List of cancelled PlayStation Portable games

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The following games were initially announced as PlayStation Portable titles, however were subsequently cancelled or postponed indefinitely by developers or publishers.

Title(s)Cancellation dateDeveloperPublisher
Advent Shadow 2006 [1] Full Fat Majesco Entertainment
Age of Elements 2007 [2] Steamroll Atari
Batman Begins 2005 [3] Eurocom Electronic Arts
Battlefield 2: Modern Combat 2005 [4] EA Bright Light Electronic Arts
Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed 2008 [5] Locomotive Games THQ
Duke Nukem: Critical Mass 2011 [6] Frontline Studios Apogee Entertainment, Deep Silver
Earthworm Jim 2007 [7] Shiny Entertainment Atari
Gunbird 2 Remix 2010 [8] Psikyo PM Studios
Inuyasha: Feudal Combat 2008 [9] Eighting Bandai
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 2008 [10] Papaya Studio Activision
Makai Wars 2014 [11] Nippon Ichi Software Nippon Ichi Software
Painkiller: Hell Wars 2007 [12] People Can Fly DreamCatcher Interactive
Putty Squad 2010 [13] System 3 System 3
Puzzle Quest 2 2011 [14] [15] Infinite Interactive D3 Publisher
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2007 [16] Ubisoft Ubisoft
Road to Sunday 2005 [17] San Diego Studio Sony Computer Entertainment
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II 2010 [18] LucasArts LucasArts
Sticky Balls 2009 [19] WarthogWarthog
The Elder Scrolls Travels: Oblivion 2007 [20] Climax Studios Bethesda Softworks
Thor: God of Thunder 2011 [21] Red Fly Studio Sega
Traxion 2007 [22] Kuju Entertainment LucasArts
Ushiro [23] 2010 [24] Level-5 Level-5
Wet 2006 [25] Artificial Mind & Movement Bethesda Softworks

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