Video games are always released in the hope of every publisher’s prospect of success. However, the created scenario is not always as expected. There are games that have just been released but are full of bugs, or provide such a bad experience that no loyal fan can defend. And at the extreme end of the spectrum, there have been many games removed from stores simply because of poor quality. Typically the names below.
Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077’s disastrous launch has become a “textbook” for many game developers and has been continuously repeated in the past few years. It’s almost unprecedented for a game to be so heavily advertised and developed by CD Projekt – a name with such a famous name. However, the end came soon after, when Cyberpunk 2077 was removed from the PlayStation Store immediately after release with a notice from Sony that the project did not guarantee customer satisfaction. Sony even refunded anyone who bought it.
Of course, with spending hundreds of millions of dollars later, CD Projekt has also successfully overcome it and Cyberpunk 2077 once again returns to the store in June 2021 and is even becoming the most playable blockbuster currently. in.
Marvel’s Avengers
Since its announcement, Marvel’s Avengers has made many people assert that it will definitely be successful when released by Square Enix, and is also based on a very hot brand recently. But if they followed such a simple formula, game developers would all succeed.
Immediately upon release, Marvel’s Avengers received only mediocre reviews from critics. Initial sales were quite good, but most players who bought the game were not satisfied. More than three years after its release, Marvel’s Avengers was discounted 90% on Steam, then removed from all stores.
Afro Samurai 2: Revenge of Kuma Volume One
Afro Samurai 2: Revenge of Kuma Volume One lasted just over a month on the PlayStation Store and less than two months on Steam. The game received a rating of just 21 on Metacritic. A lot of errors and technical problems occurred from frame rates, repeated sounds to other bad experiences. Both Sony and Valve wasted no time in removing this project from their platforms.
The game’s publisher also admitted that everything was not as expected and was a major failure. The company itself also admitted its mistake, and refunded the full amount to the buyer.