Dead Rush dead

By Tor Thorsen, GameSpot
Posted Jul 21, 2004 5:09 pm PT

Activision pulls the plug on its multiconsole survival horror driving game just months after its E3 unveiling.

Double-click the video window for a full-screen view. For a game about the undead, Dead Rush didn't live very long. Just over two months after Activision unveiled the hybrid of survival horror and driving action at the 2004 E3, it has summarily canceled the project. "We gave it an opportunity, but it didn't meet our standards as a big proposition," said Activision Publishing CEO Ron Doornick in a post-earnings report conference call today.

In development at Spider-Man 2 studio Treyarch, Dead Rush was to be released on the Xbox, PlayStation 2, and GameCube. It was to follow an amnesiac who wakes up in a coastal town racked by earthquakes and overrun with zombies. To learn more about what might have been, check out GameSpot's first--and last--look at the game. The game's trailer runs in the window above.

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datay98
Posted Apr 10, 2010 1:02 pm GMT

To Activision!FYAKMAYB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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green_dominator
Posted Oct 17, 2008 6:36 pm GMT

Activision is an idiot for pulling the plug on this one...Most of the Zombie games are getting old quick, this looked like a new idea.....
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ChiefFreeman
Posted Dec 7, 2007 2:23 pm GMT

This looked like an awesome action game, with cool over the shoulder shooter mechanics. the vehicle sequences looked pretty slick too. It sure had promise. I hope this project gets revived.
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sarevokmb
Posted Oct 9, 2007 6:21 pm GMT

This was going to be the best game ever!!! *Cries*

When I first heard of this game in GameInformer, I thought I was dreaming. It was the coolest concept ever.
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thug_angel123
Posted Nov 16, 2006 1:59 am GMT

oh gawd nooooooooooooooooooo *dies*
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r0x0rz
Posted Nov 5, 2006 11:47 am GMT

I was looking forward to this one, too bad is right
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AA7
Posted Oct 9, 2006 3:09 pm GMT

Too bad.
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