<s>
Vaporware	B-Application
is	O
a	O
product	O
,	O
usually	O
software	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
announced	O
and	O
is	O
long	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
not	O
yet	O
been	O
released	O
and	O
not	O
been	O
officially	O
cancelled	O
either	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
substantial	O
release	O
has	O
led	O
these	O
products	O
being	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
vaporware	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
list	O
documents	O
products	O
which	O
have	O
been	O
labelled	O
as	O
"	O
vaporware	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ovation	B-Application
was	O
a	O
highly	O
promoted	O
office	O
suite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
"	O
widely	O
considered	O
the	O
mother	O
of	O
all	O
vaporware	B-Application
,	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
Laurie	O
Flynn	O
of	O
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenix	B-Application
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Unix	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
for	O
various	O
microcomputer	B-Architecture
platforms	O
,	O
licensed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
from	O
AT&T	O
Corporation	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1970s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Santa	O
Cruz	O
Operation	O
(	O
SCO	O
)	O
later	O
acquired	O
exclusive	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
software	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
superseded	O
it	O
with	O
SCO	B-Operating_System
UNIX	I-Operating_System
(	O
now	O
known	O
as	O
SCO	B-Operating_System
OpenServer	I-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
breakup	O
of	O
the	O
Bell	O
System	O
,	O
AT&T	O
started	O
selling	O
Unix	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
,	O
believing	O
that	O
it	O
could	O
not	O
compete	O
with	O
Unix	B-Application
's	O
developer	O
,	O
decided	O
to	O
abandon	O
Xenix	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
was	O
not	O
immediately	O
transparent	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
Xenix	B-Application
gave	O
birth	O
to	O
the	O
term	O
vaporware	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
agreement	O
was	O
signed	O
with	O
IBM	O
to	O
develop	O
OS/2	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Xenix	B-Application
team	O
(	O
together	O
with	O
the	O
best	O
MS-DOS	O
developers	O
)	O
was	O
assigned	O
to	O
that	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1987	O
Microsoft	O
transferred	O
ownership	O
of	O
Xenix	B-Application
to	O
SCO	O
in	O
an	O
agreement	O
that	O
left	O
Microsoft	O
owning	O
25%	O
of	O
SCO	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Microsoft	O
eventually	O
lost	O
interest	O
in	O
OS/2	B-Application
as	O
well	O
,	O
it	O
based	O
its	O
further	O
high-end	O
strategy	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantom	O
was	O
a	O
console	O
gaming	O
system	O
developed	O
by	O
Infinium	B-Device
Labs	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
the	O
first	O
place	O
in	O
"	O
Vaporwares	B-Application
2004	O
"	O
in	O
Wired	O
News	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
Three	I-Application
–	O
The	O
trilogy	O
of	O
episodes	O
following	O
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
concluded	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
being	O
described	O
as	O
vaporware	B-Application
by	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commander	B-Application
Keen	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Universe	O
Is	O
Toast	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
Commander	B-Application
Keen	I-Application
series	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
story	O
picking	O
up	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
sixth	O
episode	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
never	O
progressed	O
beyond	O
the	O
early	O
stages	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
id	O
Software	O
moving	O
on	O
to	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
and	O
then	O
Doom	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
to	O
accompany	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
:	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Grinder	O
,	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
that	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
ported	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
fall	O
of	O
2011	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
High	O
Voltage	O
Software	O
around	O
the	O
time	O
it	O
released	O
The	B-Application
Conduit	I-Application
and	O
Conduit	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
two	O
graphically	O
advanced	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	B-Device
Days	I-Device
in	I-Device
Fallujah	I-Device
,	O
a	O
tactical	O
shooter	O
and	O
video	O
game	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
Second	O
Battle	O
of	O
Fallujah	O
in	O
November	O
2004	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Atomic	O
Games	O
and	O
was	O
ready	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
around	O
2010	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
no	O
publisher	O
has	O
come	O
forward	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
aside	O
from	O
multiple	O
assurances	O
from	O
Atomic	O
Games	O
 '	O
president	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
canceled	O
,	O
no	O
significant	O
word	O
was	O
heard	O
about	O
whether	O
or	O
when	O
Fallujah	O
would	O
ever	O
be	O
released	O
at	O
all	O
for	O
many	O
years	O
until	O
Highwire	O
Games	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
finally	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
sometime	O
in	O
