"Bully Rooney 2" has been rumored in recent months, but it has not been officially announced by R Star, and there have been two main rumors before, and both claim to have reliable sources, as follows:
Rumor One (from the famous whistleblower Tomhenderson): Bully Rooney 2 is real, and there is already a playable demo version.
Rumor Two (from French game dealer Rockstar Mag): Looney The Bully 2 has been canceled and R Star is working on Rooney the Bully: A Remake.
When players are all rumored to be in the clouds, the foreign media Game informor recently talked with 5 former R star employees (1 headquarters employee and 4 branch employees) who did not want to be named, and published a long report, bringing us more news about "Bully Rooney 2".
Here's what's worth noting in the article:
1. Bully Rooney 2 was indeed in development a long time ago, but it was shelved. It was produced by Rockstar New England, but when the studio was heavily laid off in 2009, it was also staffed on Max Payne 3 and Red Dead Redemption 1, who never returned to bully Rooney 2.
2. "Bully Rooney 2" does have a playable version, but only in a very early stage, to what extent it is currently going, whether it will be launched is unknown. It's an open world, the map is three times as big as the previous game, and all rooms are accessible and feature it.
3. "Bully Rooney 2" has not been abandoned, its playable version is still being built in recent years, and it has also been used as a reference for other games, and the technology born has been used in other games, and the "honor system" in "Red Dead Redemption 2" is the first proposed in "Bully Rooney 2".
4. "Bully Rooney: Remastered" does not mention it, and it is not certain whether R Star has plans to remake 1 generation.
Editor's personal summary: "Bully Rooney 2" is dead but not completely dead, everything is subject to the official news of R star. 2022 is full of big games, fairy fights, and what will happen to "Bully Rooney 2" may not be the focus anymore.