Note: By "hit" I mean that I would love to go up to the higher-ups in each of the following companies and smack the crap out of them!
Capcom
Capcom? ...More like Crapcom!Reason why I hate them: For removing staff credits out of the Wii port of Okami.
Why did Capcom do this? Capcom USA offered the following comment:
"The credits were removed because they were a pre-rendered movie that contained the Clover logo. We have no legal right to use the Clover logo in a game they were not involved with directly. We also didn't have the source to the credit movie itself, so we couldn't just use it and remove the Clover logo."
Really? You couldn't have just... Created another cut scene with the staff credits rolling over? No, too much work, huh?
I've pretty much vowed to never buy a Capcom game brand new ever again after they did this.
(Okay, so they're not a game company, but it's related to my hatred for Ubisoft).
Performance Designed Products
Gee, that heart shaped controller would really help my feminine hands to perform so much better when playing Guitar Hero!
Reason why I hate them:PDP is a company that makes peripherals for all major videogame platforms. They decided that making Guitar Hero/Rock Band controllers that were more suitable for females was a great idea. Since PDP does not have a description for the controllers at their website yet, I think this description from SlipperyBrick (a videogame news website) will be similar to what PDP will say:
"The plain and masculine guitar controllers typically available with the games can be a problem for the ladies. Thankfully girly controllers are available in the aftermarket.”"
Electronic Arts/MythicDid you guys see what Capcom did? Let's copy them by taking staff credits out of Warhammer!
Reason I hate them: Removing staff credits out of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning.
An ex-employee of Mythic, who requested anonymity, described the surprisingly frequent move as "dogging out many, many developers."
"This has been an ongoing problem in this industry for many years," they informed Shacknews, while expressing confidence that their work appears in the final product. "I spent three years on WAR and I, including many other people who spent just as much if not close to the same amount of time, will NOT be credited in the game."
Really, years now? How many other companies have been doing this? They'll be added to this list, too! Seriously, this is ridiculous. Former employees or not, that's not an excuse to not credit them. These people have worked tirelessly on these games and it is absolutely absurd to not credit them.
Thank you, Jayge, for pointing out this EA scandal to me!
That's pretty much the list for now... I'm sure there will be more companies that will make me angry, and they'll also be put on my hit list as well! 13 Comments
