Rumor: Kuju zombie shooter 'Redwood Falls' shelved
by Jason Dobson 
{ Dec 24th 2008 at 8:50AM }
First demoed during the Japanese Play UK event in 2006, Redwood Fall's chief gimmick was the ability to rip opponents to shreds with gunfire, with bodies reacting in a believable manner to being torn apart. Honestly, we'd like to be more broken up over this news, had the game not completely fallen off of our radar like a dismembered limb. Even so, we're following up with Kuju, and will update if we find out more.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
darc requiem @ Dec 24th 2008 9:11AM
Well every time a small develop makes a PS3 exclusive them to end up out of business. Factor 5 and Free Radical's situation may have influenced Kuju.
B3astofthe3ast @ Dec 24th 2008 9:15AM
The question is, is it the game developers fault for making crappy games, or the PS3s fault for not brining in the sales of said games?
Megadanxzero @ Dec 24th 2008 9:24AM
Well... Free Radical and Factor 5 never had any trouble with sales until they made a PS3 exclusive each...
Sony are killing the UK games industry lolololololol!
Haggard @ Dec 24th 2008 9:37AM
We still have Rockstar, Lionhead, Media Molecule and Codemasters and a couple of first-party Sony studios.
But yeah, everyone else here just pumps out shovelware and movie-tie in games.
The_Doctor @ Dec 24th 2008 9:59AM
Naughty Dog says hi...
Wiinterfang @ Dec 24th 2008 10:07AM
Naughty Dog isn't small.
Flame @ Dec 24th 2008 10:09AM
Forgot to add that their games were shitty. If Haze was made for 360 it would be no different.
PSN: Aggie_CEO @ Dec 24th 2008 9:10AM
bah.....
syrik zero @ Dec 24th 2008 9:19AM
Sounds amazing! I would have at least rented it.
Matt @ Dec 24th 2008 12:53PM
Pity. I remember the tech demo. It looked much more promising as far as dismemberment goes than Deep Space with its pre-programmed sever points. Hope someone else picks it up.
labaronx @ Dec 24th 2008 6:41PM
Or maybe upon release this game would be considered a poor mans Left 4 Dead!!! Which is what it sounds like. I dont get why everyone is blaming sony for companies closing. Factor 5 was paid by sony to create Lair. But when EA makes an attempt to buy one of these smaller companies everyone whines well this is what happens.
nightmare452 @ Dec 24th 2008 10:08AM
Yeah, that what happens when a developer if making a game that seems unique, then a similar games hits the market as you are still creating yours, and you play the one already out *cough* Left4Dead *cough*, and when you go back to yours, you can tell everything sucks.
Competition and comparisons would have been against L4D anyway, so unless you can match how fun and well done it is, no need to make a game that would probably drop on review when compared to a previous game. I like this developers as they did Battalion Wars, but never heard of this one before, so it musn't be very good.
Negativecool @ Dec 24th 2008 10:12AM
Whoa, I was just thinking about what happened to this one the other day...
Although, I remember watching the tech demo in '06 and feeling kind of uneasy about watching it. I remember being a little uncomfortable with the level of realism and figured that if/when the game came out, the media would have a FIELD day with it.
I can't say I'm that broken up about it being shelved.
Megadanxzero @ Dec 24th 2008 10:23AM
That made you feel uncomfortable? Hmm... Made me feel hungry...
samfish @ Dec 24th 2008 10:23AM
So zombie games are the new WWII shooters?
syrik zero @ Dec 24th 2008 11:08AM
Just like WWII games I really don't think I'll get tired of them. I might be the weird one here though...
psyborg @ Dec 24th 2008 10:47AM
Aren't they called Headstrong games now? Theyre working on the 70s exploitation style House of the Dead game..which should definatly take priority over this.
Obie @ Dec 24th 2008 11:16AM
One could say Redwood Falls has been "left for dead"?
BadaBING!
holyice7 @ Dec 24th 2008 12:01PM
I don't wanna be 'that guy,' but I believe 'notwithstanding' is one word.
syrik zero @ Dec 24th 2008 4:15PM
Fuck off lesson