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Scorpia is the pseudonym of a video game journalist who was most active from the early 1980's through 2009 and was known for writing controversial and harsh reviews of adventure and RPG games published in Computer Gaming World magazine. One of her most notable reviews was a lukewarm review of Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World that supposedly angered the game's designer, Jon Van Caneghem, so much he wrote a lengthy response defending the game and lambasting the review that was also published in the magazine. He then named an enemy after Scorpia in the game's sequel, Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra. In a 2019 interview with Kotaku UK, Scorpia stated there was never any true bad blood between her and Caneghem, but expressed disappointment that he didn't make the monster she was named after "big and nasty".
"Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games" by Matt Barton (page 189):
https://books.google.com/books?id=qPPRBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA189
Kotaku UK interview:
https://web.archive.org/web/20210206173418/https://www.kotaku.com.au/2019/09/searching-for-scorpia-whatever-happened-to-gamings-first-celebrity-critic/
https://books.google.com/books?id=qPPRBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA189
Kotaku UK interview:
https://web.archive.org/web/20210206173418/https://www.kotaku.com.au/2019/09/searching-for-scorpia-whatever-happened-to-gamings-first-celebrity-critic/
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On February 3, 2023, 9 days after Forspoken's release, Square Enix released the outline of the Results Briefing held on that day, which showed some insight on the publisher's takeaways concerning its recent game releases.
While the briefing primarily focused on the financial results of numerous underperforming "small and mid-sized titles" that released in the quarter of October-December 2022 to try and fill the gap for declining net sales in the "HD Games sub-segment", the company decided to make a comment on the sales and reception for Forspoken. On page 6 of the outline, Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda stated the following:
The effects of the game's negative reception would come to fruition on February 28, when Square Enix announced that its developer, Luminous Productions, would be absorbed back into Square Enix on May 1 to "further bolster the competitive prowess of the Group's development studios". Despite Forspoken's failure, Luminous Productions said that they would remain committed to the game in the meantime, releasing patch updates and working on the game's upcoming DLC "In Tanta We Trust", which would later release on May 26, after the studio's closure.
While the briefing primarily focused on the financial results of numerous underperforming "small and mid-sized titles" that released in the quarter of October-December 2022 to try and fill the gap for declining net sales in the "HD Games sub-segment", the company decided to make a comment on the sales and reception for Forspoken. On page 6 of the outline, Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda stated the following:
"Reviews of “FORSPOKEN,” which we released on January 24, 2023, have been challenging. However, the game has also received positive feedback on its action features, including its parkour and combat capabilities, so it has yielded results that will lead to improvement of our development capabilities of other games in the future. That said, its sales have been lackluster, and while the performance of new titles with February and March release dates will be the ultimate determinant, we see considerable downside risk to our FY2023/3 earnings."
The effects of the game's negative reception would come to fruition on February 28, when Square Enix announced that its developer, Luminous Productions, would be absorbed back into Square Enix on May 1 to "further bolster the competitive prowess of the Group's development studios". Despite Forspoken's failure, Luminous Productions said that they would remain committed to the game in the meantime, releasing patch updates and working on the game's upcoming DLC "In Tanta We Trust", which would later release on May 26, after the studio's closure.
Square Enix sales outline article:
https://www.rpgsite.net/news/13882-square-enix-says-forspoken-sales-have-been-lackluster-and-many-small-and-mid-sized-titles-did-not-perform-as-well-as-we-had-expected
Luminous Productions closure article:
https://www.ign.com/articles/forspoken-developer-will-be-folded-back-into-square-enix
https://www.rpgsite.net/news/13882-square-enix-says-forspoken-sales-have-been-lackluster-and-many-small-and-mid-sized-titles-did-not-perform-as-well-as-we-had-expected
Luminous Productions closure article:
https://www.ign.com/articles/forspoken-developer-will-be-folded-back-into-square-enix
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The Nintendo Switch launch trailer for Bubsy: Paws on Fire! contains a review quote from the French gaming news website Vandal claiming "This is probably the best game Bubsy has ever had..." In the full review, this is followed by "but that's not saying a lot".
