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Xbox exclusive Contraband reportedly cancelled

Xbox and Avalanche’s Contraband Is Canceled — Another Game Gone in the Wake of Recent Cuts
Another Xbox game seems to be disappearing, with Bloomberg's Jason Schreier initially reporting on Thursday via Bluesky that Contraband is being canceled. This was quickly followed by an official statement from the developers, which confirmed that work on the project was ceasing.
Xbox exclusive Contraband reportedly cancelled as Avalanche states its "active development has now stopped"
Contraband - a game under development by Avalanche Studios (Just Cause) - has been suddenly cancelled by Microsoft.
Microsoft Cancels Another Xbox Game, Just Cause Dev's Contraband - Report
Microsoft's wave of game cancellations continues today with the news that Just Cause developer Avalanche's day-one Game Pass release Contraband has been cancelled. Citing sources, this was first confirmed by reporter Jason Schreier. The game was planned for PC and Xbox Series X|S.
Report: Xbox cancels Contraband from Avalanche Studios
Xbox Game Studios has chosen to cancel Contraband, a new game that was in development at Avalanche Studios and announced four years ago at E3 2021.
Microsoft cancels yet another long-in-the-works Xbox game
Microsoft says that it has stopped development on Contraband, the co-op action-adventure open-world game in development at Avalanche Studios Group — the studio behind the Just Cause game series. While not explicitly calling it a cancellation,
Xbox Cancels Contraband: Avalanche Studios' Co-op Smuggler Game
Another planned Xbox exclusive has reportedly just been canceled after being announced four years ago, leaving a major studio's future plans unclear.
Xbox’s ‘Contraband’ Video Game on Hold After More Than Five Years in Development
First announced by Microsoft Gaming in 2021, “Contraband” is described as “a co-op smuggler’s paradise set in the fictional world of 1970s Bayan.” The title from Avalanche Studios and Xbox Game Studios was planned as an exclusive to Xbox Series S and X consoles, and set for release on Xbox Game Pass, Steam, and Windows 10 PC.
Xbox Drops Work on ‘Contraband’ Video Game After Four Years
Xbox has said little about Contraband since the game was announced in 2021 with a vague teaser. It was described on the company’s website as “a co-op smuggler’s paradise set in the fictional world of 1970s Bayan.” Avalanche is best known for the Just Cause series, in which players parachute around a massive open world.
Goodbye to Contraband: Microsoft continues the bloodbath and cancels another Xbox game after almost five years in development
Microsoft cancels Contraband, the Xbox game from Avalanche Studios, creators of Just Cause, Mad Max, and Rage 2.
Microsoft has ended 'active development' on Contraband
The upheaval continues for gaming at Microsoft. The latest victim appears to be Contraband, a planned release from Avalanche Studios with Xbox Game Studios as publisher. The co-op open-world game from the studio behind the entertaining Just Cause series was teased in a brief,
Microsoft Reportedly Paused Production for Xbox Exclusive Game Contraband
Microsoft has reportedly paused production on Contraband, an Xbox-exclusive game developed by Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios.
Xbox has shelved development of yet another game, but this one perhaps isn't all that surprising
Back in July, Xbox boss Phil Spencer described the actions taken as "tough decisions," claiming Xbox's "platform, hardware, ...
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Avalanche Studios' Contraband Reportedly Canceled by Xbox
Avalanche Studios' upcoming co-op game Contraband has reportedly been canceled, following a wave of layoffs at publisher Xbox ...
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Game Pass Is a Key Reason for Why Contraband Is an Xbox Project
Avalanche Studios CEO Pim Holfve has explained why he’s so happy to be working with Xbox on upcoming game Contraband – and it comes down in major part to Game Pass.