Top 10 Developers Killed By Their Publishers
Top 10 Developers Killed By Their Publishers
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Another one bites the dust…These are the developers and game creators that were put out of a job, shut down, terminated or straight up fired by their publishing company. Business is hard, but so is being a game dev. Welcome to and today we’re counting down our picks for the Top 10 Developers Killed by their Publishers.
#10. “Runic Games” (2008-2017)
#9. “Core Design” (1988-2010)
#8. “Mythic Entertainment” (1995-2014)
#7. “Bullfrog Productions” (1987-2001)
#6. “Pandemic Studios” (1998-2009)
#5. “Lionhead Studios” (1996-2016)
#4. “Maxis” (Emeryville studio) (1987-2015)
#3, #2 & #1: ????
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I was saddened by the closure of Black Box.
So EA is evil video game company someone gonna pay what he did beloved developer as pandemic studios & visceral games other
Bungie
Why is there EA?
Predictions!
3. Midway Games (1988-2010)
2. Visceral Studios (1998-2017)
1. LucasArts (1983-2013)
Oh so now ea is the victim of pushing loot boxes
RIP Black Isle…………….. Baldur's Gate 2 was THE GAME for me
EA is a cancer to the gaming industry and must be cut out
Still not stop laughing, devil EA is everywhere LOL
8/10 Devs are killed by EA
#1 DICE
7 our of the 10 publishers on this list were canned or absorbed by EA,…. does that say something about Electronic Arts?
When I saw the Devil(Aka. Ea) I was trying hard to not laugh but I really like Star Wars Battlefront II (2017) because of it’s Hero Gameplay and I love the Gameplay of my
Bearded Main Han Solo ( Yes I have the Smuggler Skin)
90% of the comments are people talking crap about EA.
EA does suck though.
More like top 10 developers Electrictronic Arts destroyed
Moral of this story is EA is a god publishing studio
did you seriously call the OG battlefront II the 2017 battlefront II
Damn, this channel's been very passive aggressive lately, hasn't it?
How the hell is ea even still a profitable company with how many epic game series they’ve flushed down the toilet.
I have a feeling most of them would be Developers that have been killed by EA. Or you guys can make a list, Top 100 Developers killed by EA.
I think (if it's not obvious enough) EA will close all of our beloved developers like bioware,etc…
EA is the inoperable cancer of game developement, creativity, and hope.
Hello
And this, kids, is why we don't have spore 2
Jesus did EA kill everything off
EA!!!!
This video should be titled "10 studios EA has killed"
Pandemic Made the best battelfront ea buys them closes Them and makes the worsest battelfront ever nice
EA are like the Hitler of the gaming industry.
EA = Evil Atrocity
EA can go close them selfs.
Dissolving your own developing company is like euthanizing your own child.
Holds a lighter up for the mighty Pandemic studios and their legendary Battlefront series and the amazing Mercenary games
THAT EVIL EA LOGO THO
Should be called “top 10 developers destroyed by EA”
Wait a minute… You didn't include Black Box. the one that made the "skate." series. EA killed it too.
Rip LucasArts
I'm particularly mad about Lionhead Studios being shut down. They made my favorite game of all time, The Movies. Very underrated.
Hmm… Criterion?
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The Devil EA.
RIP Visceral Games