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The US box art of Bubsy 3D contains quotes from a review by PSExtreme magazine claiming the game to have received a "Gold X Award". For many years, the combination of the magazine's obscurity and the generally-accepted notion of the title's low quality lead many to believe that the quotes and award were faked.This was disproven in 2018 when Redditor Alex Winding provided a scan of the magazine to Retrovolve writer Josh Wirtanen.
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In 2023, an unknown person by the name of Brandon White bought the UK rights to Cookie's Bustle under the fake company name of "Graceware" and began filing DMCA takedowns against any website or video with documentation of the game, in some cases fraudulently using the name of Nintendo, believed to be in an act of copyright trolling. This led to an uptick in interest in the game, with many content creators streaming, making fan works based on, and reviewing the game in retaliation.
subdirectory_arrow_right Macsen Software (Company)
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Due to the poor reviews that the EastEnders game received, publisher Macsen Software would deny its existence to the gaming press.
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The UK children's gaming TV show Bad Influence did major marketing work for Rise of the Robots, devoting a large chunk of its Christmas special to the game and designing a new opening sequence based on Rise. Ironically, when the game launched, Bad Influence gave the game an extremely low score, much like most other gaming publications that were hyping up the game.
Video about Rise of the Robots history:
https://youtu.be/hAZCtEU0VDQ?t=859
https://youtu.be/hAZCtEU0VDQ?t=1470
https://youtu.be/hAZCtEU0VDQ?t=859
https://youtu.be/hAZCtEU0VDQ?t=1470
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In 2002, Eidos Interactive launched a new label known as "Fresh Games", with the first three games released under said label being Mister Mosquito, Mad Maestro!, and Legaia 2: Duel Saga. The idea behind Fresh Games was to publish titles that otherwise would likely not see a release outside Japan, particularly those best described as "quirky" and "odd". For example, both Mad Maestro! and Mister Mosquito had been praised in magazines, and Eidos felt they deserved a chance to be released worldwide.
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Buck Bumble was criticized by game journalists for having a high level of distance fog. On this topic, Fabian Blache of Q64 Magazine jokingly claimed:
"I am sure the fact that the game is set in England will be the excuse for its presence in this title."
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At E3 2015, Nintendo unveiled a new game as an event played during the Nintendo World Championships competition entitled "Blast Ball", with many in attendance noting the game's resemblance to Metroid Prime Hunters. Days later, during the 2015 Nintendo Digital Event, Blast Ball was announced to be part of a full-fledged Metroid Prime spin-off game entitled "Metroid Prime: Federation Force". The game received heavy critical and fan backlash upon its reveal, with common complaints including the choice to reveal a Metroid Prime spin-off title almost ten years after the last traditional Metroid Prime game and after a six-year gap from the similarly polarizing Metroid: Other M, the utilization of a chibi art style, and a seeming lack of Samus Aran or a single-player mode (Samus would later be revealed to be in the game as a side-character and single-player functionality was later confirmed during E3). The reveal trailer received a heavy dislike-to-like ratio on YouTube, having at least 87,000 dislikes and only 10,000 likes as of this writing. Furthermore, a Change.org petition to cancel the game received 7,500 signatures 24 hours after its creation, and received 24,108 signatures prior to its closure.
Nintendo acknowledged the negative pre-release reception of the game several times, but still defended the game overall, with Shigeru Miyamoto and Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Amie giving similar statements about trying to propel the Metroid series by challenging the traditional gameplay formats that came before it and made up the essence of the franchise. Fils-Amie also compared the fan reaction to the game's reveal to that of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, which also received heavy criticism for its art style and gameplay compared to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. The game's co-producer and Metroid Prime series producer Kensuke Tanabe on the other hand had much more conflicting reactions, initially stating that he had expected the negative reception, but later remarking that he was quite surprised by the negative reception and criticized the heavy criticism against the game's graphics, but in both cases he still asked players to reserve their judgements until they played the game.
