i know this may come as a shock to many
of you
but as of today i will be streaming
exclusively
on mixer welcome to watch mojo and today
we're counting down our picks for the
top 10
biggest video game fails of 2020 and it
doesn't matter how broke you are if you
have time to watch twitch
you have you have ten dollars truly as
the rising generation of stars change
the game every single week
we're changing with them and this all
starts at the line of scrimmage
a small but important disclaimer the
gameplay you're about to see
is from a work in progress version of
the game everything you see
is potentially subject to change for
this list we'll be looking at
instances within the industry where
companies or influencers said or did
something problematic
or made bad business decisions that
angered fans
which of these do you think was the
biggest fail of 2020 be sure to sound
off in the comments below
now on to the top 10 number 10
joy-con drift attach the joy-con
controllers
and you can play anywhere joy-con drift
has been causing problems for switch
owners
almost as long as the console has been
available but it became a much bigger
problem for nintendo in 2020 multiple
class action lawsuits have now been
filed against the company
the newest being in seattle in november
this latest lawsuit alleges nintendo
isn't properly informing customers of
the problem nor doing anything to fix it
as it still occurs in newer models of
the switch and switch light
nintendo stated in october that the
joy-con drift quote
isn't a real problem right before
another suit was filed in california
nintendo offers free repairs at least
for the first pair of joy cons
but many still experience the issues
several months after getting them back
the joycon offers more than just
traditional video game controls
it invites everyone to a new world of
entertainment
number nine crunch a small but important
disclaimer the gameplay you're about to
see
is from a work in progress version of
the game everything you see
is potentially subject to change crunch
has been an issue before
but 2020 is when it really came into the
public eye
in july a glass door review appeared
from a respawn employee stating they
experienced burnout
stress and extreme anxiety while working
on apex legends
director chad grineer has since stated
they refuse to crunch despite slow
updates due to the pandemic
but other developers haven't been as
helpful in march kotaku uncovered the
widespread crunch culture of naughty dog
employees would often work 12-hour days
or longer citing a feeling of obligation
and the studio's built-in atmosphere
most recently it was cd project red
after promising to avoid
forced overtime it mandated six day work
weeks before delaying the game without
many of the team knowing until the world
did
we finish the job but our story is just
beginning
number eight the invader v controversy
and it doesn't matter how broke you are
if you have time to watch twitch
you have you have ten dollars truly not
that long ago
the idea of getting paid to play video
games was a wild fantasy
with twitch and other platforms it no
longer is
but there are some streamers who feel
they deserve more in april invader v
came under fire for asking viewers to
pay her channel's full subscription fee
five to ten dollars she stated anyone
watching twitch
should have ten dollars and if they
didn't it was because they were
irresponsible with money and should be
working anyway what you mean to say is
i'm so irresponsible with my money i
can't support the entertainment that i
enjoy that's a lot easier said than done
considering this was the onset of a
global pandemic
where people lost their jobs when this
was pointed out
she doubled down on her comments while
she did eventually apologize
her statements were nonetheless
incredibly entitled
because what i said wasn't a joke what i
said was hurtful
number seven the last of us part two
leaks
don't worry we still won't spoil it here
the last of us part 2 was
undeniably one of the most anticipated
games of 2020.
