Game Overview:
Contraband is a co-op open world action-adventure game developed by Avalanche Studios and published by Microsoft.
It is set in the fictional world of 1970s Bayan, described as a “smuggler’s paradise.”
The company is closing its New York and Montreal offices and laying off roughly 9 percent of its workforce.
The pandemic also reportedly affected Avalanche Studios' upcoming co-op shooter, announced in 2021 for Xbox Series X/S and PC.
Avalanche Studios' open world heist game was announced nearly a couple of years ago, but it might still be a ways off from launch.
Avalanche's upcoming open world co-op title could make an appearance at the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase on June 12th.
Journalist Jeff Grubb believes that fans might finally see proper gameplay for Avowed and Contraband, alongside the expected deep dive for Starfield.
Avalanche Studios' co-op Xbox Series X/S and PC title may be coming later than expected as per Rand al Thor and Windows Central's Jez Corden.
Avalanche Studios' upcoming Xbox-exclusive title is going to focus on tactical vehicle-based action, according to recent rumours.
Avalanche Studios and Xbox Game Studios' upcoming open world co-op action-adventure title is, to no one's surprise, shaping up to be a major production.
"It's not a concept we would pitch to every publisher," says CEO Pim Holfve about the upcoming co-op open world game.
Just Cause developer's next title will be its "most ambitious and spectacular" game till date. It's set in the fictional world of Bayan in the 1970s.