During the March 3, 2016 Nintendo Direct five months prior to the game's release, an entire segment of the Direct dedicated to the game was hosted by Tanabe, where he addressed fan criticism, explained the development history of the game, showed a more in-depth view of the story mode, and offered a glimpse of Samus' role in the game. Some people believed this segment of the Direct showed that Nintendo was doing "damage control" for the game after the criticism it received at its reveal. Fan reception did not improve, as shortly after the release of the Direct and a subsequent trailer, it started to receive thousands of dislikes like the reveal trailer, prompting Nintendo to disable the like/dislike ratio. Metroid Prime: Federation Force was noticeably absent during E3 2016, but would receive more coverage and trailers from Nintendo in the immediate weeks leading up to its release, where it ultimately received a mixed to average reception from critics and fans.
Nintendo acknowledged the negative pre-release reception of the game several times, but still defended the game overall, with Shigeru Miyamoto and Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Amie giving similar statements about trying to propel the Metroid series by challenging the traditional gameplay formats that came before it and made up the essence of the franchise. Fils-Amie also compared the fan reaction to the game's reveal to that of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, which also received heavy criticism for its art style and gameplay compared to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. The game's co-producer and Metroid Prime series producer Kensuke Tanabe on the other hand had much more conflicting reactions, initially stating that he had expected the negative reception, but later remarking that he was quite surprised by the negative reception and criticized the heavy criticism against the game's graphics, but in both cases he still asked players to reserve their judgements until they played the game.
During the March 3, 2016 Nintendo Direct five months prior to the game's release, an entire segment of the Direct dedicated to the game was hosted by Tanabe, where he addressed fan criticism, explained the development history of the game, showed a more in-depth view of the story mode, and offered a glimpse of Samus' role in the game. Some people believed this segment of the Direct showed that Nintendo was doing "damage control" for the game after the criticism it received at its reveal. Fan reception did not improve, as shortly after the release of the Direct and a subsequent trailer, it started to receive thousands of dislikes like the reveal trailer, prompting Nintendo to disable the like/dislike ratio. Metroid Prime: Federation Force was noticeably absent during E3 2016, but would receive more coverage and trailers from Nintendo in the immediate weeks leading up to its release, where it ultimately received a mixed to average reception from critics and fans.
Blast Ball pre-reveal news coverage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sGf58VOo-s
http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/06/14/e3-2015-blast-ball-revealed-during-nintendo-world-championships
http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/06/16/e3-2015-metroid-prime-federation-force-is-e3s-biggest-tease
Fan reception sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGu3Xe1uUUg
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/e3-2015-metroid-prime-federation-force-fan-petition-wants-nintendo-3ds-game-cancelled-1506600
https://www.change.org/p/nintendo-petition-for-cancelation-of-metroid-prime-federation-force
Reggie Fils-Amie/Shigeru Miyamoto statements:
http://mashable.com/2015/06/30/nintendo-e3-reggie-fils-amie-metroid/
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-08-17-super-mario-galaxy-3-opportunity-as-hardware-technology-gets-better-and-advances
http://kotaku.com/nintendos-reggie-talks-metroid-amiibo-and-of-course-1713347550
Kensuke Tanabe statements and Nintendo Direct coverage:
https://www.cgmagonline.com/articles/the-future-of-metroid-prime/
https://www.vg247.com/i-was-quite-surprised-by-the-backlash-kensuke-tanabe-on-metroid-prime-federation-force?page=2
https://www.nintendo.com/us/nintendo-direct/03-03-2016/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbKY_DYLZf8
http://kotaku.com/new-metroid-prime-federation-force-trailer-rapidly-down-1762753956
