In the world of video games, there are few things more negative than having to remove your game from the market earlybecause it symbolizes that something has not gone quite right. Although it does not happen very often, there has been one such case in recent days that has caused quite a stir.
If you know anything about the world of video games, you have surely already heard of the case of Concorde which, after about two weeks of marketing, confirmed that it would close its servers this week and refund the money to whoever bought it. Although this seems very radical, it is a situation that several titles clashed
Games Completely Defeated
So that you can see that this happens from time to time, we investigated five examples of video games that had to be pulled from stores shortly after they went on sale. Now, we start with the list and rank it from most to least time between launch and pull.
Afro Samurai 2: Kuma’s Revenge
One of the most common reasons why these types of games are eliminated prematurely is negative reception Both in terms of reviews and sales, this is the case with Afro Samurai 2. It did not sell enough to give gainsso much so that the developer himself had to issue a public apology to those who purchased the game.
The guys game
This is one of those games infamous of the history of the medium. This game was like a quiz, but every time you answered a question correctly, one of the girls who appeared would take off an item of clothing. It was removed because it was discovered that one of the girls appearing in the title was minor
Devotion
This Taiwanese horror video game probably doesn’t look familiar to you at all. The reason it was removed from Steam six days after it went on sale is because one of the easter eggs which included had as its protagonist Xi JinpingPresident of China and who was not very happy with it, forcing him to instantly remove it from the store. A reference that cost them dearly.
The day before
This title obviously had to be mentioned. The most famous example of a game being pulled from stores a few days after receiving an excellent quantity of reviews because fans didn’t get anything from the studio they promised. Worst of all? The studio refused to refund the money as an apology, or even to the point of scam.
Tenchu: Stealth Assassins
The reason this game was pulled from the market just two days after its launch has nothing to do with its reception or sales, but rather because of a series of issues with the distribution rightswhich made this video game a game that, even if it was quite popularcouldn’t shine as much as it should have. It was a real shame.
What about you? Can you think of any other games that were eliminated?
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