https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/feedThis is a feed of the latest articles from Rock Paper Shotgun.enCopyright (c) Rock Paper Shotgun a brand of IGN Entertainment, Inc.Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:51:22 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/just-cause-studios-canned-dragon-riding-fantasy-romp-aionguard-would-have-been-crimson-desert-reckons-former-avalanche-creative-headMark WarrenWed, 08 Apr 2026 09:32:30 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/just-cause-studios-canned-dragon-riding-fantasy-romp-aionguard-would-have-been-crimson-desert-reckons-former-avalanche-creative-headPCSingle PlayerMMORPGAvalanche StudiosRPGAionGuardCrimson DesertAction AdventurePearl AbyssPS5Xbox Series X/SPS3Third personXbox 360<img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/just-cause-devs-cancelled-aionguard-would-have-been-crimson-desert-01.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Back in the late 2000s, <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/just-cause">Just Cause</a> developers Avalanche ended up in a publishing pickle with a fantasy open-worlder they were working on. It was dubbed AionGuard, and ex-Avalanche chief creative officer Christofer Sundberg reckons that had it not ended up chucked on the cancellation bonfire, the game would've done a lot of the same things which've helped make <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/crimson-desert-tips-and-tricks">Crimson Desert</a> a hit all these years later.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/just-cause-studios-canned-dragon-riding-fantasy-romp-aionguard-would-have-been-crimson-desert-reckons-former-avalanche-creative-head">Read more</a></p>