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Dumbest Game Studio Names?
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Shinra Technologies and Yoichi Wada would like to have a word with you. Lol
mikefizzled
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Kojima Productions :'(
liliththepale
Banned
Just because you keep saying it's not doesn't make it not true. You haven't adequately explained how using a pretentious name isn't pretentious behavior. There's literally no way for them to live up to their name because it's apples to oranges. They just picked it because some people consider it beautiful. That is pretentious. There's no way you can disagree with that unless you have a drastic misunderstanding of the definition of pretentiousness.
CaptainGyro
Banned
Uh I have explained it, several times now. They used the name because it is pleasing to the ear. Are all companies that have names pleasing to the ear pretentious now?
liliththepale
Banned
If that's the only reason for the name choice, yes. Absolutely.
3DimensionalAperture
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From Software is an awesome name for a game developer. I can't believe anyone would think otherwise.
The Spoony Hou
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My Japanese teacher says it means "Japan is number one", though he grew up during WWII so maybe that's not the default meaning now.
CaptainGyro
Banned
That makes absolutely no sense to me.
What about company logos? Are they pretentious if they are visually appealing and that is the only purpose of the logo?
These people should consider a rebranding. Their name makes no sense.
Naughty Dog is also a silly name that I'm not sure fits with the developer's current image.
I think it would have to be 'CyberConnect2'. Sounds like some crappy game accessory from the 90s.
Here's a pretty big list of game developers/studios.
Here's a pretty big list of game developers/studios.
liliththepale
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Because it has no bearing on who they are as a studio or the kind of work they do. It's literally only an appeal to people's predisposition towards the words.
Sucker Punch wants their games to be as hard-hitting as a sucker punch. Epic wants their games to be epic. Platinum wants their games to be platinum quality. These are achievable things. But what does Cellar Door want? Naughty Dog wanted you to think of a couple of lowly guys making games. Insomniac wants you to think about people too excited about the game to go to sleep. But what does Cellar Door want you to think about?
They just want you to think about musty professors who in their esteem have deemed cellar door the most beautiful word pairing that exists. If you don't see how fucking pretentious that is then I have nothing more to say.
CaptainGyro
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I wish you decided that like 10 posts ago. I already said it was going in circles
liliththepale
Banned
I know. I just tend not to bow out of an argument when my opponent is still taking swings at me.
Iva Demilcol
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TheListener
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ClivePwned
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Honestly, the worst ones from this thread are Thatgamecompany and Gamecock.
But then I don't the know context of why either was chosen as a monicker. Half the time, you're looking for something snappy, isn't already taken, that is available to trademark, has a .com available and also hasn't already been claimed on twitter, facebook, instagram of whatever.
I don't get the Naughty Dog name hate either. Why should the name reflect the type of game they make?
otherwise every F2P studio would all be called something like ca$hgrab before the bubble bursts,
Kojima productions doesn't exactly say "stealth game poorly mixing gritty reality with anime-inspired absurdities with ponderous and pretentious story telling that is also amazing to play."
Infinity Ward doesn't scream "It's exactly like the Simpsons."
Rockstar North doesn't sound like "Murica: the Game."
etcetera.
opinions are like assholes. I have one of each.
But then I don't the know context of why either was chosen as a monicker. Half the time, you're looking for something snappy, isn't already taken, that is available to trademark, has a .com available and also hasn't already been claimed on twitter, facebook, instagram of whatever.
I don't get the Naughty Dog name hate either. Why should the name reflect the type of game they make?
apart from tencent.
Kojima productions doesn't exactly say "stealth game poorly mixing gritty reality with anime-inspired absurdities with ponderous and pretentious story telling that is also amazing to play."
Infinity Ward doesn't scream "It's exactly like the Simpsons."
Rockstar North doesn't sound like "Murica: the Game."
etcetera.
opinions are like assholes. I have one of each.
