Top Ten 2020 FAILS

WHAT A YEAR. AS PROMISED, TOP TEN 2020 FAILS
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[@MrChaotic4]

You're wrong about us being constantly disappointed by EA, Josh. Disappointment implies that we had expectations for them to begin with.

[@TheAdam1995]

Star Wars: Squadrons was quite literally the only thing they didn't fuck up that year.

[@fanfictiondreamer7836]

XD XD XD XD XD XD

[@NebulaDark]

Lol I just bursted out laughing XD

[@Gigadenny]

Wait, we were ever supposed to have expectations?

[@teslainvestah5003]

Didn't we though? Just as I assume others do, I navigate this extremely complex existence by making generalizations, and companies _generally_ don't promote gambling to children... So that was one expectation that I didn't know I had until it was broken. But it was an expectation all the same.

[@142crystal]

Josh Scorcher. The KZbin Channel that gives you more useful news than the news channels on cable themselves.

[@thezman9001]

Looking out the fucking window gives better news than the news

[@luminocuratoria1335]

@@thezman9001 All I see is... A weather that is sunny and is slowly gonna rain.

[@melodysmusicaladventures596]

@@luminocuratoria1335 still better news than the news

[@TommyDeonauthsArchives]

And to an extent Spawn Wave.

[@black97_0]

I mean 0,0000...01% is still greater than 0%, but your point still stands XD

[@shadowlinkbds]

The we didn't start the fire parody was genius.

[@jaketaller8567]

What did you expect, he is the Fiery Joker after all.

[@Kpimpmaster]

Someone else beat him to it back in October

[@Ramsey276one]

Fully agree

[@MrChaotic4]

Um, someone else beat him to it. Look up This Year is a Dumpster Fire.

[@SpencerStudios]

It needs to be its own separate video.

[@FletcherReedsRandomness]

“I’ve been looking forward to this.” ~Count Dooku, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith

[@deltaket6485]

Twice the pride, double the fall.

[@bigace89s]

"I've been waiting for this" - Akihiko Sanada (Persona 3)

[@KororaPenguin]

@@deltaket6485 So said Count Dooku, and Murphy laughed.

[@shadowmariogalaxy64]

Palpatine: Dew it.

[@MaxMax-qg7gw]

"Yeah i've been waiting for this" ~Street fighter 3 third strike announcer

[@thetalltitan2235]

Josh: “I never felt that they (Ubisoft) were actively *evil* unlike some other companies.” Former Ubisoft employees/victims: “Are you sure about that?”

[@Spyrotastic141]

This song seems like the most elaborate honorable mentions possible and I love it Edit: How... HOW DID THIS GET PINNED?!

[@Ramsey276one]

Same

[@Dinker27]

Billy Joel can add that kind of spice to life. ...And with that recap, I can't believe this much nonsense has happened last year. Hoo boy.

[@dubstepbeecorsi6892]

SOOOOO can we have it in a seperate video

[@IcetrayYT]

Ha loser you just been unpinned because of the edit.

[@Spyrotastic141]

@@IcetrayYT Pretty sure I got unpinned because the video is no longer available in my country

[@Alurkerdood]

Epic vs Apple reminds me of a quote from one of the Discworld novels: “It’s like a wasp landing on a stinging nettle; somebody’s going to get stung and you don’t care.”

[@DarkyLonewolf]

There is a Russian idiom for the situation - it basically goes as "A toad fucking a snake".

[@brendanmilburn9067]

This year was so bad for gaming fails, CDPR's fails didn't make the main list.

[@Nicky2414]

Compared to the others, they are completely harmless.

[@manuelalbertoromero9528]

@@Nicky2414 Not really? Actually, it might have more to do so more with how recent these issues started becoming public more than anything

[@draconisaganata]

well considering they where torched in effigy for less egregious bugs than bethesda and Blizzard has as 'features'...

[@PingerSurprise]

@@Nicky2414 Also recency bias. Cyberpunk is *far* from being the worst offender in terms of bad release.