Absence at E3 2016:
https://twinfinite.net/2016/06/e3-2015-announcements-that-were-no-shows-at-e3-2016/4/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sGf58VOo-s
http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/06/14/e3-2015-blast-ball-revealed-during-nintendo-world-championships
http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/06/16/e3-2015-metroid-prime-federation-force-is-e3s-biggest-tease
Fan reception sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGu3Xe1uUUg
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/e3-2015-metroid-prime-federation-force-fan-petition-wants-nintendo-3ds-game-cancelled-1506600
https://www.change.org/p/nintendo-petition-for-cancelation-of-metroid-prime-federation-force
Reggie Fils-Amie/Shigeru Miyamoto statements:
http://mashable.com/2015/06/30/nintendo-e3-reggie-fils-amie-metroid/
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-08-17-super-mario-galaxy-3-opportunity-as-hardware-technology-gets-better-and-advances
http://kotaku.com/nintendos-reggie-talks-metroid-amiibo-and-of-course-1713347550
Kensuke Tanabe statements and Nintendo Direct coverage:
https://www.cgmagonline.com/articles/the-future-of-metroid-prime/
https://www.vg247.com/i-was-quite-surprised-by-the-backlash-kensuke-tanabe-on-metroid-prime-federation-force?page=2
https://www.nintendo.com/us/nintendo-direct/03-03-2016/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbKY_DYLZf8
http://kotaku.com/new-metroid-prime-federation-force-trailer-rapidly-down-1762753956
Absence at E3 2016:
https://twinfinite.net/2016/06/e3-2015-announcements-that-were-no-shows-at-e3-2016/4/
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During development, Kao's name was originally going to be Denis the Kangaroo. This is reflected in some early reviews of the game at the time, which still refer to him as Denis.
Kao the Kangaroo reviews:
https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/12/13/kao-the-kangaroo-2
https://www.eurogamer.net/p-kao-dc
https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/12/13/kao-the-kangaroo-2
https://www.eurogamer.net/p-kao-dc
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This game is the second Leisure Suit Larry game to feature no involvement from series creator Al Lowe. Around the time the game was released, Lowe wrote this testimony about the game on his blog:
Lowe then proceeded to list several negative reviews of the game from various major outlets, before concluding with:
"All I know about BOB is what I've read online. VU [Vivendi Games] (and later Activision, Team 17 and Codemasters) did not consult me nor discuss anything about this game with me. In fact, they've expressed no interest in me whatsoever! For a while, I hoped that they would remember to send me a review copy. Now that the reviews are in, it's just as well that they didn't!
In case you missed the news, Sierra announced another Larry Lovage game (although this time they spelled his name with an extra "E" i.e., "Loveage" ): Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust. A few months later, after Activision merged with VU, they cancelled it, along with many other VU titles. In early 2009, the game's developer Team 17 announced that Codemasters had picked up the title. It was released at the end of March. No advance copies were released to reviewers (always an ominous sign).
Originally, the game's Executive Producer, John Melchior, claimed it had "open world sand box gameplay," racing, platforming, and puzzles and yet also repeated four times that "it's an adventure game." As another warning sign that rarely bodes well for good gameplay, Larry BOB proudly features its voiceover talent, which includes some D-list "stars." Mr. Melchior wanted to make a game that "Al Lowe would like to play." I wonder why he didn't just ask me?
Ah, well; it can't be worse than Magna Cum Laude, can it?
Now that the reviews are in, the answer is: Yes, it can!"
In case you missed the news, Sierra announced another Larry Lovage game (although this time they spelled his name with an extra "E" i.e., "Loveage" ): Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust. A few months later, after Activision merged with VU, they cancelled it, along with many other VU titles. In early 2009, the game's developer Team 17 announced that Codemasters had picked up the title. It was released at the end of March. No advance copies were released to reviewers (always an ominous sign).