2021	O
on	O
PC	O
and	O
the	O
two	O
subsequent	O
successors	O
of	O
each	O
of	O
its	O
original	O
target	O
console	O
platforms	O
(	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ghostwire	O
:	O
Link	O
to	O
the	O
Paranormal	O
,	O
an	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
horror	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
A	O
Different	O
Game	O
and	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
2010	O
by	O
Majesco	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
and	O
intended	O
to	O
leverage	O
its	O
camera	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
and	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
–	O
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
,	O
yet	O
commercially	O
unsuccessful	O
game	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
and	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
Ubisoft	O
announced	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
2008	O
that	O
would	O
also	O
be	O
a	O
narrative	O
prequel	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
the	O
magazine	O
Wired	O
presented	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
their	O
vaporware	B-Application
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Citizen	I-Application
–	O
initially	O
announced	O
and	O
funded	O
via	O
Kickstarter	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
neither	O
the	O
game	O
nor	O
its	O
spinoff	O
Squadron	O
42	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
outside	O
an	O
alpha	O
state	O
It	O
is	O
the	O
largest	O
crowdfunded	O
project	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
having	O
raised	O
over	O
$500	O
million	O
in	O
backer	O
money	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
4	I-Device
-	O
Initial	O
teaser	O
was	O
shown	O
at	O
E3	O
2017	O
,	O
but	O
Nintendo	O
revealed	O
no	O
new	O
info	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
until	O
January	O
2019	O
,	O
when	O
they	O
revealed	O
that	O
development	O
had	O
been	O
restarted	O
with	O
Retro	O
Studios	O
at	O
the	O
helm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
have	O
been	O
no	O
updates	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
since	O
the	O
January	O
2019	O
announcement	O
except	O
a	O
brief	O
mention	O
in	O
the	O
E3	O
2021	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
during	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Application
Dread	I-Application
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
stated	O
that	O
development	O
was	O
"	O
going	O
smoothly	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Products	O
which	O
once	O
were	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
vaporware	B-Application
which	O
eventually	O
surfaced	O
after	O
a	O
prolonged	O
time	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
3G	B-Architecture
–	O
the	O
telecommunications	O
technology	O
was	O
widely	O
considered	O
vaporware	B-Application
in	O
the	O
early	O
2000s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
–	O
Initially	O
conceived	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
gained	O
widespread	O
adoption	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
2000s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
late	O
as	O
2000	O
,	O
it	O
made	O
Wired	O
magazine	O
's	O
yearly	O
vaporware	B-Application
rankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
–	O
Suffered	O
several	O
development	O
delays	O
under	O
its	O
initial	O
code	O
name	O
"	O
Longhorn	O
"	O
,	O
finally	O
being	O
released	O
in	O
2006	O
without	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
initial	O
features	O
promised	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
–	O
Apple	O
's	O
replacement	O
to	O
Classic	B-Application
Mac	I-Application
OS	I-Application
that	O
finally	O
shipped	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
replacing	O
multiple	O
abandoned	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
attempts	O
,	O
including	O
Copland	B-Application
and	O
Taligent	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lockitron	O
–	O
A	O
device	O
to	O
allow	O
a	O
door	O
deadbolt	O
to	O
be	O
remotely	O
controlled	O
via	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
or	O
over	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
-	O
Initial	O
game	O
development	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
April	O
1997	O
with	O
a	O
scheduled	O
launch	O
of	O
1998	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
trailer	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
shown	O
at	O
E3	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
See	O
also	O
Development	O
of	O
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daikatana	B-Application
–	O
Daikatana	B-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
1997	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
shown	O
with	O
promotional	O
images	O
and	O
software	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
already	O
being	O
finished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
unrest	O
was	O
when	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
delayed	O
again	O
to	O
switch	O
from	O
the	O
original	B-Application
Quake	I-Application
engine	I-Application
to	O
Quake	B-Application
II	I-Application
engine	I-Application
in	O
November	O
1997	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
rescheduled	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
March	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
again	O
shown	O
at	O
E3	O
1999	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
now	O
outdated	O
Quake	B-Application
II	I-Application
engine	I-Application
and	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
show	O
more	O
than	O
12	O
frames	O
a	O
second	O
(	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
