A post to the Forum of Ice and Fire by Grim Company author Luke Scull describes a failed pitch for a game based on the Malazan Book of the Fallen series of fantasy novels (thanks Gamer's Hell). Here's word on the attempt:

I also wrote a proposal for a Malazan videogame. Our producer went to Steven Erikson's house to discuss it with him. I think Ian Camerson Esslemont liked it but Erikson wasn't so keen - my design for the game strongly resembled my current project, The Shadow Sun, while Erikson wanted something more akin to a first-person shooter. As you can imagine, it didn't work out, though I did receive a nice signed and personalised Subterranean Press edition of Gardens of the Moon.