Originally, the game's Executive Producer, John Melchior, claimed it had "open world sand box gameplay," racing, platforming, and puzzles and yet also repeated four times that "it's an adventure game." As another warning sign that rarely bodes well for good gameplay, Larry BOB proudly features its voiceover talent, which includes some D-list "stars." Mr. Melchior wanted to make a game that "Al Lowe would like to play." I wonder why he didn't just ask me?
Ah, well; it can't be worse than Magna Cum Laude, can it?
Now that the reviews are in, the answer is: Yes, it can!"
Lowe then proceeded to list several negative reviews of the game from various major outlets, before concluding with:
"My Take: Thank you, VU Games, for keeping me completely away from this latest disaster!"
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Olympic Hockey Nagano ‘98 is the only game ever to receive a round 0 review score from IGN.
subdirectory_arrow_right Number None Inc. (Company)
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When Braid first released, its creator Jonathan Blow was not happy about the reception the game received, despite much of it being overwhelmingly positive, as he felt players didn't catch on to its deeper themes and messages, and only cared about its aesthetic and puzzles. This view of his game's success has made him a contentious figure, with particular infamy being drawn from his appearance in the 2012 documentary film Indie Game: The Movie, which has a scene of him silently contemplating in a dark room, while audio from a video of rapper Soulja Boy having fun with the game while completely ignoring its plot plays in the background.
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On August 24, 2017, a video was uploaded by gaming news outlet VentureBeat where lead writer Dean Takahashi, who specializes in general industry articles, strategy games and first/third person shooters and normally does not cover platformers or sidescrolling action games because by the outlet's own admission he was extremely bad at them, recorded a gameplay demonstration of him playing the Gamescom 2017 demo for Cuphead due to him being the only one on staff at Gamescom. This footage is notorious for the first two and a half minutes where he struggles to complete the game's tutorial, before struggling to play for another 23 minutes under conditions that were made intentionally easier for the game's demo such as increased health and instant access to some stronger unlockable charms like Spread. VentureBeat knew the footage was bad, but uploaded it anyways and drew attention to Takahashi's poor gameplay in the video title, calling it "shameful". However, VentureBeat initially did not explain the full context of the footage in the video description, and due to Gamescom being held one month prior to Cuphead's release, the clip was passed around out of context leading people to believe he was doing a full review of the game and trying to make a point of it being too difficult. In reality, the video was posted alongside an article about the demo by Takahashi to VentureBeat that regularly acknowledges his poor skill at the game; he also called Cuphead a fun game that showed "why making hard games that depend on skill is like a lost art". Regardless, the footage still drew extreme negative backlash and harassment towards him and claims that he was unfit to be a game journalist. Takahashi's response to the controversy spurred more controversy after he accused people attacking the footage of being connected to the 2014 #Gamergate movement, when one week prior to responding, he published an article promoting the idea of a "leisure economy" that stems from game journalists among others being paid to play games, and promoting the fact that he had been reviewing games for 21 years up to that point.
