what do you think was one of the biggest screwups by a game company?

[instantreplay]

Konami made a Gurren Laggan MMORPG and decided to send out a Beta of the game in a spiral key zip drive (in the shape of the spiral key from the anime). The beta corrupted the hard drive of EVERY computer it was installed on. Konami canceled the game and sent out replacement hard drives to everyone that received the beta.

[Jakandsig]

Square remaking every FF game so far except FF9 & 7.

I actually liked 9 better than 7.

But I'd love to see a remake of either or (preferably) both.

They remade like 5 games.

[Jakandsig]

I thought of this thread among recent news of the possibility that the later blitz games were one of the biggest hits to middays financial stability. If you remember, in the original few blitz games, nfl offered the license, but midway refused. In the end, after being forced to use fake teams for years, the same hit series came and helped with their death.

Wasn't the first game called NFL Blitz?  I don't think Midway ever refused to use the NFL license. 

Your not reading from a post-ea monopoly perspective.

[Jakandsig]

But this really didn't have much impact other than only maybe  taking like 5% of SNES sales. and having a few people jumping ship.

[Jakandsig]

ET?

No.

[dashv]

Square remaking every FF game so far except FF9 & 7.

I actually liked 9 better than 7.

But I'd love to see a remake of either or (preferably) both.

They remade like 5 games.

1-4 have been remade (multiple times). FF Tactics was remade. FF X and X 2 are now in HD. and the entire Kingdom Hearts series has had an HD makeover. Even FF8 was given an HD makeover.

They have skipped 7 & 9.

[Jakandsig]

Square remaking every FF game so far except FF9 & 7.

I actually liked 9 better than 7.

But I'd love to see a remake of either or (preferably) both.

They remade like 5 games.

So yes they trade like 5 games, enhanced ports and the same game at a higher res I dont believe one could seriously call a remake.

1-4 have been remade (multiple times). FF Tactics was remade. FF X and X 2 are now in HD. and the entire Kingdom Hearts series has had an HD makeover. Even FF8 was given an HD makeover.

They have skipped 7 & 9.

[MJMaranan]

EA's management of their studios and the Origin Program is still a HUGE work in progress.  I remember having to deal with customer service just to activate one game.   

[dashv]

So yes they trade like 5 games, enhanced ports and the same game at a higher res I dont believe one could seriously call a remake.

True. When I say re-make I mean more in the "Shadow of the Colossus HD" sense and less in the "Metriod Zero Mission" sense.