Games come and go over time, that's nothing new, but there is one game that I thought was interesting enough to bring up again.
This was during a time when a lot of people, myself included, would go to places like Nexon, Ijji, GamersFirst, AeriaGames, Gpotato, etc to play games on PC and Free-To-Play shooters were releasing left and right.
Developed by Acony, this game was hosted over at GamersFirst.
It was in a Closed Beta state for a very long time, featuring 3 or 4 maps, customizable weapons, and apparel for your character.
I played this closed beta to death because I enjoyed the level design very much. The game play and the customization was just icing on the cake.
Unfortunately, this game never came out of Closed Beta.
It had a big enough player base to get some matches in at certain times of the day but over time its player base dwindled and development was eventually cancelled.
I don't know if enough people had strong enough computers at the time which may have been another reason which lead to its closure. I think it used Unreal Engine 3.
Anyway, the assets got re-purposed for a new game, a game called Hedone TV.
I think some people might actually remember this game.
I never got to play it because my graphics card died at the time so I had to watch this game pretty much pass me by, but the concept was interesting.
To my surprise, Hedone TV got shut down too. I never found out the reason but if I had to guess, I don't think it got enough attention either.
However, the game got revamped and renamed to Bullet Run, thanks to a contract with Sony.
www.engadget.com
That contract, sadly, was short lived.
www.polygon.com
This was during a time when a lot of people, myself included, would go to places like Nexon, Ijji, GamersFirst, AeriaGames, Gpotato, etc to play games on PC and Free-To-Play shooters were releasing left and right.
Developed by Acony, this game was hosted over at GamersFirst.
It was in a Closed Beta state for a very long time, featuring 3 or 4 maps, customizable weapons, and apparel for your character.
I played this closed beta to death because I enjoyed the level design very much. The game play and the customization was just icing on the cake.
Unfortunately, this game never came out of Closed Beta.
It had a big enough player base to get some matches in at certain times of the day but over time its player base dwindled and development was eventually cancelled.
I don't know if enough people had strong enough computers at the time which may have been another reason which lead to its closure. I think it used Unreal Engine 3.
Anyway, the assets got re-purposed for a new game, a game called Hedone TV.
I think some people might actually remember this game.
I never got to play it because my graphics card died at the time so I had to watch this game pretty much pass me by, but the concept was interesting.
To my surprise, Hedone TV got shut down too. I never found out the reason but if I had to guess, I don't think it got enough attention either.
However, the game got revamped and renamed to Bullet Run, thanks to a contract with Sony.
SOE announces free-to-play Bullet Run, a revamped Hedone from Acony Games
Acony Games, a German developer, has been working on an online first-person shooter called Hedone, about contestants fighting to win a deadly reality show. Sony Online Entertainment today announced that it is publishing a game by Acony called Bullet Run, and as far as we can tell it's Hedone...
www.engadget.com
That contract, sadly, was short lived.
Acony Games closes after Sony Online ends development on Bullet Run
Acony Games, developer of the free-to-play first-person shooter MMO Bullet Run, is closing now that publisher Sony Online Entertainment has decided to end development on the game, the studio...
www.polygon.com
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