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[bitbydeath]

Going to go with Bethesda, they were on top of the world when Skyrim released, and then they squandered it all.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Raven Software just came to mind. From such classics like Heretic, Hexen, Soldier of Fortune or Jedi Knight II, to being lost forever in the Call of Duty mines.

 

[Puscifer]

Silicon Knights

 

[GigaBowser]

Rocksteady

one of best ever

 

[EverydayBeast]

BioWare is hit or miss dragon age is returning at least.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

All the main third parties of the PS3/XBOX360 era.

EA, Ubisoft, Bethesda, Blizzard, Activision... Today they are all trash.

Ubisoft hurts me. Not so long ago they were one of the most innovative studios. A steep decline.

 

[EDMIX]

Dice.

From GOAT tier games like Battlefield 3 and 4, to an absolute joke and laughing stock of a developer

Nah, not even close.

Post BF3 and BF4, they move record units so.....doubt.

Konami by default.


We are talking about a publisher that use to move massive units and had some of the best teams, with so many key talent leaving, they are forced to outsource and now our only saving grace is 2 remakes.

I don't think anyone else listed even comes close to Konami.

Even 2042 is like what, the second best launch BF in history? lol

I'm sorry man, you can't get a flop much more then Konami. If I'm EA and DICE, I'm fine with second best launch in our company history lol That isn't shit man, that is literally like as good as you can get considering such a release, Konami is not out here getting second best launch for a MGS game or Silent Hill game or any wild shit like that.

MGS Survive sold 5% of what MGSV did at launch, it sold 85% LESS then Metal Gears Rising.....

Konami and Rare are up there based on not only moving less units then the past, but less acclaim overall. Rare didn't age like Insomniac or Naughty Dog or Sucker Punch or really any of the other teams that put out those platformer type games in the past, but I digress

 

[StreetsofBeige]

2K Sports did a downhill slalom right into the toilet.

Remember how awesome the games were starting out on Dreamcast? Than the next gen, and the next gen. Ya, you could tell the games got rehashed a bit and they lost NFL license. But the games were 60 fps and pretty good.

Then NHL was dogshit, gave up on it. Gave up most sports games except amazingly NBA 2k which is a rehash mtx fest.

 

[adamsapple]

Konami

One and done.

 

[Jesb]

There are so many that have dropped hard. BioWare and Ubi stand out. But Sony also doesn't make games that interest like before. But Sony still comes out with bangers so I can't really put them in the same shitlist as others. I'm relieved that Capcom has been great at least. They always been the best for me.

 

[Unknown?]

Level 5. They used to do awesome RPGs but now are barely a shadow of their former selves.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Konami 8-bit and 16-bit eras were phenomenal. Them and Capcom, Sega, Nintendo made incredible games.

Konami SNES games are easily my fav games from the company....... then hey! CD-rom era! Contra Legacy of War! Biggest POS of shit ever. Thank god I only rented it for like $2.

 

[butane bob]

Which acclaimed developer fell off the hardest?

These ones.

Category:Defunct video game companies of Japan - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Humdinger]

Bioware and Bethesda would get my vote. Twenty years ago, they were two of my favorite developers. Not any more. They've both fallen off a cliff. Sad.

 

[Badlucktroll]

Konami is going to claw its way back with outsourced games that sell OK and get mid to a little above mid scores, but i think they should just sell the shit to Sony, espescially Metal Gear

 

[digoutyoursoul]

Konami

So much potential pissed away into a jar of dusty lightbulbs

 

[STARSBarry]

For me personally anouther tick for Bioware. You cannot comprehend the level of disappointment I experienced playing through Mass Effect Andromeda and with who's currently at the helm there is zero chance of any recovery.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

BioWare and it's not close

 

[BlackTron]

Konami and Blizzard for me.