[@SoldierDelta]

@@PingerSurprise I actually have to agree with this. CDPR has only released 1 borked release game, and even then that's for specific types of console, rather than an overall all destructive mess (Hi Bethesda, how long have you been standing there?). As for the crunch, while I'm not being light on it, it's still fucked up, it's not as bad as others. The overtime laws in Poland means that the employee's get their proper payment. I take issue is that they lied about the state of Cyberpunk on consoles. "Surprisingly well" they said. That blunder honestly is the reason why they're on my hitlist. Though, CDPR's hit list is much shorter than many others. To date, Indie companies and laze faire companies like Valve have less issues because they haven't done anything malicious. Ubisoft would also be on that list if it... didn't. If it just fucking *didn't*.

[@HalfTangible]

On behalf of humanity, I would like to apologize to the year 2016 for the harsh treatment we gave it. At least you weren't 2020.

[@yoshimallow_5121]

It's literally just "Perhaps I treated you too harshly..."

[@asmodeus58XX]

If you're into global warming, 2023 isn't so great (but certainly is so hot) either.

[@davidtimmer596]

"Ghost of Tsushima was robbed." True. Ghost of Tsushima was MUCH, MUCH, more deserving.

[@bananatiergod]

Last of Us 2 is overrated and faulty in so many ways but somehow it still won all the awards. Then again, it's the same people who thought Life is Strange was good because it had an LGBT romance

[@thewielder3445]

@@bananatiergod At least Life is Strange was able to exist without spitting on previous work.

[@Doctorolivercook]

Same for Hades, CrossCode and Ori and the Will of the Wisps... Which Josh showed in the video. And there are more examples for sure...

[@Chris47629]

@@bananatiergod Life is strange is amazing

[@cameroncooper5941]

I don't really watch the game awards, but I'm convinced you can pay to win it.

[@Yougotsblounchsked]

Number 1: THE WHOLE YEAR

[@NikolaiAvilov4446]

Not gaming related

[@Zek3nator]

A “we didn’t start the fire” parody. Oh my.

[@Kpimpmaster]

Look up “this year was a dumpster fire” on KZbin

[@KingCasual1986]

Hey, We Didn’t Start The Fire is a pretty good song!

[@settingsun5582]

@@Kpimpmaster who cares that it was done before? Why should it matter that someone did it before?

[@SiRenfield]

Josh: at this point GameStop is begging us to put out it out of its misery Reddit: **Gendo Ikari glasses** Yeah about that

[@chloenieuwsma4846]

Seriously who on earth would want to work on black Friday so much they woul degrade themselves on tik tok?

[@KertaDrake]

@@chloenieuwsma4846 A level of masochist that would make Pinhead stop and say "Whoa, you're crazy."

[@danthegamer2601]

@@KertaDrake soooooo, gray

[@setsers1]

😆

[@christianbuffum-robbins8904]

I also appreciate how you handled your tone when it came to more serious issues, especially with number 2. You clearly care about what you're doing and what you're talking about, and it shows.

[@durandlewis1382]

Yeah. Especially since Ubisoft completely betrayed us.

[@neko-ikathemysteriousyo-ka1937]

"Man Nintendo's recent fails only at number 10 the other fails must be really bad" -me before number 9

[@ChiefMedicPururu]

Yeah, they shat the bed but not as much as other companies got diarrhea in theirs.

[@neko-ikathemysteriousyo-ka1937]

@@ChiefMedicPururu in my opinion Ubisoft got the worst fail

[@BurningAzure]

Tbh, I don't really see Nintendo as bad as others. I'm not defending them, I'm just saying it could be A LOT worse. Besides, I still see throwing Sony under the bus as their biggest fail.

[@darkdoctor1915]

@@BurningAzure, same here

[@emblemblade9245]

Renegade Firehawk If you’re talking about the CD-i thing, apparently part of it was that Sony was gonna give Nintendo a pretty bad deal, which influenced their decision to ditch. The results sucked for them, but who’s to say Sony wouldn’t have gotten into the console business in the near future back then anyway?

[@AngelCam7]

I am a GameStop worker. 12+ years now. I had no issue working just so long as I was observing safety protocols: Face masks, washing hands, wearing gloves, etc. I never heard of the ridiculous stunt of a dancing contest for Black Friday hours, though. I usually just ask and they say okay. I am one of the few people who looks forward to working on Black Friday. Though, I will agree with you, Josh, about putting health above video games, especially when there's over 50 people waiting outside for a slim, slim, slim, SLIM chance of getting a G.D. PS5!

