{"id":682214,"date":"2026-04-06T07:42:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T07:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/just-cause-developer-cancelled-iron-man-game"},"modified":"2026-04-06T07:42:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T07:42:59","slug":"just-causes-developer-worked-on-an-iron-man-game-for-two-years-before-it-got-canned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/just-causes-developer-worked-on-an-iron-man-game-for-two-years-before-it-got-canned\/","title":{"rendered":"Just Cause&#8217;s developer worked on an Iron Man game for two years before it got canned"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/just-causes-developer-worked-on-an-iron-man-game-for-two-years-before-it-got-canned.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>It turns out that <strong>Just Cause<\/strong> developer <strong>Avalanche Studios<\/strong> previously worked on an Iron Man game for two years before it was ultimately cancelled.<\/p>\n<p>There are probably a million and one cancelled games we&#8217;ll never hear about due to non-disclosure agreements and the like, but recently Avalanche Studios co-founder Christofer Sundberg, speaking to MinnMax, revealed that the studio was working on an Iron Man game that was unfortunately cancelled.<\/p>\n<p>According to Sundberg, Disney and Marvel came to the studio to inquire about an Iron Man game, which later began development that same year. But, according to Sundberg, Disney wanted to shorten the development time by a whole year, which given this industry&#8217;s history with delays, isn&#8217;t exactly the norm.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/just-cause-developer-cancelled-iron-man-game\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/just-cause-developer-cancelled-iron-man-game\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It turns out that Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios previously worked on an Iron Man game for two years before it was ultimately cancelled. There are probably a million and one cancelled games we&#8217;ll never hear about due to non-disclosure agreements and the like, but recently Avalanche Studios co-founder Christofer Sundberg, speaking to MinnMax, revealed that the studio was working on an Iron Man game that was unfortunately cancelled. According to Sundberg, Disney and Marvel came to the studio to inquire about an Iron Man game, which later began development that same year. But, according to Sundberg, Disney wanted to shorten the development time by a whole year, which given this industry&#8217;s history with delays, isn&#8217;t exactly the norm. 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