Overview
- A user named “FVCKAsha&Phil” posted a playable SNES proof-of-concept ROM titled Dream: Land of Giants to the Internet Archive, with video purporting to show the build running on original hardware.
- The uploader published a manifesto blaming Microsoft and Xbox leadership for recent studio cuts and political actions and said the release was meant to preserve the build and encourage others to share lost game files.
- The leaker declined to reveal how they obtained the file, saying only they got it from "someone who got it from someone, who got it from somewhere," leaving the build’s chain of custody unverified.
- Rare and Microsoft have not issued an official response and reporting notes the leak follows Microsoft’s wide July 2026 workforce reductions and the cancellation of Everwild, which fans and the leaker cited as context.
- Project Dream is a well-known mid-1990s Rare prototype that later evolved into Banjo-Kazooie, and the release is the first time this SNES build has been widely available online, prompting debates over preservation, legality, and historical verification.