This Means War (lost production material for unreleased PlayStation 3/PlayStation Vita action game; 2009)

Unreleased promo art for This Means War.

Status: Lost

This Means War was a planned unreleased action combat game being developed by BigBig Studios, known for creating the Pursuit Force series, Motorstorm Arctic Edge, and Little Deviants. Not much is known about the game, as it was never announced to the public. The only known traces of This Means War are several pieces of art from several portfolios of previous BigBig employees,^[1] with the earliest known date of This Means War's development is 2009,^[2] being planned for both the PlayStation 3 and the "PSPVITA" according to the game's character artist.

Development

This Means War went through a lot of different art styles^[3] before landing on its last art style "inspired by collectible vinyl figures" as pointed out by a former artist.^[4] Characters from other Sony properties such as Nathan Drake from NaughtyDog's Uncharted series^[5] were also meant to appear, as well.

Status

The reason for the game's cancellation is unknown, as it has never been announced or mentioned by Sony or BigBig Studios in any official manner, with no trailers or any information in-depth about the game.

Gallery

Concept art pointing out that This Means War was being developed around 2009.
Early character model showing an early style. Notice the game is also being developed for the PlayStation Vita as well.
Mock up for the gameplay of This Means War.
Mock up for the gameplay of This Means War.
Mock up for the gameplay of This Means War.
Mock up for the gameplay of This Means War.
Nathan Drake from the Uncharted series.
Early style concept for This Means War.
Early style concept for This Means War.
Early style concept for This Means War.
Early style concept for This Means War.
Early style concept for This Means War.
Early style concept for This Means War.
Early style concept for This Means War.
Early style concept for This Means War.