BioShock 4 has faced a prolonged development process with limited official details, but recent leaks reveal potential locations like a casino and Antarctic environment, character hints including a possible return of the ADAM substance and new villains, and a protagonist that resembles classic series archetypes, all amidst ongoing narrative rewrites and delays.
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, despite a tumultuous development history and delays, is now officially on sale, though its production was marred by internal conflicts and changes in development teams.
Mahershala Ali's comments suggest that the Marvel Studios Blade movie remains on the backburner, with ongoing development issues despite his enthusiasm, while Wesley Snipes' Blade makes a surprise appearance in Deadpool & Wolverine, highlighting the franchise's uncertain future.
Over the years, several Indiana Jones movies have been developed but never made it out of development hell. These include a haunted castle sequel, an adventure with the Monkey King, a 1950s sci-fi installment, a darker take by M. Night Shyamalan, and a post-World War II story pursued by Nazi war criminals. Some elements from these unfinished projects ended up in other Indy films. Fans have debated whether these lost films would have been better than the final installment, Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny.
Dead Island 2, the zombie RPG that has been in development for over a decade, is finally set to release on April 21. Developer Dambuster Studios, who took over development after at least three other studios, claims that the game's "development hell" actually gave them "quite a lot of goodwill in the end." Despite the challenges of development, the game has only been in development under Dambuster Studios for almost four years.