Primal Carnage: Extinction release date comes to PS4 in 2015, developer shut down Genesis project

(PHOTO: PlayStation)Primal Carnage: Extinction coming to PS4 in 2015.

Sony has officially shelved Genesis in favor of the new multi-player Primal Carnage: Extinction, which is scheduled for a release date in 2015.

"So remember all that hype that started early last year about dinosaurs on PS4 but then things went dark on the project? Set your ringtones to roar, because dinosaurs are coming to the PS4 in Q1 of 2015 with the launch of Primal Carnage: Extinction!" PlayStation blog teased.

Sony has also offered an explanation as to why things did not pan out for Genesis.

Apparently, the development of Primal Carnage: Genesis was unofficially placed on hold summer of last year.

Fallout happened when Lukewarm Media (the developers) and Primal Carnage brand failed to reconcile their ideas and directions.

At the onset, there was a strong consensus of the concept of a single-player narrative-driven game, but the project became too massive for Lukewarm Media to handle.

The studio then quietly transitioned game development and conceptualization over to Circle 5 Studios, which saw a huge potential on a multiplayer set-up.

Circle 5 partnered with Australian team Pub Games to start over and redefine the Primal Carnage game - this is when Primal Carnage: Extinction was born.

But, they are not closing their doors completely on Genesis.

"Speaking on behalf of the Primal Carnage team (both old and new), we were blown away by the support Genesis received in the last year and a half, and if everything goes well for us with Primal Carnage: Extinction we would definitely consider pursuing Genesis. For the moment, however, Genesis is effectively still on hold," Aaron Pollack of Circle 5 Studios said.

In a world where action adventure RPGs and speed racing dominate, it is a bold move for PlayStation to pursue a dinosaur-themed game that could appeal to a limited set of audience.

However, with 'Jurassic World' movie hitting the big screen in June of 2015, the timing could be just perfect for the game release.

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