Report: The Quarry & High On Life Were Initially Planned Stadia Titles

In the extended passage that Google pursued with its video game cloud streaming platform Stadia, the firm decided to abandon its plans to create unique content for the new initiative before it released its first project. One of the largest takeaways from the decision is with former Electronic Arts & Ubisoft veteran Jade Raymond departing from the firm. She later went on to form Haven Entertainment Studios which recently became a PlayStation first-party team.

However, there is more to the story. According to Video Game Chronicles last year, the firm when squandering its ambitions also canceled upcoming ambitions from some teams. Titles such as Journey to the Savage Planet 2 which the original developers acquired the rights to under Raccoon Logic. The report also referenced an unannounced Harmonix title alongside a separate multiplayer title from Ubisoft veteran Francois Pelland.

According to Axios Gaming in a recent report, it is indicated that recent titles The Quarry alongside High on Life were both intended to be unique Stadia IPs previously. This does make sense especially with developer Supermassive Games previously establishing a publishing deal with Stadia Games & Entertainment ahead of its shuttering its doors.

When pressing the developers on the matter, Supermassive Games did admit it was in search for a publisher and 2K was interested to support the game. The firm did not elaborate on ties with Stadia nor Google for The Quarry. In a vaguer response, Squanch Games only gave listings for High on Life without acknowledging the questions from Axios Gaming.

Ultimately it appears that what could have been for Stadia will remain in the minds of who connected the dots. But from Google, the platform could be facing a different fate according to Business Insider. In that, the platform is said to being shelved for a new game streaming platform which is in incubation internally at Google. You can read the full report by heading here.

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Source: Axios Gaming