Third World (video game)

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Third World
Developer(s) Redline Games
Platform(s) Windows [1]
ReleaseCancelled
Genre(s) Strategy RPG [1]

Third World is a cancelled role-playing video game from Redline Games [2] and Activision.

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Gameplay

Third World was developed as a real-time tactical role-playing game with a 3-D graphics engine. [3] [4] [1] The game was set in the future on a decaying post-apocalyptic planet, in which the player leads a group of heroes as they struggle for survival against rival gangs in urban warzones. [3] Gang members could be Mutants, Androids, Cyborgs and Aliens, each having their own special abilities as well as character classes, and gain technology and artifacts while completing missions. [3] [4] [5]

Development

The game was in development at Redline Games, a company founded by programmer James Anhalt, designer Ron Millar, and other former members of Blizzard Entertainment. [6] [4] Millar was the game's lead designer. [3]

Activision announced the game in April 1998 and showcased it at E3 1998. [6] The game was originally scheduled to release in late 1998. [3] [7] The release date was pushed to 1999. [5] Activision dropped to the game in April 1999 for unknown reasons. [6] The game was later cancelled in January 2000 due to a lack of funding. [8] [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Third World". Hyper . No. 67. May 1999. p. 19. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Third World Woah!". PC Zone . June 1998. p. 20. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Activision unveils first title from Redline Games" (Press release). Redline Games. April 10, 1998. Archived from the original on June 10, 1998. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 Jebens, Harley (April 13, 1998). "Redline/Activision Relationship Decays". GameSpot . Archived from the original on October 8, 2000. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  5. 1 2 Mayer, Robert (June 3, 1998). "Third World". Computer Games Magazine . Archived from the original on May 23, 2003. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 "Activision Drops Third World". IGN . April 23, 1999. Archived from the original on November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Außerdem in Vorbereitung" [Also in Preparation]. PC Joker (in German). August 1998. p. 23. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  8. ↑ Fudge, James (January 4, 2000). "Third World Cancelled". Computer Games Magazine . Archived from the original on November 29, 2002. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  9. ↑ "PCG Haber Hatti". PC Gamer Türkiye (in Turkish). March 2000. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
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