Asylum (Darkblack)

Asylum is a cancelled PS2, Xbox, GameCube, and PC game from Darkblack. It used to be named Darkblack, after the studio.

Plot
The setting of Asylum is a reality show gone wrong. Four contestants compete to escape the Wolfborough asylum building. It won't be just puzzles; monsters also stand between you and $10 million.

Development
Development of Asylum started in January 2002, then under its original name Darkblack. The original concept was of a space-borne infection that infests Earth. Due to too many similar futuristic FPS games, the game was changed in May of 2002.

Cancellation
DarkBlack ran out of money and went out of business in early 2003. From the ashes came HotHead Studios, founded by ex-Darkblack staff. They could not work on Asylum, as they did not have the rights anymore.

Acclaim owned the rights to Asylum. Acclaim went defunct in 2004.

The devs had other plans though: Shadows of the Sun. It was basically a retooled Asylum, made on the same engine. It was to be a cinematic story-driven game about vampires.

Video
Trailer.