The State of the Video Game Industry (in 2021)

(Season 4) Episode 8
[Gaming Arc 6/6]

The Video Game Industry is going through an… interesting phase. Pre-orders are pushed, games are released unfinished, and even (some) major publishers seem to be dropped the ball left and right- whether it be in game quality or their morality.So, come end this journey with us: to see where the industry (from a consumer perspective) stands.

As always, sources are available on our website.
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[Gaming Arc 6/6]

The Video Game Industry is going through an… interesting phase. Pre-orders are pushed, games are released unfinished, and even (some) major publishers seem to be dropped the ball left and right- whether it be in game quality or their morality.So, come end this journey with us: to see where the industry (from a consumer perspective) stands.

Sources:

EA Sports Games:

IGN, 2 September 2021, “Madden NFL 22 Review“Forbes, 20 August 2021, “Madden 22 Review: The Good, The Bad, The Bottom Line“GameSpot, 17 August 2021, “Madden NFL 22 Review — Momentum Shift“IGN, 9 October 2020, “FIFA 21 Legacy Edition (Switch) Review“PC Gamer, 9 September 2020, “Madden NFL 21 Review”

EA’s Star Wars Battlefront II:

EA.com, “Star Wars Battlefront“GameSpot, 22 November 2017, “Star Wars Battlefront 2’s Loot Box Controversy Explained“GameSpot, 14 November 2017, “Star Wars: Battlefront 2 Reddit Post Receives Over 680,000 Downvotes“The Escapist, 18 May 2016, “Battlefront‘s Campaign Was Cut so it Could Launch With Episode VII“

The Sims 4:

Plumbella @ Youtube.com, 1 October 2021, “A deep dive into the failings of The Sims 4”Screen Rant, 21 December 2020, “How Much Sims 4 Costs In 2021 With All Expansion, Game, & Stuff Packs“

Mario 3D All-Stars:

Nintendo Life, 19 September 2020, “Random: Some 3D All-Stars Players Aren’t Happy About The Visible Debug Cubes In Super Mario Sunshine”WIRED UK, 17 September 2020, “Super Mario 3D All-Stars does the unthinkable: it messes up Mario 64“

Cyberpunk 2077:

The Verge, 29 March 2021, “Cyberpunk 2077’s latest patch fixes hundreds of bugs“Windows Central, 23 December 2020, “List of Cyberpunk 2077 known bugs and launch issues“TheSixthAxis, 12 October 2020, “Cyberpunk 2077 has serious frame rate issues on PS4 and Xbox One”SeizuresThe Gamer, 8 December 2020, “CDPR Vows To Address Epilepsy Concerns In Cyberpunk 2077“Game Informer, 7 December 2020, “Cyberpunk 2077 Epileptic PSA“

Activision Blizzard:

Kotaku, 28 July 2021, “Inside Blizzard Developers’ Infamous Bill ‘Cosby Suite’“Kotaku, 21 July 2021, “Activision Blizzard Sued By California Over Widespread Harassment Of Women“

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