Golden Axed: A Cancelled Prototype
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| Developer: Sega Studios Australia, The Eccentric Ape | |||||||||||||||
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Golden Axed: A Cancelled Prototype was a limited-time free game published by Sega for Steam as part of their Go Sega 60th Anniversary campaign. It is a prototype release of a cancelled Golden Axe game titled Golden Axe Reborn. It was removed from sale on 19 October 2020.
| “ | From the depths of SEGA’s archives, a glimpse of what could have been, just for the fans! | „ |
— Steam Store Page[1] | ||
History
The game was originally developed in 2012 in only two weeks.[2] Programmer Tim Dawson was not informed of the game's release, or that it would be treated as a joke, and reacted angrily on Twitter.[3] In response, Sega edited the game's description to be less derisive.[4][5]
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Production credits
- Animation: Adam Dowley
- Audio: Anne-Marie Weber
- Environment Art: Brent Waller
- Design Lead: Daniel Hooley
- Production: Darius Sadeghian
- Art Lead: Dean Ferguson
- Animation: James Fearn-Wannan
- Concept Art: Jeremy Love
- Audio Lead: Jeremy Taylor
- Character Art, 3D Logo: Koji Hashimoto
- Studio Head: Marcus Fielding
- Tech Lead: Mark Rowley
- Rigging: Mauricio Milne-Jones
- Character Art: Ruan Ji
- Design: Sanatana Mishra
- Environment Art: Simon Dew
- Programming, Animation, Design: Tim Dawson
- Rigging: Vikram Shingrani
- Tech Art: Wayne Perry
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1368460/Golden_Axed_A_Cancelled_Prototype/ (Wayback Machine: 2020-10-15 01:46)
- ↑ @SanatanaMishra on Twitter (archive.today)
- ↑ @ironicaccount on Twitter (archive.today)
- ↑ https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-10-15-sega-sorry-for-dredging-up-painful-memories-after-releasing-golden-axed-game-made-during-crunch (Wayback Machine: 2020-10-15 18:46)
- ↑ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1368460/Golden_Axed_A_Cancelled_Prototype/ (Wayback Machine: 2020-10-15 14:06)
- ↑ https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2020-golden-axed-livestream-with-developers
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Golden Axe (1990) |
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Electronic Golden Axe (1990) |
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Ax Battler: A Legend of Golden Axe (1991) |
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Golden Axe: The Duel (1995) |
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Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 5: Golden Axe (2003) |
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Golden Axe: Beast Rider (2008) |
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Golden Axe (2009) | Golden Axe (2017) |
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Sega Vintage Collection: Golden Axe (2012) |
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Golden Axed: A Cancelled Prototype (2020) |
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Golden Axe The Music (2008) | Golden Axe I & II (2016) |
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