Capcom Cancel Talisman for XBLA/PSN

Author: Vince | Date: October 13, 2008

Capcom have announced that they are pulling the plug on their XBLA/PSN adaptation of the classic Games Workshop board game Talisman. Christian Svensson, Capcom’s Senior Director of Strategic Planning, had this to say on the topic:-

“We have finally stopped development completely. After a misfire at the start, the details of which I won’t get into, we evaluated several options for moving the project to new developers, but the costs of moving forward outweighted the potential revenue. I realize this will be disappointing for the fans of the game.

The rights have reverted back to Games Workshop where I hope someone will pick them up and try again. I too still would like to play a Talisman videogame.”

I guess it’s time for me to wipe the tear from my eye and get back on with my life and hope that some other developer is willing to pick this project up, as Talisman is probably one of the best board games I ever played, and unlike other GW products, didn’t cost £300 each player to get a good game!

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