Cuphead Dean Takahashi Gamescom 2017 footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=848Y1Uu5Htk
Earliest archived video page prior to description updates:
https://web.archive.org/web/20170902001715/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=848Y1Uu5Htk
Earliest archive of Dean Takahashi Cuphead article:
https://web.archive.org/web/20170909095947/https://venturebeat.com/2017/08/24/cuphead-hands-on-my-26-minutes-of-shame-with-an-old-time-cartoon-game/
Earliest archive of Dean Takahashi leisure economy/experience article:
https://web.archive.org/web/20170901192804/https://venturebeat.com/2017/09/01/the-deanbeat-the-leisure-economy-where-we-all-get-paid-to-play-games
Earliest archive of Dean Takahashi Cuphead response article:
https://web.archive.org/web/20170908155049/https://venturebeat.com/2017/09/08/the-deanbeat-our-cuphead-runneth-over
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=848Y1Uu5Htk
Earliest archived video page prior to description updates:
https://web.archive.org/web/20170902001715/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=848Y1Uu5Htk
Earliest archive of Dean Takahashi Cuphead article:
https://web.archive.org/web/20170909095947/https://venturebeat.com/2017/08/24/cuphead-hands-on-my-26-minutes-of-shame-with-an-old-time-cartoon-game/
Earliest archive of Dean Takahashi leisure economy/experience article:
https://web.archive.org/web/20170901192804/https://venturebeat.com/2017/09/01/the-deanbeat-the-leisure-economy-where-we-all-get-paid-to-play-games
Earliest archive of Dean Takahashi Cuphead response article:
https://web.archive.org/web/20170908155049/https://venturebeat.com/2017/09/08/the-deanbeat-our-cuphead-runneth-over
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Skullheart Forum official patch notes:
https://skullheart.com/threads/official-content-updates-and-revisions.11921/
Community statement from game director Charley Price:
https://forum.skullgirlsmobile.com/threads/official-skullgirls-content-updates-revisions.20180/
Two-part update comparison videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL18fryeqUg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5PJL8VMxDo
Update details article:
https://www.eurogamer.net/skullgirls-update-changes-content-developer-felt-was-in-poor-taste
Review bombing article:
https://www.pcgamer.com/skullgirls-bombarded-by-negative-steam-reviews-after-devs-alter-old-artwork-they-felt-was-in-poor-taste/
General article:
https://www.techradar.com/gaming/skullgirls-has-received-a-cosmetic-update-and-fans-are-displeased
"Keep Skullgirls Growing" Indiegogo campaign:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/keep-skullgirls-growing#/
Overwhelmingly negative reviews tweet:
https://twitter.com/FGC_Daily/status/1675870761007939585
https://skullheart.com/threads/official-content-updates-and-revisions.11921/
Community statement from game director Charley Price:
https://forum.skullgirlsmobile.com/threads/official-skullgirls-content-updates-revisions.20180/
Two-part update comparison videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL18fryeqUg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5PJL8VMxDo
Update details article:
https://www.eurogamer.net/skullgirls-update-changes-content-developer-felt-was-in-poor-taste
Review bombing article:
https://www.pcgamer.com/skullgirls-bombarded-by-negative-steam-reviews-after-devs-alter-old-artwork-they-felt-was-in-poor-taste/
General article:
https://www.techradar.com/gaming/skullgirls-has-received-a-cosmetic-update-and-fans-are-displeased
"Keep Skullgirls Growing" Indiegogo campaign:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/keep-skullgirls-growing#/
Overwhelmingly negative reviews tweet:
https://twitter.com/FGC_Daily/status/1675870761007939585
subdirectory_arrow_right Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (Game)
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During The Game Awards 2022, Christopher Judge's acceptance speech for the "Best Performance" award (given to him for his performance as Kratos in God of War Ragnarök) ran for 7 minutes and 59 seconds. This speech has been noted for surpassing the Guinness World Record for the "Longest speech accepting an Oscar award", which is currently held by actress Greer Garson for her speech at the 15th Academy Awards in 1943, which lasted for 5 minutes and 30 seconds. The length of Judge's speech was referenced during his appearance at The Game Awards 2023, where he presented that year's award for "Best Performance". Prior to announcing the nominees, he took the opportunity to poke fun at the length of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III's campaign, claiming "my speech last year was longer than this year's Call of Duty campaign". Following the ceremony, several developers who currently and formerly worked on the Call of Duty series responded negatively to the roast, with Sledgehammer Games engineer Darcy Sandall saying:
It's worth noting that both before and after release, Modern Warfare III's campaign mode was heavily criticized, with many describing it as shallow, short, rushed, and disappointing in spite of its technical aspects.
"Honestly, as COD developers, we've heard way worse. But we don't expect it from a peer, at an event that supposed to be celebrating this years achievements in gaming. Especially with all the information that was leaked about it's development."
