Fun: WTF Were They Thinking Award

Mr E

Rules
- No more than 3 Nominations per person, please.
- This is for any game released in 2020 (digital or boxed)
- Must apply to a game that was released on or after January 1st 2020 (search for the game on http://www.gamefaqs.com and look at the "Release Data" menu item for a release date). Also see here for a list of games that were released in 2020.
- Top 6-8 will go forward for the Vote (exact number dependent on number of nominations received).
- This is the second group of nominees. Next group (of 3) in a few days. Hoping to have poll up before Christmas.

Retr0gamer

GOG: We are releasing Devotion.... Wait no we aren't!

johnny_ultimate

GOG’s Devotion bull****
Cyberpunk ‘base’ console release
Gamers’ wild harassment campaigns around TLOU2 and Cyberpunk launches

Zero-Cool

Cyberpunk base console launch.
Gamestop PS5 launch (no comms with customers, 50 quid to join queue, etc).
Gamers being absolute dicks with death threats and hate in general.

Super Mario 3D Allstars
-> €60 for zero-effort cash grab when you can a better experience with rom emulation, no quality-of-life updates
-> time-limited availability to boot

Mucashinto

Sony completely downplaying the backwards compatibility of the PS5 pre launch.

Made it sound like they were hiding a disaster, seems like they got it nigh on perfect in reality.

Actually Sony's whole build up marketing, actually undersold the console and made it look like it was weaker in lots of ways to their competitor.

Gunmonkey

Square Enixs Avengers game
Releasing Cyberpunk in such a state (between last gen versions and the sheer bugginess of it after two delays to polish)
Nintendos "games only available until March 31st 2021" policy

JimBurnley

Cyberpunk delay/release sh#tshow

The keyboard warriors' reaction to TLOU2

corcaigh07

Cyberpunk launch