when	O
30	O
frames	O
were	O
industry	O
standard	O
)	O
caused	O
a	O
disaster	O
for	O
Ion	O
Storm	O
development	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eidos	O
,	O
Ion	O
Storm	O
's	O
parent	O
company	O
,	O
which	O
already	O
invested	O
$44	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Daikatana	B-Application
,	O
had	O
enough	O
and	O
took	O
majority	O
ownership	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
2000s	O
in	O
general	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
cases	O
of	O
vaporware	B-Application
due	O
to	O
the	O
hype	O
generated	O
by	O
Romero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
:	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Chernobyl	I-Application
–	O
Originally	O
announced	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
experienced	O
numerous	O
delays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
1999	O
and	O
took	O
8	O
years	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	B-Application
Mesa	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
as	O
a	O
full	O
remake	O
of	O
Half-Life	B-Application
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
greenlit	O
for	O
distribution	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
September	O
11	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
early	O
access	O
product	O
on	O
May	O
5	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
with	O
numerous	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
mod	O
improved	O
upon	O
in	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
release	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
the	O
blessing	O
of	O
Valve	O
,	O
owners	O
of	O
the	O
Half-Life	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
to	O
sell	O
the	O
product	O
;	O
something	O
quite	O
unique	O
among	O
fan-made	O
remakes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
chapters	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
2019	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
the	O
project	O
only	O
fully	O
exited	O
its	O
vaporware	B-Application
state	O
a	O
full	O
15	O
years	O
after	O
its	O
initial	O
announcement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
remake	O
was	O
designed	O
so	O
as	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
better	O
alternative	O
for	O
Half-Life	B-Application
:	O
Source	O
since	O
Source	O
lacked	O
new	O
features	O
beyond	O
newer	O
,	O
revamped	O
Source	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
delays	O
led	O
to	O
Wired	O
awarding	O
Black	B-Application
Mesa	I-Application
high	O
spots	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Vaporware	B-Application
Of	O
The	O
Year	O
"	O
lists	O
in	O
2009	O
and	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rodea	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
Soldier	I-Application
was	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
ready	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
Kadokawa	O
Games	O
,	O
a	O
candidate	O
publisher	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
confirmed	O
that	O
NIS	O
America	O
will	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
would	O
only	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
eighth-generation	B-Application
systems	I-Application
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
and	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
was	O
partially	O
discontinued	O
and	O
already	O
falling	O
into	O
disuse	O
around	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consequently	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
version	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
available	O
for	O
individual	O
purchase	O
and	O
was	O
instead	O
included	O
with	O
early	O
shipments	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
 '	O
reboot	O
of	O
Doom	B-Application
originally	O
began	O
development	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Doom	B-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
May	O
2008	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
completely	O
restarted	O
in	O
2011	O
and	O
later	O
considered	O
vaporware	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Guardian	I-Application
began	O
development	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
formally	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grimoire	B-Application
:	I-Application
Heralds	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Winged	I-Application
Exemplar	I-Application
was	O
a	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Cleve	O
Blakemore	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
Wizardry	B-Application
7	I-Application
developer	O
,	O
starting	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
Steam	B-Application
page	O
with	O
a	O
projected	O
July	O
7	O
release	O
date	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
5	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
after	O
over	O
20	O
years	O
of	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shaq	B-Device
Fu	I-Device
:	I-Device
A	I-Device
Legend	I-Device
Reborn	I-Device
,	O
a	O
new-and-improved	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
infamous	O
1994	O
game	O
Shaq	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
confirmed	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
been	O
busy	O
revising	O
A	O
Legend	O
Reborn	O
to	O
resolve	O
unexpected	O
licensing	O
issues	O
and	O
had	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
coming	O
months	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
on	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
PC	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
and	O
last-generation	O
systems	O
becoming	O
obsolete	O
at	O
this	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