[@BigA207]

Seriously? COVID is an illegal word for KZbin ad revenue? For the love of...

[@ChiefMedicPururu]

Yes.

[@matthewlugo2417]

Yea let's just ignore the truth youtube...

[@ChiefMedicPururu]

@@matthewlugo2417 Blame the bot and the CEO for that.

[@bluestreaker9242]

@@ChiefMedicPururu At this rate I wouldn't be surprised if "Wabbajack" and "Garage" become de-monetizable keywords. >.>

[@thewielder3445]

KZbin has demonetised channels for words like knife and beer. At this point, you could honestly tell me that China bought KZbin from Google and I'd believe you

[@ZayZenBlaze]

Me looking at 2020 on the floor: Oh they're gonna have to glue you back together. IN HELL!!!!

[@zachgreer1091]

10/10

[@archangel4868]

aye, that'll due

[@videogamerNattie98]

Me: i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/facebook/001/209/831/f93.jpg

[@medusathedecepticon]

2020 had a lot of issues especially with the pandemic and deserves pretty much all of the snarky comments it gets. There were still some gem moments hiding in the rough though. We received many horrible fails but also received many successful gems like Animal Crossing New Horizons, Doom Eternal, Rune Factory 4 Archival Edition. Also some pretty nice movies and books. Not to mention the chance for a vaccination got introduced late last year so we may be able to see more people getting it, and things have improved in some countries. In no way does it make up for all the death and torture the people’s dealt with but at least things are looking a bit more hopeful these days and we had some good hope for this year.

[@zachgreer1091]

TO EVERYONE WHO LIKED MY COMET, FOKING THAN YOU

[@jacobkohr7243]

That might be the best Captain America Cosplay I've ever seen. Shame he retired you coulda been his stunt double bro!

[@corncrackerkid5092]

I would honestly support Josh getting cast as Cap, he looks like he’d be awesome at it

[@JaelinBezel]

Cap’s pretty cool

[@BugsyFoga]

There's probably more than 10 , but I guess you gotta keep things consistent.

[@SnazzyjazzBro]

his parody of "we didnt start the fire" are pretty much the dishonorable mentions. the 10 ranked are pretty much the worst of the worst.

[@unknowngamer120]

Looks like someone is trying to be the next justin y or some guy with a moustache because I see you everywhere and always the top comment Nathaniel.

[@portalmasterdragon7326]

A 2k fails of promoting a casino 🎰 + basketball 🏀 = kids

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

Not just that he's wanted some positive notes

[@multilad816]

@@SnazzyjazzBro There are a couple of repeats in this parody of We didn't start the Fire

[@TheDukeofCheese12]

It's crazy how much Blizzard tanked their reputation in less than 2 years

[@Doctorolivercook]

I personally believe it went downhill when: A) They merged with Activision. Dumb idea. B) Had that half-bald mop-headed guy in the company. VERY dumb idea. C) Lootboxes. God damn it. and D) EVERYTHING RELATING TO HONG KONG. Enough to make me give up on playing ANY Blizzard games. And that's good. After no longer playing Overwatch, spending decisions improved.

[@derrickhaggard]

And it just gets worse for Blizzard. You know how we are all hyped for Diablo 4 especially once we saw the cinematic reveal trailer, and some gameplay showing off a couple classes that looked really cool yeah that hype meter quickly went from 99 to 0 in record when Blizzard announced a couple months later that Diablo 4 despite coming out for both PC and Console will be trapped behind the always online prison meaning yes you would have to be online to do the single-player campaign let's just say me and many Diablo fans were rightfully angry including having comments stating that Blizzard did not learn from Diablo 3's launch particularly in how locking the entire game including the single-player campaign behind the always online prison is a boneheaded move.

[@greybatter9727]

Oh as the writing of this, it has gotten worse. Even more worse.

