EXCLUSIVE: Eidos Montreal Cancels 7+ Year In-Development Title That Cost Hundreds of Millions

Insider Gaming • March 31, 2026 • technology

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Eidos Montreal laid off staff following the cancellation of Wildlands, a game in development since early 2019, also known as project P11.
Wildlands faced numerous challenges, including multiple engine changes, narrative conflicts, and a ballooning budget that reached several hundred million dollars, leading to the cancellation of other projects like a new Deus Ex game.
The game was an open-world third-person action-adventure featuring a teenage protagonist named River, who could fight spirits and ride mythical creatures, including a giant moose called Redheart.
Despite being near completion and in the debugging phase with a planned release later this year, Embracer abruptly halted the project, likely due to concerns over recouping future investments.
Wildlands bore strong similarities to the previously cancelled survival game WiLD, which is believed to be entirely shelved.

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