The 10th Planet

The 10th Planet is a cancelled space combat game to be published by Bethesda Softworks.

10th Planet
Developer(s)Centropolis Entertainment
Bethesda Softworks
Publisher(s)Bethesda Softworks
Producer(s)Bruce Nesmith[1]
Programmer(s)Kaare Siesing[2]
Writer(s)Roland Emmerich,[3] Dean Devlin[3]
EngineXnGine[2]
ReleaseCancelled

Plot

In the distant future, our solar system is a ravaged battlefield, and mighty starship armadas are the tools of our destruction. Using a previously unknown tenth planet orbiting our solar system as its staging ground, an alien force plans on conquering Earth and destroying anything that gets in its way.

Development and Marketing

Development on The 10th Planet began as early as 1994.[4] The game was originally in development by both Centropolis and Bethesda but during development Centropolis chose to stop working on the game due to Centropolis's commitments to their films.[5] Players who pre-ordered the game would receive a copy of XCar: Experimental Racing.[6] The game was described as Star Fox meets X-Wing, Playstation and Saturn versions were considered.[7]

Release

The game was originally to be released in Summer 1996.[3]This was pushed to October 1997.[8][5]

References
  1. "The 10th Planet Preview". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on October 12, 1997. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  2. Giovetti, Al (September 1996). "The 10th Planet Preview". Computer Games Magazine. p. 20-22. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  3. McNicholas, Conor (October 1995). "The Bizarre Tenth Planet". PC Zone. p. 18. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  4. "Bethesda". PC Gamer. 1994. p. 64. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  5. Meyer, Bill (June 13, 1997). "Bethesda Busts Out". CNET Gamecenter. Archived from the original on July 17, 1997. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  6. Dean Wisley Smith. The Tenth Planet. p. 265. ISBN 9780345485151. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  7. "Special Feature". GamePro. March 1996. p. 72,73. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  8. Lee, Helen (May 22, 1997). "Bethesda's E3 Lineup". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 11, 2000. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
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