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various once notable gaming developers
and publishers who eventually fell out
of favor in the general public and who
are now a shadow of their former selves
some people think they can outsmart me
maybe number 10 THQ THQ was founded in
1989 and was initially focused on toy
manufacturing resulting in its name toy
headquarters from which THQ was derived
however they quickly became a prominent
game developing and publishing company
that leased many notable games
throughout the 2000s including Destroy
All Humans the dark Sider series Red
Faction and the first three Saints Row
games the company then faced significant
financial troubles at the start of the
new decade and on December 19 2012 they
filed for chapter 11 its remaining
franchises were sold to various
companies including Nordic games who
renamed themselves THQ Nordic in 2016
any other comments yeah when you punch
don’t throw your shoulder so much shut
up Johnny hey I’m just saying number 9
LucasArts maybe later Chum there was
once a time when LucasArts were the
undisputed kings of the adventure genre
they absolutely destroyed the 90s with
notable releases like The Secret of
Monkey Island Sam & Max hit the road and
Grim Fandango these titles were a lot of
fun but they were also hilarious and
extremely well written and helped
elevate video games in general into
something more than a supposedly
brainless pastime the company focused
primarily on middling Star Wars titles
throughout the 2000s before they were
bought by The Walt Disney Company in
2012 today the former video game giant
employs been less than 10 people and
number eight valve we hate to be the
dead horse but valve really needs to get
their act together the valve corporation
has given us some of the best games of
all time including half-life 2
counter-strike portal Team Fortress and
left for dead
many of these revolutionized their
respective genres and are still enjoyed
today as complex and entertaining
multiplayer experiences however valves
actual gaming input has been
significantly lessened in recent years
as their primary focus now seems to be
on technology through Steam and vine
their most recent work is a collectible
card game based on dota 2 and I think
the crowd presentation during the
announcement is enough of a comment on
that
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number seven Bungie we will stand
together seize our destiny Bungie is
known primarily for one thing and one
thing only
Halo however being known for only one
series isn’t too bad when said series
helped to revolutionize an entire genre
and the basic concept of online console
gaming
however bungees reputation all but
plummeted when they separated from
Microsoft and went private since then
they’ve released the Bungie aerospace
project which is kind of cool and to
destiny games which many people found
not so cool while the Destiny V games
received good reviews they were
considered a disappointment in the eyes
of many fans and Bungie has subsequently
lost a lot of clout in the gaming
community let’s give soon as people
Zavala this is my serious face can’t you
tell number six Atari all on the Jaguar
system tomorrow at Ari was founded in
1972 and instantly helped to find the
very concept of video games and home
consoles pong is known as one of the
first ever arcade games and the Atari
2600 was the most important gaming
console of its time however the company
faced significant financial troubles
following the infamous video game crash
of 1983 and a series of poor consoles
followed including the handheld Lynx
which was obliterated by the Game Boy
and the Atari Jaguar the Atari brand
Alba disappeared in 1996 when it merged
with jts in corporate today Atari has
focused on social casino gaming and a
new emulation machine called the Atari
box which I guess will have to wait for
more fun and games from Atari number 5
Sega
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like Atari Sega was once one of the most
prolific video game companies on the
planet in the late 80s and early 90s it
was really the only company who could go
toe-to-toe with Nintendo in the console
market and the Sega Nintendo rivalry
remains one of the most notable in
gaming history many of their games
including Virtua Fighter but especially
Sonic the Hedgehog are some of the most
influential games ever however their
great run ended in the early 2000s with
the failure of the Dreamcast and the
company has since shifted its focus to
third-party development while it’s still
a notable presence in the video game
market Sega is nowhere near the giant it
once was number four ea yeah believe it
or not there was a time when Electronic
Arts was not a magnet for immense hatred
the company was founded in 1982 and
instantly became a notable developer as
they published numerous games and became
a Hema thin the sports genre under the
EA Sports label however a major switch
occurred in the mid-2000s EA was
suddenly the subject of numerous
controversies including poor management
practices and treatment of its employees
controversial DRM schemes and lately the
implementation of microtransactions and
loot boxes it was declared the worst
company in America in 2012 and 2013 and
while it publishes many hits every year
it is still viewed in the community as
greedy and amoral as a company thank you
ma’am
the landing wasn’t too rough enter worse
number three rare it’s not often that a
video game developer this good comes
along you could say it’s a little bit
rare rares partnership with a Nintendo
produced some of the most memorable and
influential video games of all time
including but not limited to Donkey Kong
Country banjo kazooie Perfect Dark
Conker’s Bad Fur Day and Goldeneye
double-oh-seven
that has to be one of the most
successful strings of titles in
videogame history then they were bought
by Microsoft in 2002 and everything was
basically ruined after numerous
disappointments the cofounders left the
company and rare was relegated to
developing mediocre games for the Kinect
see if thieves might have been a step in
the right direction but it doesn’t
really seem like it’s the full return to
form
fans were hoping for number two Bioware
you would do our entire civilization to
when it comes to RPGs few gaming
developers can actually compete with
Bioware they have created some of the
greatest RPGs of all time including Jade
Empire the Mass Effect trilogy Dragon
Age and perhaps most notably Star Wars
Knights of the Old Republic which is
often considered to be one of the best
games of the 2000s and one of the best
Star Wars games ever however after the
very disappointing ending to Mass Effect
3 the mediocre fan response to Dragon
Age Inquisition and the controversial
mess that was Mass Effect Andromeda
Bioware has suddenly found themselves
behind the eight-ball their upcoming
title anthem really could make or break
this once acclaimed company what did you
do mistake number one Konami Konami is
undoubtedly one of the greatest and most
notable video game companies of all time
they are the ones behind the likes of
Castlevania Metal Gear Solid Dance Dance
Revolution and Silent Hill all of which
are some of gaming’s most popular and
influential titles however the company
has completely fallen apart in recent
years due to accusations of horrible
employee treatment the cancellation of
silent hill’s and their feud with Kojima
Productions and Hideo Kojima himself
they recently released Metal Gear
survive a cooperative Zombie Metal Gear
game because those are words that go
together and I’m sure you can imagine
how it turned out go check out the
review on mojo plays the Konami of old
is sadly finished and that’s a damn
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