According to Chris Roberts (ex-studio designer), the project was actually in development. The team already had

According to Chris Roberts (ex-studio designer), the project was actually in development. The team already had prototypes of cities, and one of the directions could be a map of London. The game itself went under the water due to a conflict between Rockstar New York and the Rockstar San Diego team itself, which ran the Midnight Club. Well, there's the cancellation, the transfer of staff to other games, the death of IP. #game