Canceled Mojang project was a first-person shooter

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Mojang, the studio in front of the man behind Minecraft, was working on a first-person shooter with another company, Markus "Notch" Persson tells Joystiq. The collaboration and the project itself is now completely dead, Notch confirms, following today's news of a mysterious cancellation.

The FPS was killed off in the prototype stage, not because it wasn't turning into a good game, but because Mojang "did not want more external dependencies," Notch says. "The success of Minecraft meant we could focus on projects fully owned by us."

Future collaborations aren't out of the question for Mojang, as long as they're "not to make money. If there are other reasons to collaborate, maybe!"


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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/26/canceled-mojang-project-was-a-first-person-shooter/#comments

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FrogPosted:

SovietRussia
Frog
Kex
Phracture Mojang is not cut out for a first person shooter


Hmmm, probably not, but we haven't seen what they can do with first person shooters yet :p


True! Everyone says it will be bad but they've only made about 10 games... none FPS.


I think it would be pretty good. If they put as much work in it as they are minecraft :)


Definately! Minecraft has been like a 3 year project!!

SovietRussiaPosted:

Frog
Kex
Phracture Mojang is not cut out for a first person shooter


Hmmm, probably not, but we haven't seen what they can do with first person shooters yet :p


True! Everyone says it will be bad but they've only made about 10 games... none FPS.


I think it would be pretty good. If they put as much work in it as they are minecraft :)

FrogPosted:

Kex
Phracture Mojang is not cut out for a first person shooter


Hmmm, probably not, but we haven't seen what they can do with first person shooters yet :p


True! Everyone says it will be bad but they've only made about 10 games... none FPS.

MoanPosted:

It would of probably been a fail anyway.

MawderzPosted:

Phracture Mojang is not cut out for a first person shooter


Hmmm, probably not, but we haven't seen what they can do with first person shooters yet :p

Android_Posted:

Phracture Mojang is not cut out for a first person shooter


How do you know? They have very creative minds, Im sure it would have been great.

PhracturePosted:

Mojang is not cut out for a first person shooter

FrogPosted:

Kex
Smurfs
Herp
iMazur That would have actually been pretty cool to play, probably wouldn't have gotten as big as Minecraft though


ya thats what i was thinking


I dont think it would be very good.


It would of sucked I think.


I don't think it would of gotten very popular but would of been pretty fun [= Just not competitive is my guess... We will never know!

MawderzPosted:

Smurfs
Herp
iMazur That would have actually been pretty cool to play, probably wouldn't have gotten as big as Minecraft though


ya thats what i was thinking


I dont think it would be very good.


It would of sucked I think.

SmurfsPosted:

Herp
iMazur That would have actually been pretty cool to play, probably wouldn't have gotten as big as Minecraft though


ya thats what i was thinking


I dont think it would be very good.


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