Oddest, Dumbest, or most inept move by a publisher this gen

[Nick Bounty]

LucasArts inability to get a Star Wars Battlefront game out to market.

Battlefront 2 was released November 1, 2005. Using the standard two year dev cycle for this gen they should have had 2 more games out by now and be planning their third one. In a gen defined by shooter games on the HD consoles it boggles my mind how much money they have lost by not being on the market. And there is still no concrete date for when the third will drop.

Name your wtf move by a publisher for this gen.

 

[SL33TBL1ND]

Activision suing Double Fine, there is nothing more WTF than that.

 

[messy]

Activision suing Double Fine, there is nothing more WTF than that.

How about them removing themselves from brutal legend in the first place.

 

[SL33TBL1ND]

Activision suing Double Fine, there is nothing more WTF than that.

How about them removing themselves from brutal legend in the first place.

Good point.

 

[Zand88]

Bioshock 2
Left 4 Dead 2
No LAN support in StarCraft.
Konami giving Silent Hill to Americans. Probably coming off as weeaboo here, but it's true.

 

[Vrex360]

Bioshock 2

Beat me to it, I loved Bioshock but I felt it should have been a singular slef contained masterpiece. A sequel can only mess that up.

 

[Fraught]

Bioshock 2
Left 4 Dead 2

Like what exactly? The basic fact that the games exist at all?

 

[Snotnarok]

By a publisher? Putting DRM into PC games, since DRM has been proven ineffective against pirates, heck the game is usually cracked 2-3 days before it's out. It's targeted to rip off the consumer among other messed up things.

 

[internetzealot1]

People delaying games to next year so they won't have to deal w/ MW2

 

[Zand88]

Like what exactly? The basic fact that the games exist at all?

Two words; too soon.

 

[tomtom94]

Bioshock 2
Left 4 Dead 2

Like what exactly? The basic fact that the games exist at all?

I presume that he feels that something was lost from those games when a sequel was announced...
It's not really a wtf move though is it?

It's not strictly this generation but Eidos' decision to split up with Sports Interactive meant that they lost a lot of revenue from the Championship Manager series.

@OP: Battlefront 3 was being developed by Free Radical Studios, who went into administration. I gather they have been bought out by Crytek (becoming Crytek UK) but there is no news on Battlefront 3 or Timesplitters 4. (WHY NOT?)

 

[Christemo]

that nintendo hasnt even spoken of a new game in the SSB series. it would be cool if we could get megaman or Simon Belmont into the next game.

and to whoever complains about L4D2, you get THIS GUY: http://left4dead.wikia.com/wiki/The_Jockey

 

[Kermi]

Microsoft closing down FASA. I understand Shadowrun was a failure, but come on guys! You could've let them make Mechassault 3 first!

 

[Unknower]

Steam's 1$=1?. Seriously, what the hell?

 

[Faeanor]

Lets take LAN out of the most anticipated upcoming RTS! I don't see how this could have any ramifications.

^That

 

[whaleswiththumbs]

Not having full LAN in Starcraft 2

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[DanDeFool]

Microsoft closing down FASA. I understand Shadowrun was a failure, but come on guys! You could've let them make Mechassault 3 first!

I thought FASA was the owner of the Mechwarrior property, and was responsible for putting out the miniature games and whatnot. How did Microsoft close them down?

 

[Parsley]

The PSP go only being £20 less ($50 less for the USA) than a PS3, it's just way too steep.

 

[Sixties Spidey]

All of Activision's actions this gen. Self explanatory really.

And DRM in games. You're not buying a game. You're paying for a limited license to play that game. Really, it doesn't stop people from pirating but encourages them to pirate. Case in Point: ME.

And Nintendo's Demo Play bullshit. Rest In Peace Nintendo. Enjoy being buried alive with money in your coffin while casual Gamers, Soccer Moms, grannies and kids will be clawing at your grave and soon your corpse. Hope you enjoy it, you fucks.

 

[dark-amon]

2 things about the Wii: 1)Ninja Reflex. A bad ninja-wannabe game that only consists of minigames, and one of them is a MEDITATION-game, meaning you start it put away the controler and start meditating.
2) Where's Zelda for the Wii???

Another thing is: Why does games and consoles cost the same amount of euros as dollars? The euro has a much higher value on the marked! It's like the americans geta discount just cause their economical structure is failing!