"The Last Guardian" Canceled? (Ico / Shadow of the Colossus)

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"The Last Guardian" Canceled? (Ico / Shadow of the Colossus)

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/118977-Sony-Abandons-The-Last-Guardian-Trademark

Sony Abandons The Last Guardian Trademark

A trademark status change indicates that Team Ico's The Last Guardian may be canceled.

More than three years after its announcement, Team Ico's The Last Guardian is still missing in action. After its E3 2009 reveal, the spiritual successor to Ico and Shadow of the Colossus was given a vague 2011 release window. That year came and went without any updates about The Last Guardian; meanwhile, the game's executive producer quit and GameStop removed the pre-order listing from its system. Though many held onto hope that the game was still in development, The Last Guardian's trademark was abandoned earlier this week, indicating that it may never be released.

On Monday, August 6, the formerly active trademark changed to "abandoned - no statement of use filed," with a Notice of Abandonment being sent off to Sony. The trademark listing changed "because the applicant failed to file for a statement of use or an extension of time," suggesting that Sony has no use for the name The Last Guardian anymore.

Despite rumors to the contrary, Sony has repeatedly insisted that The Last Guardian is not dead. The trademark can be revived or reinstated if Sony petitions to do so within two months, so hope isn't completely lost. However, if the publisher couldn't hang onto the trademark past its expiration date, it seems unlikely that it will make any efforts to recover it.

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Interesting.

I'm definitely waiting for this game. I only beat both Ico and Shadow of the Colossus this year (on the remastered versions) but they both left me wanting more.
 
Ico is one of my best of all time, and I would have bought a PS3 for Last Guardian... hope it still happens.
 
At this point maybe it's better if it just doesn't come out. They're obviously having problems, and games rarely come out of development hell being any good.
 
I stopped caring about this game a long time ago. If it comes out, I'll buy it day 1. If not, nothing lost.
 
I don't pay much attention to a game before it comes out. There are a few that I watch out for, but I still skip out on most of the preview stuff.

That said, I do hope they don't cancel it. I would like to play something new from this group. I also hope it doesn't turn into another Duke Nukem Forever
 
2016 you say? It's already looking dated at this point, but I'll still buy it.

 
I've never had any doubts to this coming out, as I've never listened to all bs/opinionated blathering 'news' sites. I've always listened to the creators, who have always said its being worked on and will come out. Looks great.
 
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