Report: Concord is still going to be part of Amazon's new anthology TV show Secret Level despite its abrupt cancellation

Concord
(Image credit: Firewalk Studios)

Despite its abrupt cancellation, Concord is still slated to be a part of Amazon's Secret Level anthology TV series, reports IGN.

The biggest gaming news this week is undoubtedly PlayStation's decision to take Concord offline and issue mass refunds only two weeks after the game fully launched. Firewalk Studios said the decision came down to the fact that there were "aspects of the game and our initial launch" that didn't "land the way we'd intended", but its abysmal Steam sales and generally lukewarm to negative reception were likely primary drivers.

It has remained an open question whether Amazon would go through with dedicating a whole episode of TV to a game that will no doubt be better remembered for its cancellation than its lore or story. That's not to say there isn't plenty of compelling lore in Concord to draw from for a single episode of TV; it's just that the real-life story of the game's historically brief run will likely be a shadow over its airing.

Regardless, IGN reports that the Concord episode of Secret Level is "still slated to air" in the first season of the show that's due to premiere on Prime Video on December 10.

Secret Level will tell 15 different stories based on popular video game franchises including Pac-Man, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, God of War, Armored Core, and indeed, Concord. 

For more, check out our guides to all of the upcoming video game adaptations and our breakdown of the best shows on Amazon Prime Video, ranked.

Jordan Gerblick

After scoring a degree in English from ASU, I worked as a copy editor while freelancing for places like SFX Magazine, Screen Rant, Game Revolution, and MMORPG on the side. Now, as GamesRadar's west coast Staff Writer, I'm responsible for managing the site's western regional executive branch, AKA my apartment, and writing about whatever horror game I'm too afraid to finish.

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