Matter (video game) explained

Matter
Developer:Blind Wink Games
Publisher:Microsoft Studios
Platforms:Xbox 360
Released:Cancelled

Matter is a cancelled video game for the Xbox 360. It would have used the Kinect peripheral.[1] It was originally announced at E3 2012; the game was set in a universe similar to that of Tron, with futuristic, industrial graphics, and featured small, metallic balls as the main characters.[2] Originally, filmmaker Gore Verbinski, director of Pirates of the Caribbean and Rango, was attached to the project.[3]

The game was announced to be cancelled about a year later.[4] While reasons for the cancellation are unknown, a poster on the NeoGAF forums hinted at mismanagement and the studio's unfamiliarity with game development as the main problem.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: E3 2012: Microsoft Press Conference Live Blog. GamingUnion.
  2. Web site: LocoCycle and Matter Reveal - E3 2012 Xbox 360. YouTube.
  3. Web site: E3 2012: Gore Verbinski's Matter Is An Xbox 360 Exclusive. Cinema Blend. 2012-06-04.
  4. Web site: Gore Verbinski's Kinect game Matter cancelled. Develop.
  5. Web site: Gore Verbinski's Kinect game Matter cancelled. VG247. 2013-03-07.