{"id":38920,"date":"2024-10-25T14:38:53","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T05:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=38920"},"modified":"2024-10-25T14:38:55","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T05:38:55","slug":"ncsoft-cancels-hyped-detroit-become-human-style-game-project-m-amidst-restructuring-and-staff-reductions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/ncsoft-cancels-hyped-detroit-become-human-style-game-project-m-amidst-restructuring-and-staff-reductions\/","title":{"rendered":"NCSOFT cancels hyped Detroit Become Human-style game &#8220;Project M&#8221; amidst restructuring and staff reductions\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On October 21, major South Korean video game publisher and developer NCSOFT <a href=\"https:\/\/kr.ncsoft.com\/en\/pr\/newsDetail\/5835.do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a> that they will form four new subsidiaries. This corporate split-off will result in project terminations, staff relocations and the establishment of a voluntary retirement program. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NCing | Project M Trailer I eNCounter I \uc5d4\uc528\uc18c\ud504\ud2b8(NCSOFT)\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1SApk_2ktfg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Project M was among the first game cancelations to be announced as a result of this restructuring. A story-driven action-adventure game with QTE events reminiscent of Quantic Dream\u2019s Heavy Rain and Detroit: Become Human, Project M would have been a departure from NCSOFT\u2019s MMO-heavy game catalogue. Development on Project M started around February 2022, with multiple trailers being released. The interactive movie-style game garnered attention for its detailed, realistic graphics, as well as its dramatic, intriguing-sounding story.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241025-38920-001.jpg\" alt=\"Project M Heavy Rain style QTE events\" class=\"wp-image-38922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241025-38920-001.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241025-38920-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241025-38920-001-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the reorganization, NCSOFT will form three new game studios and an AI-focused subsidiary. The new game studios will focus on 3 IPs &#8211; Studio X will continue development of the free-to-play MMORPG Throne and Liberty, while Studio Y and Studio Z will manage the development of Project LLL (an open-world MMOTPS) and real-time strategy game Tactan, respectively. NCSOFT\u2019s existing AI research division, NC Research, will be formed into a new company, NC AI. In the <a href=\"https:\/\/kr.ncsoft.com\/en\/pr\/newsDetail\/5835.do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official press release<\/a>, NCSOFT stated that this reorganization \u201caims to maximize creativity and innovation while laying the groundwork for sustainable growth in the global market.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Major South Korean game company NCSOFT is splitting into 4 new subsidiaries and canceling games, including the Quantic Dream-style Project M.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":38923,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-38920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-global-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>NCSOFT cancels hyped Detroit Become Human-style game &quot;Project M&quot; 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