[@TheDukeofCheese12]

@@greybatter9727 Yeah, that recent news is….oof

[@thedevilsapprentice7474]

@@greybatter9727 I expect that topic in the 2021 fails video.

[@KirbyKips]

One of the saddest parts of this year was the release of 13 Sentinels Aegis Rim, which was almost completely ignored by Sony. . They barely sponsored or advertised the game when it released so it affected sales dramatically. Seriously, it was hardly noticed. It’s a shame too because this game is genuinely amazing. The story is interesting and told in a unique way, the art and music are beautiful, and the gameplay is diverse. The English dub was even done during the pandemic with the actors working from home to get it out and they did a FANTASTIC job. You can tell a lot of heart when into this game’s development. So it was great to see this game get enough attention to be nominated for Best Narrative this year. Shame it ALSO lost to Last of Us Part 2 like so many other great games did. Just please give 13 Sentinels some attention guys. I’m serious, this game DESERVES it.

[@DBArtsCreators]

Never heard of it; thanks for the info.

[@Dullsonic3]

Don't worry, I played the game myself and it was amazing! It even has some tower defense!

[@Hilversumborn]

13 Sentinels is in my top 10 games of 2020.

[@hour236]

Funny thing that happened in one of the leak things. Nintendo themselves accidentally leaked Kirby fighters 2 that would be coming to the nintendo switch. It happened during the celebration of mario's 35th anniversary, but instead of trying to delete the tweet before it could spread they just said screw it and just decided to release it right away and have their twitter focus on Kirby fighters 2.

[@videogamerNattie98]

Still bought it as I am a Kirby fan cause its a solid game overall it takes all from the original and builds it up without removing anything in the original. Also I hear namoura was so fumed about the leaks on a KH 3 trailer being released to early he fired the guy who put it out. Cause before then he had a misdistribution of copies of KH3 over someone willing to sell them for money for drugs. He even put a measure in that the secret ending was not in any physical copy cause he was on edge of this possibility to prevent spoilers to people who got there hands on one of these copies. In any case I will say the gaming industries up when they had them were outright popping off hard this year. As we got a lot of good things from it to so its not all bad.

[@dylansmith5206]

@@videogamerNattie98 Is that why their not making more DLC for Kingdom Hearts 3? Because of one little leak??? Because that in of itself is extremely stupid!!

[@genemelendez8157]

At least Kirby Fighters 2 was a good game. It’s no Smash Bros, but for a budget title, it’s pretty good

[@hour236]

@@genemelendez8157 it is.

[@hour236]

@@dylansmith5206 also I agree with you

[@gamerman796]

It's funny that alot of people jumped to say "Nintendo is the worst company" yet Nintendo's questionable decisions barely hold a candle to the other companies in the industry. Not to say Nintendo doesn't deserve the backlash, they very much do. Hopefully they make things right. Though knowing Nintendo they are both good listeners yet completely tone deaf at the same time.

[@ChiefMedicPururu]

True...

[@mr.x2567]

As much as I like them, I can’t say I’m supporting the direction they’re going in.

[@gamerman796]

@@mr.x2567 I agree. I support them because I like them, but it doesn't mean I agree with everything they do.

[@gamerman796]

@@dylansmith5206 Nintendo does put out good products. That's the main reason people support them despite the business side. All companies care about revenue. It will pretty much always be the main objective of a company.

[@thepixelman4776]

@@dylansmith5206 🤔

[@gatekeepingwarlock9604]

You know what's especially frustrating for EA? Win or lose, they can *afford* these lawsuits! Also thank you Josh for addressing the especially disgraceful behavior on the part of Ubisoft (And with easily more composure than I've been able to)

[@olivierdubreuil-gagnon2201]

They don't even need to win, just stall long enough that the other party bleeds out and backs off.

[@raw6668]

@@olivierdubreuil-gagnon2201 Considering one of them is a government with a growing economy even during a pandemic, I don't think EA can delay it long enough unless they want to be hit by even bigger finds and bans potentially going through the EU.

[@blizzardforonline1954]

On a mood whiplash note: 69th like here.

[@gatekeepingwarlock9604]

Nice!

