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Gaming Fail of the Year 2019
- Thread starter Phediuk
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Anthem or Stadia launch
Stadia seems to be at least making good strides after the launch. But the reveal, to the launch and its issues -woof-
Stadia seems to be at least making good strides after the launch. But the reveal, to the launch and its issues -woof-
oh shit.........fuck that, change my vote to this right here. But most have moved on and forgot about it.
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Put the entire AAA industry in the gaming fail of the year category. A string of mediocre disappointments after January
There can only be one: THQ Nordic's 8chan adventure.
Don't know how anyone can vote for Anthem or Stadia when that mess happened.
Don't know how anyone can vote for Anthem or Stadia when that mess happened.
Stadia since expectations had been set for 4k/60 and 10.7 Terraflops.
Remains to be seen if they can recover things when Base launches along with integrated youtube features. I think its too early to write it off, but a very bad launch.
Remains to be seen if they can recover things when Base launches along with integrated youtube features. I think its too early to write it off, but a very bad launch.
I think anthem is more relevant because it touched the mainstream. 8chan incident is only big to the niche gaming circle here if you think about it.
commercially/critically anthem
tbh i don't think anybody cares about china/actiblizz at this point. which is very unfortunate but way it is
edit: i forgot the 8chan thing happened this year. well there's that i guess, it's the most incomprehensibly stupid thing ever
tbh i don't think anybody cares about china/actiblizz at this point. which is very unfortunate but way it is
edit: i forgot the 8chan thing happened this year. well there's that i guess, it's the most incomprehensibly stupid thing ever
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Blizzard in general is a pretty good answer. I think it's rather embarrassing how many people flipped their attitude once Overwatch 2 was announced and tried to re-open their closed accounts.
THQ doing an AMA on 8Chan.
Runner up goes to Blizzard and the ESA for the E3 personal information "leak".
Runner up goes to Blizzard and the ESA for the E3 personal information "leak".
Anthem, Blizzard bowing to China and THQ Nordic getting chummy with Nazis and pedos are all pretty significant.
I want to say Anthem... but really, all the fail with Anthem took place from like 2012 to 2017. All that time spinning wheels with nothing to show for it.
Not really, it was all over the tech/gaming press for a couple of weeks and mainstream news sources picked it up too.
I still think if you asked a guy who buys call of duty and FIFA every year if they heard about what happened to THQ Nordic this year, they'd be like who is THQ Nordic
My vote would go to Anthem.
I honestly did not expect Bioware to cock it up so badly, 'again'. My expectations are now firmly in check for their next announcement.
I honestly did not expect Bioware to cock it up so badly, 'again'. My expectations are now firmly in check for their next announcement.
THQ signal boosting 8chan and their non-apology managed to make it even worse
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Blizzard banning Blitzcheung and 2 casters
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ESA E3 media attendees Leaks
: is all that matters for 2019.
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Blizzard banning Blitzcheung and 2 casters
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ESA E3 media attendees Leaks
: is all that matters for 2019.
Stadia, Blizzard, Anthem, the continued failures of Fallout 76...
A good number of them this year.
A good number of them this year.
stadia was a new game platform that launched this year and it's not really talked about a month after launch. i'm gonna say stadia.
I'm gonna mention one that everyone forgot, YIIK.
Game was a goddamn train wreck that created more controversies thanks to the dev being dumb. The awkward Iwata tribute to "you don't understand my art", to the weird alt-right Easter egg ending that may have been in the game but turns out it was unfinished, and now the dev has gone into hiding. On top on of the game just being a complete goddamn mess and the worst thing I've played this year and one of the worst games I've ever beaten.
Game was a goddamn train wreck that created more controversies thanks to the dev being dumb. The awkward Iwata tribute to "you don't understand my art", to the weird alt-right Easter egg ending that may have been in the game but turns out it was unfinished, and now the dev has gone into hiding. On top on of the game just being a complete goddamn mess and the worst thing I've played this year and one of the worst games I've ever beaten.
Fallout 76 & Stadia.
Anthem isn't on the same level of ongoing problems-in-need-of-solving like Fallout 76.
Anthem isn't on the same level of ongoing problems-in-need-of-solving like Fallout 76.
Blizzard and THQ Nordic are like the only contenders. Botching a game release is nothing compared to siding with a totalitarian regime or putting the kids gloves on for white supremacists and pedophiles.