In the 2000s and early 2010s, Rockstar Games actually lived up to its name. Between its crown jewel franchise, Grand Theft Auto, captivating one-offs like Bully and The Warriors, and even its weirder offshoots like Manhunt and Table Tennis, Rockstar was one of gaming’s most interesting developers once upon a time.
But among the many Rockstar titles that made it to store shelves, there was one project that never saw the light of day. Agent, first announced during Sony’s 2009 E3 press conference, was poised to be the next big thing from gaming’s coolest development house. But over the next nine years, the game quietly went away. More than 16 years later, we finally know why Rockstar Games abandoned its take on the once-popular spy-action genre.
