Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Half-Life. Burnout. Splinter Cell. TimeSplitters. Rainbow Six Vegas. Battlefield: Bad Company. Mercenaries. Resistance: Fall of Man. Midnight Club. Bulletstorm. These 10 franchises sold millions of copies, built loyal fanbases, and then publishers buried them anyway. [NEW — crawlable text naming the full roster]
Not because the games were bad. Not because players stopped showing up. Because somebody in a suit decided the math worked better elsewhere.
So the question is simple: will any of them ever come back? Doctor Scott straps 10 of gaming's most-wanted dead franchises to the lab table and makes the case for which ones deserve to be brought back from the dead — and which ones the industry should be ashamed it let die.
Tell me in the comments which franchise you want resurrected the most. The one you actually played, loved, and never stopped waiting for.
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🚫 A.I. was not used in the writing, performing, or editing of this video. Written, performed, and edited (in Final Cut Pro X on a Mac mini M4) by an actual human who is very tired.
(The laboratory was meticulously crafted in Photoshop and Final Cut Pro X by a very talented art director/graphic designer— Doctor Scott.)
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┄┄ INSIDE THE CLOSET ┄┄
0:00 Will These 10 Dead Game Franchises Be RESURRECTED?
0:51 Burnout
2:28 Splinter Cell
3:58 Bulletstorm
5:37 Battlefield Bad Company
7:02 Mercenaries
8:39 Resistance Fall of Man
10:09 Midnight Club
11:28 Rainbow Six Vegas
13:17 TimeSplitters
15:02 Half-Life
16:30 Final Lab Notes
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┄┄ TIPPING THE BLACK HAT ┄┄
• Mrs. Doctor Scott — photography
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell footage — played by RickyC
• TimeSplitters: Future Perfect footage — played by stefix99
Courtesy of World of Longplays @worldoflongplays — longplays.org
┄┄ MUSIC ┄┄
🎹 Shadow Protocol (created by Doctor Scott & Retro Empire)
🎹 Resistance Fall of a Sci-Fi Franchise (created by Doctor Scott & Retro Empire)
🎹 Phantom of the Laboratory (created by Doctor Scott & Retro Empire)
🎹 Music from Uppbeat: (Free for Creators)
uppbeat.io/t/giulio-fazio/childrens-carnival
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© 2020–2026 Game Closet. Fair use applies for commentary, satire, and review.
#HalfLife #Burnout #SplinterCell #TimeSplitters #RainbowSixVegas #Bulletstorm #BattlefieldBadCompany #Mercenaries #ResistanceFallOfMan #MidnightClub #GameCloset #DeadFranchises #GamingHistory #CancelledGames #VideoGameHistory
Half-Life. Burnout. Splinter Cell. TimeSplitters. Rainbow Six Vegas. Battlefield: Bad Company. Mercenaries. Resistance: Fall of Man. Midnight Club. Bulletstorm. These 10 franchises sold millions of copies, built loyal fanbases, and then publishers buried them anyway. [NEW — crawlable text naming the full roster]
Not because the games were bad. Not because players stopped showing up. Because somebody in a suit decided the math worked better elsewhere.
So the question is simple: will any of them ever come back? Doctor Scott straps 10 of gaming's most-wanted dead franchises to the lab table and makes the case for which ones deserve to be brought back from the dead — and which ones the industry should be ashamed it let die.
Tell me in the comments which franchise you want resurrected the most. The one you actually played, loved, and never stopped waiting for.
Subscribe to Game Closet: youtube.com/@GAMECLOSET?sub_confirmation=1
🚫 A.I. was not used in the writing, performing, or editing of this video. Written, performed, and edited (in Final Cut Pro X on a Mac mini M4) by an actual human who is very tired.
(The laboratory was meticulously crafted in Photoshop and Final Cut Pro X by a very talented art director/graphic designer— Doctor Scott.)
Some links in this description may be affiliate links. If you purchase through them, it helps support Game Closet at no extra cost to you
┄┄ INSIDE THE CLOSET ┄┄
0:00 Will These 10 Dead Game Franchises Be RESURRECTED?
0:51 Burnout
2:28 Splinter Cell
3:58 Bulletstorm
5:37 Battlefield Bad Company
7:02 Mercenaries
8:39 Resistance Fall of Man
10:09 Midnight Club
11:28 Rainbow Six Vegas
13:17 TimeSplitters
15:02 Half-Life
16:30 Final Lab Notes
_______________________________________
----- MERCHANDISE & SOCIAL MEDIA -----
👕 Merch: game-closet-shop.fourthwall.com
📱 Follow Game Closet on Social Media:
Facebook: facebook.com/GameCloset1
Twitter: twitter.com/GAMECLOSET1
Instagram: instagram.com/gamecloset1
┄┄ TIPPING THE BLACK HAT ┄┄
• Mrs. Doctor Scott — photography
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell footage — played by RickyC
• TimeSplitters: Future Perfect footage — played by stefix99
Courtesy of World of Longplays @worldoflongplays — longplays.org
┄┄ MUSIC ┄┄
🎹 Shadow Protocol (created by Doctor Scott & Retro Empire)
🎹 Resistance Fall of a Sci-Fi Franchise (created by Doctor Scott & Retro Empire)
🎹 Phantom of the Laboratory (created by Doctor Scott & Retro Empire)
🎹 Music from Uppbeat: (Free for Creators)
uppbeat.io/t/giulio-fazio/childrens-carnival
┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄
© 2020–2026 Game Closet. Fair use applies for commentary, satire, and review.
#HalfLife #Burnout #SplinterCell #TimeSplitters #RainbowSixVegas #Bulletstorm #BattlefieldBadCompany #Mercenaries #ResistanceFallOfMan #MidnightClub #GameCloset #DeadFranchises #GamingHistory #CancelledGames #VideoGameHistory