It's worth noting that both before and after release, Modern Warfare III's campaign mode was heavily criticized, with many describing it as shallow, short, rushed, and disappointing in spite of its technical aspects.
New world record article:
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2022/12/random-kratos-actors-epic-god-of-war-ragnarok-award-speech-broke-a-world-record
Guinness World Record for "Longest speech accepting an Oscar award":
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/69853-longest-speech-accepting-an-oscar-award/
Call of Duty devs response:
https://www.ign.com/articles/call-of-duty-devs-are-a-little-peeved-at-christopher-judges-dig-during-the-game-awards
Darcy Sandall statement:
https://x.com/darcy_sandall/status/1733031322610958377?s=20
Modern Warfare III campaign criticism (pre-release):
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/review/modern-warfare-3/
https://www.ign.com/articles/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-single-player-campaign-review
https://www.polygon.com/reviews/23949450/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-campaign-review
https://kotaku.com/call-duty-modern-warfare-3-mwiii-dlc-rush-crunch-1851009723
Modern Warfare III campaign criticism (post-release):
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10096943-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-review-gameplay-impressions-for-campaign-multiplayer
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2022/12/random-kratos-actors-epic-god-of-war-ragnarok-award-speech-broke-a-world-record
Guinness World Record for "Longest speech accepting an Oscar award":
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/69853-longest-speech-accepting-an-oscar-award/
Call of Duty devs response:
https://www.ign.com/articles/call-of-duty-devs-are-a-little-peeved-at-christopher-judges-dig-during-the-game-awards
Darcy Sandall statement:
https://x.com/darcy_sandall/status/1733031322610958377?s=20
Modern Warfare III campaign criticism (pre-release):
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/review/modern-warfare-3/
https://www.ign.com/articles/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-single-player-campaign-review
https://www.polygon.com/reviews/23949450/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-campaign-review
https://kotaku.com/call-duty-modern-warfare-3-mwiii-dlc-rush-crunch-1851009723
Modern Warfare III campaign criticism (post-release):
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10096943-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-review-gameplay-impressions-for-campaign-multiplayer
Franchise: Sonic The Hedgehog
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On June 23, 2016, Sega released a YouTube video titled "25 Years of Sonic the Hedgehog!", a video going through an abridged timeline of the Sonic franchise's games on the anniversary of the first game's North American release. Strangely and controversially for a celebratory video, the video makes multiple snide remarks towards the games featured, some that are innocent in nature (such as Sonic the Hedgehog 3's description mentioning the "Knuckle Chuckle" meme and Sonic Heroes' description referencing the infamous "Look at all those Eggman's Robots!" translation error) while others very directly mock flaws and criticised elements of the games, such as Sonic 3's referencing the "barrel of doom", Sonic 3D Blast's description poking fun at how the Flicky AI would run away from Sonic, 2006's Sonic the Hedgehog not even receiving a description and simply showing its loading graphic, and Sonic Colors' description stating that it is where "Sonic in 3D finally finds its footing", a statement that is technically true when looking at critical reception, but tends to aggravate fans of 2000s-era Sonic games.
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While Bubsy 3D is often considered to have killed the Bubsy franchise until its revival in the late 2010s, the franchise was not killed by Accolade as one may expect. Accolade wanted a new installment titled Bubsy 4 (Bubsy in Fractured Furry Tales not being considered part of the franchise's official numbering) after Bubsy 3D's release, but series creator Michael Berlyn was the one who pulled the plug on the franchise, believing that Bubsy 2 and Bubsy 3D had dealt too much damage to it:
"I pitched [Sparky and Bolt, an unmade, Jetsons-inspired game] to Accolade, and Accolade said, "Ummmmm, I don’t think so. We’re more interested in a Bubsy 4." And I said, "I really think Bubsy’s dead by now. Between what you guys did with Bubsy 2 and what I did with Bubsy 3D, it’s time to move on." They didn’t agree."
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