Microsoft Cancels Another Xbox Game, Just Cause Dev's Contraband - Report

Eddie Makuch
8/7/2025

Microsoft's wave of game cancellations continues today with the news that Just Cause developer Avalanche's day-one Game Pass release Contraband has been cancelled. Citing sources, this was first confirmed by reporter Jason Schreier. The game was planned for PC and Xbox Series X|S.Game File's Stephen Totilo, meanwhile, said Avalanche has "stopped active development" on Contraband but didn't use the word "cancel." The report said the game is now "on hold," citing a source that said the project was in the works for five years.Announced in 2021, Contraband was described as a "co-op smuggler's paradise" set in a fictional world in the '70s. The announcement trailer used Steely Dan's "Do It Again," which debuted in the early '70s.Continue Reading at GameSpot...

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