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The 6 most disappointing games and trends of 2012

Cnet: By now it's no secret that 2012 wasn't a great year for gaming in general, but perhaps no other event reinforced that feeling than this year's E3 convention in Los Angeles.

Chalk it up as a "filler year" or the stagnant wait time in between consoles cycles, but E3 has a lot to make up for in 2013. New systems from Microsoft and Sony are almost guaranteed to at the very least be teased, so hopefully the buzz will be the shot in the arm this industry so desperately needs.

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knifefight4145d ago

Releasing unfinished products and charging full price for them.

I'm not sure what's worse, doing that, or the pockets of fans that defend the practice by saying "But (insert one or two good aspects of the clearly unfinished game) is good tho!!!" They only make things worse, ugh.

omegaoftime4145d ago

This has more to do with corporate involvement and people who don't play games who run game companies.

Remember Dreamcast's problem with the lack of RPGs? People wanted Shining Force and upper management didn't listen.

There could have been more D&D games, but Atari sat on the license and didn't do anything with it hence Hasbro taking it back.

People want more original Final Fantasy content and they get stuff like 'Lightning Returns.'

3DS launch? Failed because some guy who gets paid about 100k+ thought it would do well without key titles.

There's probably tons of other stupid decisions, but you guys get the idea.

majiebeast4145d ago

Social media in my games.

EA:HERDERP do you know what people want in Simcity twitter and facebook crap herderp so sick of that.

sdozzo4145d ago

bitching... That is a new trend that needs to die.

Plagasx4145d ago (Edited 4145d ago )

and what, just accept it all? We would never move forward if there was nothing to complain about.

knifefight4143d ago

Bitching about bitching. That is a new trend that needs to die.

sdozzo4142d ago

Bitching about a guy who's bitching on bitching needs to die.

Your post was uninspiring and boring.

knifefight4142d ago

Hey man, let's not bitch about the guy bitching about bitching about bitching!

mydyingparadiselost4145d ago

I would replace the wii u launch piece in this article with the practice of releasing broken/glitchy/incomplete games not only becoming commonplace but being accepted as the standard. Are all of us just supposed to believe that the next gen is going to kick sooo much ass when these consoles that have been out for years now have consistently awful flaws in their games AND cost millions to make and take half a decade at best to develop. Next gen= next round of hardware/software consumer raping.

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Comedy Central New Animated Series Based on Golden Axe

Get the scoop on Comedy Central's exciting new cartoon show inspired by the iconic Golden Axe video game

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Knightofelemia18h ago(Edited 18h ago)

Golden Axe is a great game I enjoyed it on the SMS, Genesis and in the arcade. Great game but it truly was a quarter eater back in the day. I wish Sega could get the rights to the arcade port of Moonwalker another great arcade game I enjoyed. Collect so many monkeys and become Robo Michael lol.

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The Best PS2 Games of All Time [2024 Edition]

GB: "With this feature, we will be taking a look at 15 of the best games from the PlayStation 2's vast library."

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Exclusive Monster Hunter 20th Anniversary Event with Themed Stays

Toyohashi, Japan is set to host a large-scale Monster Hunter event to celebrate the franchise's 20th anniversary, complete with themed hotel accommodations.

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