Xbox and Avalanche Studios have stopped “active development” on their upcoming “Contraband” video game. First announced by Microsoft Gaming in 2021, “Contraband” is described as “a co-op smuggler’s ...

Microsoft has paused development on its upcoming shooter, Contraband. Stephen Totilo's Game File broke the news late this evening, but there's been no formal word from Microsoft or developer Avalanche ...

Xbox has canceled its plans to publish Contraband, a co-op game that was in development at Just Cause and Rage 2 developer Avalanche Studios for Xbox Series X. Xbox Game Studios had not discussed the ...

Approximately 50 people have been laid off from Avalanche Studios Group, the company behind the Just Cause series and the upcoming Xbox console exclusive Contraband, according to the studio. In an ...

In a statement from Avalanche Studios, the developer said it is no longer actively developing Contraband and will “evaluate the project’s future.” “Over the past several years, Avalanche Studios Group ...

It appears that Microsoft has shelved another game behind closed doors. After Stephen Totilo reported that the company had cancelled active work on Contraband, Avalanche Studios, the team working on ...

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This rumor unfortunately lines up with news of layoffs at its developer. We have some bothersome rumors about Avalanche’s upcoming co-op shooter Contraband. In the latest episode of the XNC podcast, ...

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