Golden Axed: A Cancelled Prototype [HD]
Player: Mr.X
Original story: Sega has come under fire from a former employee for releasing a previously cancelled title developed under intensive conditions.
Golden Axed: A Cancelled Prototype is launching this week as part of the company's 60th anniversary celebrations, and offers a single-stage vertical slice from an attempted series reboot.
But Tim Dawson, co-founder of Unpacking developer Witch Beam and former senior animator at Sega Studios Australia, criticised the publisher's decision to launch Golden Axed.
Dawson, fellow Witch Beam co-founder Sanatana Mishra, and the rest of a small team developed the prototype while working at Sega.
"[I] woke up to the surprising news that Sega is releasing the Golden Axe prototype I coded in 2012 under crunch conditions," Dawson said on Twitter, later mentioning 14-hour days. "At least I'm not alone -- this appears to be a surprise to everyone I know who actually worked on it.
Read more here: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-10-15-sega-criticised-for-launching-golden-axe-prototype-created-under-crunch-conditions