[@3ds_fellgod-myhopewillneve617]

The list that has been highly anticipated since the end of Top Ten Nintendo Fails. I’m personally looking forward to seeing Ubisoft on here. Not enough people have mentioned the horrible treatment women there have gotten.

[@galfinsp7216]

You satisfied?

[@justinnzamora5366]

I'm honestly surprised Ubisoft's entry wasn't number 1.

[@3ds_fellgod-myhopewillneve617]

Galfin Yes. I am very. At the fact he mentioned it and it ranked in the top two, not the actual abuse.

[@3ds_fellgod-myhopewillneve617]

Justinn Zamora I am either. Honestly, I thought it should have been Number 1. Then again, the actual greed EA displayed with the Number 1 fail is beyond disgusting in its own right.

[@jaketaller8567]

I think we should thank Greenscorpion for purposefully planting that idea in his head.

[@kyleaubreydelmundo7021]

Strict, greed, abuse, stupidity, and failures (or even including death) are what riddles the year of 2020. Let us all pray that 2021 provides something that we truly considered a blessing. Even though it is just a year, time, and event. It did NOTHING wrong, it is just us, the people, the companies, and the scumbags. (Including nature, but we do not control nature, it decides itself)

[@Marcelelias11]

Oof

[@alecrutz6979]

@@Marcelelias11 yeah this aged like a urine sample

[@amirgarcia547]

Considering how much of an unmitigated disaster 2020’s been, I’m surprised you only managed to make ten of these. Also, while it definitely doesn’t excuse their recent actions, it baffles me that people act like Nintendo had this sudden heel turn when the Creator’s Program and C&D’ing certain fangames like AM2R happened when Reggie was still there. They’ve always been draconian and outdated whe it comes to their business practices, so it’s unfortunately nothing new.

[@lukebytes5366]

A real shame. Its so odd now considering they've been lending their ips over to other companies recently. (See zelda) they just have an insane contempt for anyone who doesnt play their games exactly the way they want them to.

[@psychie8625]

I feel like people can just be sadistic for the hell of it. Some will use any mistake someone makes to pounce on them.

[@Ori_Kohav]

Yikes, Josh, this Gamestop fail is too grave to be this low on the list.

[@KororaPenguin]

I just noticed that Josh listed four business types, and then Big Bird is indicating four bowls in the clip. Coincidence?

[@jacktheomnithere2127]

@@KororaPenguin "i think NOT!"

[@chrish3969]

I'm just gonna quote a certain game critic for EA: "Electronic Arts. Arrrts. If there was ever a name that illustrated a need for some kind of verbal equivalent of social services who come and forcibly take words away if they're being misused"

[@whitedarkness5508]

@@darkfyraproductions7958 can we add plants vs zombies on the list along with popcap

[@BurningAzure]

Google Plus what happened? Killed it.

[@peterr.h.theblackice7722]

The Copyright Responsibility, What Happened? KZbin And Google: KILLED IT.

[@GaIeforce]

Google Fiber, what happened? Google: Outside of like 5 places, killed it.

[@supermariofan03]

Brace yourselves for Josh’s 2021 fails! Blizzard is gonna get so much love! Guaranteed!

[@ChrisX_212]

I noticed. Blizzard looks so much like a drug addict, except replace the drug with 'big controversy'. It might not be fair to say it would fit just 2021, because they look like they have a tendency of 'one big controversy per year'. OK, let's list it up: 2018: Diablo Immortal. 2019: Blitzchung Incident 2020: Warcraft 3 Reforged. 2021: The Lawsuit If that isn't like 'controversy addiction', I don't know what to call it.

[@dashieprodx]

Coming back after 2023 fails, armed with the knowledge that ActiBlizz made the top of the list 3 times running is really something lol

[@caster25000]

"Will Avengers pull a A Realm Reborn?" No, but it'll certainly pull FUNDS from XIV, I can tell you that much! And thus continues the running gag of Final Fantasy XIV having most of the money it earns taken from it's team to work on other Square Enix titles.

[@ChiefMedicPururu]

Ha.

[@manuelalbertoromero9528]

Is that really a thing or..?

[@Dr.Oofers]

@@manuelalbertoromero9528 I mean, the avengers overtook the sequel for Deus Ex. Even though I heard Square enix’s Deus Ex wasn’t really as good as the original.