People should learn about the origins of CD Projekt: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-11-06-seeing-red-the-story-of-cd-projekt
They started out selling CDs out of a van. It's probably my favorite studio name, but English isn't my first language, so what do I know.
I really don't like Boss Key Productions. Like...yeah you are a game studio and that's a thing in games. Could've also named it "Loot Crate" or "Red Barrel".
They started out selling CDs out of a van. It's probably my favorite studio name, but English isn't my first language, so what do I know.
I really don't like Boss Key Productions. Like...yeah you are a game studio and that's a thing in games. Could've also named it "Loot Crate" or "Red Barrel".
Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
They were the first(or one of the first) to import CD-Roms into poland.
Projekt can be translated into Project, Plan or even proposal....so they were a company that had a plan to import CDs, or their Project was to bring in CDs thus the name CD Projekt...RED is a nice color and is pretty prominent on the Polish flag
Ughhh this has to take the cake, i cant think of a worse name.
Come on EARS(Electronic Arts Redwood Shores) was such a cool name, much better than their new name: Visceral Games.
^Now thats some generic shit.
Square was a terrible name.....The Square Company? I always laughed whenever i saw the name listed...SquareSoft was better but still silly....Maybe They should have kept the Enix Corporation name.
There is no Sega Games.....its just Sega because Sega used to be short for Service Games.
No like in Racing(They are a racing studio).
I thought everyone who knew about Turn 10 studios got this?
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I love these guy, i used to hate their name till i got more details from them about their studio.
I H8 Memes
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A2M for obvious reasons. From Software just for being a stupid name for a studio.
bloodforge
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Most company names a kinda dumb really.
Their logo animation makes it even more obvious what it means.
Their logo animation makes it even more obvious what it means.
You have bad taste or didn't read the whole thread if true.
TheSpaceBetween
Member
Every studio that's named after the location it resides in.
Was gonna say this. I don't have problems with studio names at all honestly.
QualityPixel
Banned
Nah, it's a terrible name. But I forgive them because they made one of the best games ever:
Chromehounds
Red Mage
Member
That's what came to mind with me. Even the Honest Trailer guy pokes fun at the name.
DirgeExtinction
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DICE.
Team Ninja
Ninja Theory
Team Ninja
Ninja Theory
The Spoony Hou
Member
Midgar Studio
Just because it tries too hard to ape Final Fantasy
Is this a joke? FF was the last thing in my mind when I saw the name.
Yes, I was a FF fan during the SNES and PSX days.
I'll give you Ninja Theory but Team Ninja and Digital Illusions Computer Entertainment are cool.
DirgeExtinction
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Didn't know it stood for that. I stand corrected on that one.
CaptainGyro
Banned
well like I said before I didn't get Cherry Pop right away, and gamecock I guess is pretty bad once you know how immature the guys in the company acted , indicating it's pretty likely they were going for a " we said cock lol" thing ( while reading at first I had forgotten about the shit the company had done before). There might have been a few others I missed but still the vast majority of the complaints seem pretty damn nitpicky to me
Scrooge McDuck
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One of the points of naming things is to make it sound good. It doesn't have to make you think about anything. You attribute motives when there might be none.
They already are. It was already posted. It sucks.
Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
Do you also hate the SCGC
P.S I hope you know Gamecock is a type of rooster known for well, cockfighting.
liliththepale
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For character names and similar, sure, but I think businesses are different, especially with this specific instance. Yacht Club Games is another case where it seems pretentious, but at least they have admitted on numerous occasions to it being an ironic name.
High Voltage because everyone who touches them gets burned.
Or just us end users...
You should look up their old logo. It's a masterwork.
I just read this line in the "created and developed by Naughty Dog" voice from Crash Bandicoot: Warped.
Scrooge McDuck
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It's a studio that makes a "tribute-to-JRPG-classics" game, using a derivative name of "Midgard" that only exists in Final Fantasy VII.
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