Contriband is still under development, despite cancellation rumors

During the recent wave of dismissals and project cancellations at Microsoft, it drew attention to the fact that the ad video Contrabandnew Avalanche Studios game, was placed as private on Youtube. The decision generated speculation about a possible cancellation of the title.

However, this does not seem to be the case. According to the portal Tech4GamersAvalanche recently opened new specific job vacancies to work in Contraband. The posts were made a week ago after the layoffs, which indicates that the development of the game is still underway.

The reason Microsoft has made video private is still a mystery, but it seems that players don’t have to worry about a cancellation. Among the projects affected by the restructuring would be Perfect Dark, Everwild and an unnamed MMO of Zenimax.

Announced as an open world cooperative game, Contraband It will be set in Bayan’s fictional world during the 1970s. According to Avalanche, this game is its most ambitious project to this day.

Contraband There is no set release date yet, but is scheduled for PC and Xbox Series X | S, and is available directly in the Game Pass catalog.

Fonte: Tech4Gamers