Delorted @ Jan 8th 2007 9:05PM
In other surprise developments, PSP is a waste of time
pixelbox @ Jan 8th 2007 9:18PM
They probably did the math and realized they couldn't make back the development money, so they ditched the project before any more was lost.
Joe @ Jan 8th 2007 9:35PM
It's too bad the trailer showed lots of promise and so it is sad to see it go.
http://www.gamespot.com/psp/puzzle/traxion/video_player.html?id=cCNlxDr95bsJsjTX
jonathan @ Jan 8th 2007 10:01PM
(sigh)... the Psp, so much potential gone to waste...
John @ Jan 8th 2007 10:13PM
PSP is dead.