Everwild Cancelled As Part Of Xbox Cuts

Xbox
is
facing
drastic
layoffs
and
cuts
today,
and
it
seems
as
part
of
those
cuts,
Rare’s
game
Everwild
has
been
cancelled
entirely,
while
employees
at
the
studio
fear
being
let
go.

Although
not
officially
announced,
the
cancellation
is
very
likely
true.

It
was
initially
reported
by
the
folks
over
at
VGC,
and
since
then
both
Eurogamer
and
Jason
Schreier
of
Bloomberg
have
corroborated
the
news.

If
you
only
count
its
official
announcement,
Everwild
–
a
third-person
game
set
in
a
fantasy
world
where
the
focus
was
on
forming
bonds
with
animals
rather
than
fighting
–
was
revealed
back
in
2019.
However,
numerous
reports
suggest
it
began
pre-production
as
early
as
2016.

Since
the
reveal,
very
little
of
Everwild
has
actually
been
shown.
Since
2020,
we’ve
only
had
brief
teases
in
the
form
of
comments,
artwork
and
even
a
Christmas
card,
at
one
point.

Earlier
this
year,
Phil
Spencer
himself
assured
fans
it
was
still
being
worked
on,
saying:
“It
has
been
[a
while].
And
we’ve
been
able
to
give
those
teams
time
in
what
they’re
doing
which
is
good
and
still
have
a
portfolio
like
we
have.
It’s
like
a
dream
that
Matt
(Booty)
and
I
have
had
for
a
long
time,
so
it’s
finally
good
to
be
there.
We
can
give
those
teams
time”

It
seems
like
Everwild’s
time
has
run
out,
though.

As
for
Rare,
they
continue
to
support
Sea
of
Thieves
which
recently
got
a
boost
in
players
by
sailing
over
to
PlayStation
seas.
At
this
time,
they
have
no
other
projects
officially
announced,
although
I’m
sure
they
are
working
on
something.

On
the
one
hand,
it’s
hard
to
feel
sad
at
the
loss
of
something
that
was
barely
ever
shown.
On
the
other
hand,
what
little
we
did
see
seemed
compelling,
largely
because
Rare
is
fantastic
at
creating
a
gripping
atmosphere.
Really,
then,
I’m
more
saddened
by
the
lose
of
potential.