The 10th Planet

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10th Planet
Developer(s)Centropolis Entertainment
Bethesda Softworks
Publisher(s)Bethesda Softworks
Producer(s)Bruce Nesmith[1]
Programmer(s)Kaare Siesing[2]
Writer(s)Roland Emmerich,[3] Dean Devlin[3]
EngineXnGine[2]
ReleaseCancelled

The 10th Planet is a cancelled space combat game to be published by Bethesda Softworks.

Plot[]

In the distant future, our solar system is a ravaged battlefield, and mighty starship armadas are the tools of our destruction. Using a previously unknown tenth planet orbiting our solar system as its staging ground, an alien force plans on conquering Earth and destroying anything that gets in its way.

Development and Marketing[]

Development on The 10th Planet began as early as 1994.[4] The game was originally in development by both Centropolis and Bethesda but during development Centropolis chose to stop working on the game due to Centropolis's commitments to their films.[5] Players who pre-ordered the game would receive a copy of XCar: Experimental Racing.[6]

Release[]

The game was originally to be released in Summer 1996.[3]This was pushed to October 1997.[7][5]

References[]

  1. ^ "The 10th Planet Preview". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on October 12, 1997. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Giovetti, Al (September 1996). "The 10th Planet Preview". Computer Games Magazine. p. 20-22. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c McNicholas, Conor (October 1995). "The Bizarre Tenth Planet". PC Zone. p. 18. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "Bethesda". PC Gamer. 1994. p. 64. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Meyer, Bill (June 13, 1997). "Bethesda Busts Out". CNET Gamecenter. Archived from the original on July 17, 1997. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  6. ^ Dean Wisley Smith. The Tenth Planet. p. 265. ISBN 9780345485151. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  7. ^ Lee, Helen (May 22, 1997). "Bethesda's E3 Lineup". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 11, 2000. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
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