in april major story and gameplay
elements from the game
leaked online that in itself is
incredibly unfortunate
but the story elements laid out without
context
angered many fans these included major
character deaths
as well as a change in playable
character halfway through the game
some fans were so upset with the story
decisions
that they review bombed the game on
metacritic
the day of its release the game's launch
was surrounded by so much vitriol
that some team members received hateful
messages and death threats
which is clearly unacceptable it was all
just a big awful mess
number six ps5 and xbox series x
pre-orders
let's suppose that you were able every
night to dream any dream you wanted to
dream
getting a brand new console under normal
circumstances is
usually a struggle let alone during a
pandemic
sony and microsoft still went ahead with
their release plans
but pre-ordering was a nightmare in
september
sony revealed the price and release date
for the ps5
but some retailers like walmart jumped
the gun on pre-orders
sony themselves had promised they'd give
players plenty of notice before
pre-ordering
yet they went live on the website almost
immediately after the release
announcement microsoft fared a little
better but retailers ran out of xbox
stock soon after pre-orders went live
neither sony nor microsoft were prepared
with enough systems
but with how they each hyped up their
consoles as the next generation of
gaming
they really should have been but now
let's um
let's have a surprise let's have a dream
which isn't under control
number five activision blizzard's
treatment of its employees
one of the interesting things about
working here is our culture
it's extremely passionate it's quality
first
blizzard has come under fire over the
last few years for various reasons
and the studio was back at it again in
2020 with poor treatment of its
employees
an internal survey in 2019 revealed many
employees were unhappy with their
compensation
following budget cuts from parent
company activision blizzard blizzard
implemented raises this year
though the majority of them were under
10 given the payment received by higher
ups
like activision blizzard ceo bobby codex
40 million
salary in 2019 many were naturally upset
blizzard didn't look any better when it
closed the french office in october
and since brexit and the lockdown
complicated original plans to move the
office to london
blizzard instead laid off 285 employees
in the midst of a global pandemic
there's sort of this magic that exists
in blizzard pride and us being together
as a group
and making the things that we make and
taking on the challenges of being
blizzard together that really have made
us who we are
number four halo infinite's development
struggles
no yes no you
i can't stand it oh you are
freed no you don't get to tell me what
to do the latest entry in microsoft's
flagship franchise has seen a lot of
problems behind the scenes
this year especially footage shown
during a july showcase was criticized
for lackluster graphics
and it resulted in a widespread meme of
one of the game's enemies
soon after microsoft delayed the game to
an unspecified
2021 release date taking away the
biggest title for its upcoming console
while the footage's backlash was likely
one of the reasons
the lockdown and the fact that 343
industries have heavily outsourced to
external developers
also played roles adding to the
uncertainty was director chris lee's
departure in october
joining other high-profile employees
like lead producer amy olson
who have left since development began
we're still excited but
very concerned your people are broken
scattered hunted
defeated by me
number three ea sports games
as the rising generation of stars change
the game every single week
we're changing with them and this all
starts at the line of scrimmage
ea released its regular sports titles in
2020
though fan reception has reached a
boiling point madden nfl 21 was
criticized heavily for a slew of bugs
and not enough new elements yet still
launched at full price
fans revue bombed the title on
metacritic earning the lowest ever user
score of
0.2 and got hashtag nfl drop ea to trend
on social media
then there was fifa 21 not only did it
not
add much new but the switch version was
so insultingly similar to fifa 20 that
ign republished its review and gave the
new game a 2 out of 10.
nhl 21 wasn't nearly as criticized
but still only implemented minor updates
ea hasn't been popular for a while
and these decisions make it easy to see
why
welcome to madden 21 get ready to go
all out starting on august 28th
number two mixer's closure i know this
may come as a
shock to many of you but as of today
i will be streaming exclusively on mixer
in 2016
microsoft launched its own streaming
platform called mixer and over the
course of its lifespan
it actually managed to lure in some big
names in the streaming community
however it simply couldn't compete with
the numbers of well-established
platforms like twitch and youtube
in june microsoft abruptly announced
mixer's closure
and began the process of moving all
partners and streamers to
facebook gaming microsoft's head of
gaming phil spencer stated the
partnership with facebook was a
strategic move
for the xcloud service to reach more
people however
big streamers who had signed exclusive
contracts with mixer like ninja and
shroud
just ended up going back to twitch
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number one sexual harassment allegations
we designed it as a time for developers
and players to come together
to celebrate a shared passion for games
let's start off by saying that this is
incredibly shameful and unacceptable on
every level over the summer a plethora
of sexual assault claims surfaced
throughout the gaming industry
several publishers cut ties with riders
and even some events were cancelled
due to the claims the most significant
case came from ubisoft
over three dozen former and current
employees unearthed a long lasting cycle
of abuse both physical
and verbal which caused many higher ups
to be let go
while it's wonderful these abusers were
found out the fact that it took so long
points to the widespread
sexist culture seen throughout all
corners of gaming
we are at the start of a long journey
real change
will take time but i am determined
to do everything in my power to ensure
everyone at ubisoft feels welcomed
respected
and safe in the mood for more awesome
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