Report: New Concept Art Surfaces for PlayStation London Cancelled Project
This year has been brutal for those working in the video game industry, with studio closures and massive layoffs causing many projects to never see the light of day.
London Studio, a first-party PlayStation studio responsible for titles like the VR game “Blood & Truth” and the sequel “The Getaway: Black Monday”, was one of the studios to suffer this fate. Sadly, the studio was closed earlier this year as part of a restructuring within PlayStation, leading to the cancellation of a new IP codenamed “Camden”, a live service co-op title set in a fantasy version of London.
Before its cancellation, only a piece of concept art showcasing the game’s aesthetic was available. It depicted a modern take on the fantasy genre, with orcs and a dragon battling what appeared to be the main characters in the middle of a city.
Thanks to a recent finding, we can now take another look at the game’s setting.
PlayStation London Cancelled Project – A Colourful and Vibrant London
The discovery comes from an ArtStation post by artist Léa Pinto, who worked at London Studio from 2021 until April 2023.
The post shows concept art created in 2023 for a canceled project, making it easy to deduce that it is Camden. This is reinforced by the elements in the illustrations, which include color explorations for two pieces depicting the streets of London and shops with names that play on fantasy elements like fairies, orcs, and elves.
While the first two images in the post showcase concepts of a street during the day and night, the following ones depict what appears to be the front of St. Paul’s Cathedral, one of London’s most famous and recognizable landmarks.
It’s also worth noting that the illustrations’ colorful aesthetic matches that of the first artwork revealed by London Studio in 2022.
Unfortunately, nothing else of note is shown, so we can only hope that more content from the development of this canceled project will be revealed in the future. We will report if there are any updates.
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