Contraband, the mysterious open-world game from Just Cause studio, put on ice
By Jamie Hore
Added Aug 08, 2025

Avalanche Studios, the creator of the beloved Just Cause games, has announced that its upcoming open-world game Contraband has been shelved. Initially backed by Xbox Game Studios, there were question marks about whether the project had survived the latest rounds of cuts imposed by Microsoft. Sadly, Avalanche has just confirmed that "active development has now stopped" and is weighing up its options on what to do with Contraband.
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