Unreleased footage of canned PS3 exclusive Eight Days

  • Posted November 17th, 2008 at 04:36 EDT by
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Announced at Sony's E3 2006 press conference, SCE London's new PlayStation 3 exclusive Eight Days seemed too good to be true. Sporting fluid animation, superb visuals, and a revolutionary cover system, the tech demo displayed at the event was perceived by many to be mere CGI, as opposed to real-time footage.

However, in June this year, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) formally announced that the game had been canceled; with reasons primarily pointing to the game's lack of online functionality.

In September, a tech demo was leaked (provided below), proving that much of the footage shown in '06 was in fact close to the real game. This tech demo featured the main character in an untextured environment, showcasing the animation and cover system.

Furthermore, Eight Days 3D animator Jim Jagger has released a demo reel containing real-time footage of the canceled PS3 exclusive, showing what Eight Days looked like in full motion. Watch the unreleased footage below.

Be sure to let us know your thoughts on this canceled gem in the comments section below.

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  1. zarajoe

    • 4:40am GMT - November 17th, 2008

    Hopefully they pick this game up again and finish it and make it better in the future

  2. hawkeye00 | boatwizzle

    • 4:43am GMT - November 17th, 2008

    i would of loved to see this game come out i was actually looking forward to it but o well hopefully there on to better things

  3. clarick | clarick01

    • 4:44am GMT - November 17th, 2008

     thats impressive. hopefully uncharted 2 satisfies in taking this game's place.

  4. Inbetweener

    • 5:54am GMT - November 17th, 2008

    At least we have the eye pet to keep us company... Kill me.

  5. Dragon-slayer87 | Dragon-Slayer87

    • 6:17am GMT - November 17th, 2008

    thats pretty nice animations

  6. darksora | Rav_M

    • 6:24am GMT - November 17th, 2008

    wtf was wrong with this?! Just because it lacked online play!! omg.

  7. tristan88888888 | Tristan88888888

    • 6:24am GMT - November 17th, 2008

     it looked so good.

  8. Fijiandoce | Fijiandoce

    • 6:30am GMT - November 17th, 2008

    wats with the eye pet??? and the splinter cell animations??? and all the other stuff??? :} but the stuff about the game looks sweet!! lets hope this game gets picked up by someone else and gets finished :)

  9. trionghost | trionghost

    • 6:33am GMT - November 17th, 2008

    Why are they cancels so interesting projects like Eight Days and Getaway, and making some stupid "ungames" like "Home"?

  10. tadpole3159 | faulkner8991

    • 6:53am GMT - November 17th, 2008

    @ no.8

    the second video is called a demo reel, people put together examples of there best work in video form to get a job at a game studio.

    i have one, i'm trying to be a 3d modeller.

  11. Fijiandoce | Fijiandoce

    • 6:56am GMT - November 17th, 2008

    oh lol :)

     

    good luck with your one. :)

  12. MAX PAYNE | RoaringHawk

    • 7:01am GMT - November 17th, 2008

    How does a game like that get cancelled?! What's with Sony this generation?!

    To he** with multiplayer, give us Eight Days.

  13. GhettoYou | ghettoyou

    • 7:10am GMT - November 17th, 2008

    Sometimes SCEE are stupid.. I mean, canceling a prob great game just because it lacks an online-playing part! The only thing I got to say about that is: "LOL?".

  14. terminator12259 | tacitassassin25

    • 7:12am GMT - November 17th, 2008

    that has game had so much potential, maybe it will come out later

  15. Javonne

    • 7:12am GMT - November 17th, 2008

    ???? why would they cancel something like that? Those animations were the best I've ever seen. And it was gonna be an exclusive! I really hope they continue with it's developement cuz that one looks like a system seller to me, screw Online features, Uncharted Didn't have Online features and it still sold over a million

  16. djduke316 | DJDuke316

    • 7:17am GMT - November 17th, 2008

    Sony does some retarded stuff sometimes.

  17. Tonic99 | Tonic99

    • 7:24am GMT - November 17th, 2008

    There is some splinter cell in there too!Can someone plaesr tell me why this game was stopped!

  18. jigglespsu

    • 7:29am GMT - November 17th, 2008

    wow, this game looks awesome even untextured.  What are Sony playing at?

    I really wish I knew what their motives are.  As time goes by I'm starting to think that they don't know what they are up to either. :(((((

  19. hitman8062 | hitman8062

    • 7:44am GMT - November 17th, 2008

    Bull crap.

    They Will make this game, its too good to pass up, im 90% sure

  20. darthrazorback

    • 7:52am GMT - November 17th, 2008

    The animation looks impressive.

  21. THEmanbearpig | MANBEARPIG

    • 8:33am GMT - November 17th, 2008

    the cover system looks amazing!

  22. Jk-Sin | Rik02

    • 9:09am GMT - November 17th, 2008

    i still ask why this game got cancelled, along with the getaway, Just b/c it didnt have online play? seriously how hard is it to add an online mode to any game?

  23. NYFAN | Rik02

    • 9:50am GMT - November 17th, 2008

    You know Uncharted didn't have online and neither did R&C and both did very well in sale's..... Just realease this damn game!!!!!!!!!!!

