On December 11, 2010, at the [[Spike Video Game Awards]], del Toro reported that he was working on a video game entitled ''[[Insane (cancelled video game)|Insane]]'', planned for release in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/31997/Volition_Del_Toro_Confirm_Partnership_On_inSane_For_2013.php |title=Gamasutra - Volition, del Toro Confirm Partnership on inSane for 2013 |access-date=2016-11-19 |url-status=livedead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119122226/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/31997/Volition_Del_Toro_Confirm_Partnership_On_inSane_For_2013.php |archive-date=2016-11-19}}</ref> Two days later, he revealed that the game was to be the first entry of an ''Insane'' video game trilogy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://investor.thq.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=96376&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1506774&highlight=|title=THQ – Investor Relations – News Release|website=investor.thq.com|access-date=2016-11-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209170137/http://investor.thq.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=96376&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1506774&highlight=|archive-date=2015-02-09}}</ref> On March 11, 2011, Fanboy Confidential reported that [[Guy Davis (comics)|Guy Davis]], who previously worked on del Toro's unmade adaptation of ''[[At the Mountains of Madness]]'', was working as key designer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fanboy-confidential.com/articles/news-guy-davis-working-on-insane/ |title=News: Guy Davis working on inSANE game |access-date=2011-03-18 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307073911/http://www.fanboy-confidential.com/articles/news-guy-davis-working-on-insane/ |archive-date=2012-03-07 }}</ref> However, on August 16, 2012, ''[[IGN]]'' reported that the video game was cancelled by the publisher [[THQ]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/08/06/thq-drops-guillermo-del-toros-insane |title=THQ Drops Guillermo del Toro's InSane - IGN |date=6 August 2012 |access-date=2012-08-08 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808192903/http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/08/06/thq-drops-guillermo-del-toros-insane |archive-date=2012-08-08}}</ref> Despite this, three months later del Toro stated that the game could still happen.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/11/20/guillermo-del-toro-on-gaming-and-the-halo-movie |title=Guillermo del Toro on Gaming and the Halo Movie - IGN |date=20 November 2012 |access-date=2013-01-15 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118204654/http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/11/20/guillermo-del-toro-on-gaming-and-the-halo-movie |archive-date=2013-01-18}}</ref>
