{"id":1548002,"date":"2026-04-08T11:02:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T11:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/just-cause-developer-avalanche-cancelled-game-aionguard"},"modified":"2026-04-08T11:02:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T11:02:22","slug":"just-cause-developer-avalanche-studios-had-a-crimson-desert-like-game-in-the-works-but-every-publisher-just-shut-the-door","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/just-cause-developer-avalanche-studios-had-a-crimson-desert-like-game-in-the-works-but-every-publisher-just-shut-the-door\/","title":{"rendered":"Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios had a Crimson Desert-like game in the works but &#8220;every publisher just shut the door&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/just-cause-developer-avalanche-studios-had-a-crimson-desert-like-game-in-the-works-but-every-publisher-just-shut-the-door.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/crimson-desert\">Crimson Desert<\/a> might not be everything we hoped it would be but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/crimson-desert-smashes-another-sales-milestone-less-than-two-weeks-since-its-release\">it has undeniably found an audience<\/a> and reminded everyone there&#8217;s still significant interest in sprawling open-world games. 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