IGN is reporting that, according to “sources” privy to an internal Sony meeting last week, Sony’s The Last Guardian – long in development limbo – has been canceled. Only for Sony to come straight out and deny it.
https://kotaku.com/sony-corrects-themselves-says-the-last-guardian-is-not-512720979
The IGN story reads:
While many at IGN have been eagerly hoping for the appearance of The Last Guardian at E3 this year, we won’t be seeing the game anymore. IGN has received a report this evening that “The Last Guardian is finally cancelled.” According to our sources, the information was disclosed in “Sony’s internal meeting last week.”
The story was accompanied by this tweet:
The Last Guardian is officially cancelled http://t.co/7B7JRxAqnq
— IGN (@IGN) June 8, 2014
Almost immediately, this drew a response from Sony’s Scott Rohde, who tweeted:
@notaxation @yosp and I laughed at this rumor over dinner. The Last Guardian has NOT been cancelled.
— Scott Rohde (@RohdeScott) June 8, 2014
For reference, @yosp is Shuhei Yoshida, President of Sony’s Worldwide Studios.
We’re contacting Sony for clarification and more context, and will update if we hear back.
UPDATE – IGN has since amended the story to say the original report came from IGN Russia, and now writes “We’re committed to getting the full story and will be updating this piece with more information as it develops.”
UPDATE 2 – SCEA’s Shawn Layden tells Geoff Keighley that the game “is in full development in Japan”.
Just interviewed Shawn Layden, new CEO of SCEA. He says The Last Guardian is in full development in Japan. Unequivocally. Full intvu tmrw.
— Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) June 9, 2014
UPDATE 3 – IGN has issued a full retraction and apology.
http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/06/09/the-last-guardian-an-apology
