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Gaming Gaffes of 2004

Posted by Zonk on from the just-makes-ya-wanna-spit dept.

jvm writes "It's about time for the "Best Games of 2004" articles to flood the web, and in preparation Curmudgeon Gamer has assembled Gaming Gaffes of 2004 (alternate link), a followup to our 2003 edition. This year we point to the the EA_spouse blog, the Driv3r review scandal, Sony's hardware missteps, and seven other less than impressive moments from the past year."

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  1. STEAM by satanami69 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    How about the Steam update from two days ago that disabled logins from Linux/Cedega users?

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  2. How about the fact... by Alkaiser · · Score: 4, Insightful

    That it's still 2004 and there's a X of 2004 List already coming out.

    If you want to make a list that truly encompasses the Best/Worst of a Year, wait until the following year.

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  3. Re:#3 on the list... by SetupWeasel · · Score: 4, Informative

    Sony promised customers and Square that they would support the HDD with a "Virtual Jukebox" at the very least. You know... so people wouldn't spend the extra $50 for the PS2 version for nothing. Sony didn't make any games for it, didn't keep any of their promises for it, and decided it wasn't worth supporting.

    Square stepped up to the plate for the HDD. Sony kicked them in the nuts and ran away. That's enough to make a "gaffe of 2004" without even considering the consumer.

    If you ever wonder why Square can't seem to complete Final Fantasy XII and are buddies with Nintendo again, this may be the reason, at least in part.