For industry professionals, working on unreleased games is common. Best practices for resumes include:
A proposed spin-off of Rogue Squadron where players would lead Imperial forces; it was passed over for a Chewbacca-themed project. Unreleased Games
Half-Life 3 (the most famous example of potential vaporware) 10 Cancelled Video Games We Can't Get Over For industry professionals, working on unreleased games is
Mergers, studio closures (e.g., Buzz Monkey Software ), or shifts in console generations can make a project's business model obsolete. For industry professionals
A rare success story where an unreleased SNES game was officially released decades later via the SNES Classic Mini. 3. The Role of Preservation & Leaks