Redglyph
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Just when you thought it'd be the end of top lists, COG came up with the top game company fails of 2021.
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Gaming Industry - Top 10 Fails of 2021
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In that picture, Kotick looks to me a bit like Baron Harkonnen.
What no Cyberpunk 2077? I'm shocked I yell ya!! I still don't own a new console either. As I refuse to pay $1,000 for any system. Damn scalpers and short supply of everything.
Not a fan of the rise of NFTs in games either. Greed seems to ruin everything fun.
Not a fan of the rise of NFTs in games either. Greed seems to ruin everything fun.
I really don't underastand that NFT hype, eoither. Looks too much driven ( driven ! ) by profiters of bitcoins of any sorts to me.
Terry
Sentinel
What really blows my mind is these companies have been doing this kind of crap for the last 10 or 15 years and they are still in business. I guess the phrase "A sucker born every minute" must be true.
While it is on virtually nobody's radar, the circumstances with Realms Beyond was the biggest bummer for me. What a shambles. I've basically written them off at this point.
Carnifex
SasqWatch
Aye, it irks me every time that I see Realms Beyond sitting in my que, knowing that I'll not likely ever play the thing. I think firing it up would only make the pain more intense.
Oh yes, those NFT shenanigans are beyond ridiculous. Any game that offers them or any computer components that support/enforce them on my system will never be part of my computer or library. Stand firm, folks, do not tolerate such nonsense. When you speak with your wallet, over time, that voice is always heard.
Oh yes, those NFT shenanigans are beyond ridiculous. Any game that offers them or any computer components that support/enforce them on my system will never be part of my computer or library. Stand firm, folks, do not tolerate such nonsense. When you speak with your wallet, over time, that voice is always heard.
Terry
Sentinel
I agree with you 100% Carnifex but unfortunately we seem to be in the minority or these shady operators would not exist for long yet these things have been going on for years in one form or another.
Cosmetics have been a strange thing in gaming for a long time. I can't imagine for one nanosecond ever wanting to pay actual money to make something in a game I'm playing look "better," but it's something people pay big money (adding up the big volume) for.
NFTs seems like another cosmetic thing, "collectible" because it looks good, but I don't fault anyone for liking what they like.
NFTs seems like another cosmetic thing, "collectible" because it looks good, but I don't fault anyone for liking what they like.
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Carnifex
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Yeah, I remember back when I played EQ one and two that they sold cosmetic apparel gear, which I never purchased and didn't care about, then they escalated to actual items that competed with raid gear, or in some cases surpassed it. That's when I clocked out of the live servers forever, that's a maneuver too sour for my liking.
Pretty impressive that Ubisoft managed to have two of the top 5.
Redglyph
proud GASP member
Yes, Ubisoft will soon earn the Consumerist's "Worst Company" award, so prized by EA a decade ago 
Though technically it's a French company, so they'll have to find the equivalent there.
Though technically it's a French company, so they'll have to find the equivalent there.
Well, on the other hand, some games look so ugly that I'll probably never play them, like Skyrim, for example.
That puts them in a tie with Activision-Blizzard. Though you could argue Activision -Blizzard is ahead, they own the #1 and #5 spots, while Ubi owns #3 & #4. And judging only from the article text, I'd say that Activision-Blizzard sounds like the worse company to me.
I won't argue that. To me, Activision-Blizzard is worse because I can't even remember the last time they developed a game I actually liked. I'm not a fan of Ubisoft's games in general, but at least they've had some that I enjoyed.
Carnifex
SasqWatch
Looking over that list, none of the games or incidents pertained to me at all, honestly if I didn't peruse this site I wouldn't have even heard of at least half of them. So thanks for the warnings and what-not! -)