Best Of
Developing a video game isn’t an overnight thing.
Pull through, of course, and the rewards can be glorious.
In this day and age, a video game can be churned out in around three or four years.
But what game can honestly take as long as ten years to develop from the ground up?
Well, as it happens, there arefivegames with such lengthy periods devoted to finessing the formula.
Then let’s delve right into the depths of development hell.
Prey
Preywas once scripted to be 3D Realms' torchbearer for its in-house engine.
Fortunately,Preyreleased in 2006, which was 11 years after its initial announcement.
And yet, after 12 long years of false promises and questionable delays, the final productstillhasn’t arrived.
And to think, this is a game that should’ve released back in 2014.
Will it arrive this year?
Star Fox 2
Star Fox 2was first announced after the release of its highly successful 1993 debut chapter.
And even to this day, the game still receives the odd update over on its Steam page.
Jord is acting Team Leader at gaming.net.
