Ubisoft has cancelled its video game based on NBC Universal's super-powered televisions series Heroes, which stars Hayden Panettiere (pictured left) and Milo Ventimiglia among others.

"The rights to the Heroes video game have reverted back to NBC Universal. Ubisoft will no longer produce a video game based on the TV series," the publisher told MTV Multiplayer.

Announced last summer, the game was slated to hit PC and unspecified "next-generation" consoles. Series creator Tim Kring and co-executive producer Jesse Alexander were slated to help with the project.

However, Alexander was fired from the show this past weekend alongside fellow writer Jeph Loeb, with Variety reporting that NBC was not happy with the show's direction.

Ubisoft has acquired the license to create a game based on NBC's superhero drama Heroes. Created by Tim Kring, the show--which stars Hayden Panettiere (pictured left), Milo Ventimiglia and Masi Oka--wrapped up its first season in May and will return for a second in September.

Following the adventures of the surprisingly close-knit and multi-powered Heroes cast, the third-person action game is headed to PC and unspecified "next-generation game consoles," according to The Hollywood Reporter. Further details are scarce and no release date has been specified, but it is known that the game won't recreate past story arcs, nor will it serve as a means to explain what happens between seasons.

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