  24. The_Sorrow_Gamer | The_Sorrow_Gamer

    • 10:02am GMT - November 17th, 2008

    Sony out of all the companys u r now the official dumb a** one

  25. TekkenLord | HitMan00

    • 10:27am GMT - November 17th, 2008

    my only question is those martial arts moves and the stealth moves was all that was going to be in the Eight Days.  Man i hope sony open there eyes cause this game is something i have never seen before.

  26. jocomat9 | jocomat10

    • 10:50am GMT - November 17th, 2008

    i hope NAUGHTY DOG take not of this game @ 23 totaly right.

  27. Zippie151 | Sanguineous

    • 11:07am GMT - November 17th, 2008

    to be honest this is sony all over this gen, they dont have a f***in clue what they are doing. Most of the time online play is lackluster to average at best, and you just have to look to uncharted to what no multiplayer equals... a damn good single player game when made by first party devs. Stupid decision to can i think.

  28. Ps3_aDdIcT | WuccA

    • 12:08pm GMT - November 17th, 2008

    Seriously, they couldn't of cancelled it just because of no online, there is something they aren't telling you. But I mean come on, the animations look ridiculous, make the game now!

  29. THEmanbearpig | MANBEARPIG

    • 12:09pm GMT - November 17th, 2008

    @24, they stealth animations were from splinter cell, and the martial arts moves were from tekken. that cop with long hair in the earlier tekkens that had like five different styles....i forget his name. and i have no idea why thay put that stuff in there, or what bugs bunny was all about..

  30. rexdeath | rexdeath

    • 12:27pm GMT - November 17th, 2008

    That was really impressive, It looked as if it was going to have co-op online which would have been beastly and the cover system looked better than gears imo (more variety in moves). I want them to start making it again it looks really impressive. Does anyone know what the reason was for cancelling it??

  31. stovich | TasteLikeBurning

    • 12:40pm GMT - November 17th, 2008

    The new head of World Wide Studios cancelled it. Sony should demote him because this was a very interesting prospect.

  32. Alpha2

    • 1:16pm GMT - November 17th, 2008

    aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhgggggggg!!!!!!! Dammit!

    Okay for those that dint understand why this is not just a buch of shots of Eight Days. This is what they call a Demo Reel. It's like a portfolio to show examples of the artist's work and ability to employers.

  33. edward_moffet | edd

    • 4:21pm GMT - November 17th, 2008

    im sure they'll pick it up again, they would be stupid not to, this game had alot of potential

  34. dukelord | KillZone3000

    • 4:32pm GMT - November 17th, 2008

    nice cover system

     

  35. Kane | walle

    • 5:30pm GMT - November 17th, 2008

    They will almost certainly use the game engine for another title. I bet they'll just give up on the many work-hours and money they've spent on creating this. We will see it in another shape soon for sure.

  36. XSpike_SpiegelC | XSpike_SpiegelC

    • 6:28pm GMT - November 17th, 2008

    this was my number one MOST hyped game, then they canceled it....And now i look at this six month old footage and wonder why in the crap they even considered canceling this.......so stupid...

  37. PSguy23

    • 7:13pm GMT - November 17th, 2008

     I can understand Sony wanting more variety in their library but passing this up is a big no-no. 

  38. GrugNorg0606 | L1QU1D_F0X (The I's are ones & the O is a zero)

    • 8:16pm GMT - November 17th, 2008

    Id rather see getaway get finished. That would turn some heads.

  39. Mr_Klashnikova | EM1N

    • 1:53am GMT - November 18th, 2008

    SICK!!!!

    im probly gunna get dis hopefully i can get my ps3 fixd or buy another 1 cuz of da yellow light of death

  40. Logit-Force

    • 3:37am GMT - November 18th, 2008

    forget online release this game, not all of the next gen games have to have online play! i never heard about this game and by the looks of it, it seem that it was going to be an existing one.I would of gave it a shot, and so other people that what sony need more exclusive badass games like this one

  41. EvilGamingEmpire | EVILEMPIRE377

    • 4:21am GMT - November 18th, 2008

    even if this game doesnt have online, ill still buy it.......tight game

  42. jim6669

    • 12:38pm GMT - November 18th, 2008

    uncharted 2 won't have an online mode, will sony can it too?

  43. Terrabit

    • 7:53pm GMT - November 18th, 2008

    Oh PSU, must you rub it in. Every time I get over this game getting cancelled someone brings it up again. IMHO one of Sony's biggest mistakes. Who the H cares about an online component,geez. At least we got Singstar and Eye Pet instead ;-).

  44. ultramega

    • 12:56am GMT - November 19th, 2008

    oh my god. This looks so good. Why, sony? Why!!!

  45. teedogg80 | teedogg80

    • 8:07am GMT - November 19th, 2008

    looking at that footage just literally...KILLED ME. man, we need to start a petition or something to beg Sony to please finish this game.

  46. Limmex

    • 1:09pm GMT - November 19th, 2008

    looks good!

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    Developer:
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