The Insider: Back in Black

The Insider: Back in Black is a cancelled PC and PS2 game by Dramaera. It was to be a 3D adventure game.

Plot
You play as Simon Blurr, a a well renowned gentlemanly thief. The era is 1920s Paris, and your goal is to rob the city of its treasures.

Gameplay
The Insider was to be non-linear, allowing you to do the heists in any order. The game world was fully fleshed out with NPCs that run on scripted daily routines. How you interact with NPCs before a heist could affect the operations.

Weapons you can use include pistols, knives, swords, bows, and bare fists. THe more you practice combat, platforming, and sneaking, the better yours skills become.

Development
The Insider was developed mainly for PC with a PS2 port. The game is powered by the NetImmerse engine (now called the Gamebryo engine).

in March 2000 a publisher was found: Canal+Multimédia. Wanadoo Edition purchased Canal+Multimédia and wanted some big changes. Wanadoo wanted the game simplified and a new team brought in. Dramaera refused.

Cancellation
The Insider: Back in Black was cancelled in 2001 due to troubles. Their conflict with the publisher resulted in the game being dropped. Daesign went defunct the next year.

Timeline:
 * 1998: development started
 * 1999: game is unveiled to the media
 * 2000: publisher Canal Multimédia drops the game
 * 2001: game cancelled
 * 2002: Deamae becomes Dæsign

Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgEETNjJyXc