Contraband - a game under development by Avalanche Studios (Just Cause) - has been suddenly cancelled by Microsoft.

Avalanche Studios' upcoming co-op game Contraband has reportedly been canceled, following a wave of layoffs at publisher Xbox Game Studios.

Microsoft says that it has stopped development on Contraband, the co-op action-adventure open-world game in development at Avalanche Studios Group — the studio behind the Just Cause game series. While not explicitly calling it a cancellation,