The 10th Planet

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

Development for The 10th Planet began as early as 1994.{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/UneditedPCGamer_marktrade/PC_Gamer_015u/page/n63/mode/2up|title=Bethesda|magazine=PC Gamer|page=64|date=1994|accessdate=July 12, 2021}} It was showcased at E3 1995. The game was being originally developed jointly by both Centropolis and Bethesda. However, during the development phase, Centropolis chose to stop working on the game due to Centropolis's commitments to their films. Players who pre-ordered the game would receive a copy of XCar: Experimental Racing.{{cite book|author=Dean Wisley Smith|isbn=9780345485151|url=https://archive.org/details/tenthplanetbook100dean/page/265|title=The Tenth Planet|date=1999 |accessdate=November 12, 2019|page=[https://archive.org/details/tenthplanetbook100dean/page/265 265]|publisher=National Geographic Books }} The game was described as Star Fox meets X-Wing; PlayStation and Saturn versions were considered.{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/game-pro-uk-07/page/72/mode/2up|title=Special Feature|magazine=GamePro|page=72,73|date=March 1996|accessdate=March 1, 2022}} According to Todd Howard, the game never made past pre-production.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNQzIjptC_o|title=Making Starfield with Bethesda's Todd Howard The AIAS Game Maker's Notebook Podcast|website=YouTube|time=16:10|date=September 25, 2023|accessdate=September 26, 2023}}

The game was originally to be released in 1996.{{cite web|first=Rod|last=White|url=http://www.pcme.com/intrview.htm|title=An Interview with Todd Howard, Producer of Terminator: Future Shock|magazine=PCM&E Magazine|quote=Disable JavaScript to avoid being redirected&access the Interview|date=February 27, 1996|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970607134759/http://www.pcme.com/intrview.htm |accessdate=August 31, 2023|archive-date=1997-06-07 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.centropolis.com/10th/10th.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19970120191445/http://www.centropolis.com:80/10th/10th.html|title=The 10th Planet|website=centropolis.com|archivedate=January 20, 1997|accessdate=March 28, 2023}} This was pushed to October 1997{{cite web|first=Helen|last=Lee|url=http://headline.gamespot.com/news/97_05/22_beth/index.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000611145828/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/97_05/22_beth/index.html|title=Bethesda's E3 Lineup|website=GameSpot|publisher=CBS Interactive|archivedate=June 11, 2000|date=May 22, 1997|accessdate=November 12, 2019}}{{cite web|first=Bill|last=Meyer|url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Features/Peeks/Bethesda/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19970717163408/http://www.gamecenter.com/Features/Peeks/Bethesda/|title=Bethesda Busts Out|website=CNET Gamecenter|archivedate=July 17, 1997|date=June 13, 1997|accessdate=November 12, 2019}} and later to 1998.{{cite web|url=http://headline.gamespot.com/news/97_07/17_xcar/index.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19990202210741/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/97_07/17_xcar/index.html|title=XCar Web Site Launches|website=GameSpot|archivedate=February 2, 1999|date=July 17, 1997|accessdate=October 19, 2022}}{{cite news|first=Timothy|last=Burn|url=https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&u=wikipedia&id=GALE%7CA56776858&v=2.1&it=r&sid=bookmark-GPS&asid=25430ae0|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250204155214/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&u=wikipedia&id=GALE%7CA56776858&v=2.1&it=r&sid=bookmark-GPS&asid=25430ae0|title=Wings of Gold' failed to lift game firm aloft|newspaper=The Washington Times|archivedate=February 4, 2025|date=December 15, 1997|accessdate=February 18, 2025|via=Gale Research|url-status=live}}

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