[@brendanb2982]

@@Dr.Oofers Source?

[@fghdkjlfkghfc]

the "company fails" miniseries was the midgar section, and the "yearly fails" is everything else.

[@gamewarrior7348]

I hereby declare 2020 as “the year that shall not be named”!

[@KororaPenguin]

"Two squared times five times one hundred one".

[@gloomy_nightflower7007]

_there is no 2020 in Ba Sing Se_

[@sketchnotes2246]

So...2020 is Voldemort now?

[@gamewarrior7348]

@@sketchnotes2246 Honestly, yeah...

[@seroujghazarian6343]

And I hereby declare 2021 "The slightly better sequel of the year that shall not be named"

[@tommypetrocella4753]

The parody in the opening got me to listen to we didn’t start the fire

[@ConnorLonergan]

"Oh my, look how GameStop Stock has been in Decline." Reddit Stock Buyers: "Stonks go, Brrrr."

[@olivierluisin1790]

Did it will save gamestop?

[@doctoromega009]

The Ubisoft part was hard to hear, but I needed to hear the true.

[@durandlewis1382]

We all did, dude.

[@Nicky2414]

Is nobody gonna talk about how good Josh looks as Captain America?

[@andrewhaase1826]

10. Thank god I got my copy of 3D All Stars delivered before the sale ended. 6. To paraphrase your Top 10 Ubisoft Fails. "When the only way to get people to play your game is at gunpoint, IT'S NOT GONNA BE WELL LIKED!" 1. Nostalgia Critic said it best in his "Christmas With The Cranks" review. "You're just like this movie, you think that constantly repeating the same traditions and never changing is what's most important."

[@ChiefMedicPururu]

Oof, not a great choice.

[@BurningAzure]

And for Nostalgia Critic, that does a REAL good job at proving how much of hypocrite he is currently

[@MarioLuigi25]

2016: No year can possibly be worse or more catastrophic than me 2020: Allow me to introduce myself

[@raquelalejandrapatinoojeda8334]

You know this year was bad when neither the Smash pro players scandal nor CDPR made it into the actual list.

[@kylewoodowens4488]

Well CDPR is technically on there just not by itself.

[@alecrutz6979]

okay so I'm out of touch, what's CDPR?

[@alecrutz6979]

@@hermannandreaskran9392 thank u

[@jbourbon3734]

21:43 You know he's mad when he doesn't censor his swear.

[@yoshifan3077]

2020 sucks so much it's been really hectic year even with the New Year it's going to be a long complicated recovery after what happened but let's hope for this year to be better

[@shadowlinkbds]

Lets face it with how bad 2020 was I don't think 10 worst things and fails are enough.

[@peterr.h.theblackice7722]

What About When KZbin And Google UNDERPAID AN COPYRIGHT HOLDER!? IT WAS NOT MADE UP, IT HAPPENED IN NEARLY THE END OF JULY 2020!

[@christianbuffum-robbins8904]

"Nintendo got shadier when Reggie left" is just...false. They were doing the same stuff back when he was around, too. This isn't new or surprising. Upsetting? Absolutely, but acting like they're being worse than ever is ignorant at best. ...Killer track tho. When can we expect the album? :)

[@JoshioE110]

Yeah, the statement Josh said kind of left a bad taste in my mouth. Like I love Nintendo and I know their not perfect, but that doesn’t mean their bad people. Just kinda of greedy.

[@emblemblade9245]

Some is greed, some is just following really outdated practices, some is misguidedness, some is clashing between foreign and overseas values and traditions... I’m not defending everything they do, but I really hate it when people don’t view this stuff with the complexity it actually has, and just go “nintendo bad and literally hates us reeee”. Especially when they ignore far worse offenders.

[@MrShinySides1]

The only time they got decent was when they were losing money like crazy with the WiiU, once they started making money again the went back to being bad.

[@amirgarcia547]

Yeah, I was about to point that out too. It baffles me that people act like they had this sudden heel turn when the Creator’s Program and C&D’ing AM2R happened when Reggie was still there.

[@jaimeantonioolaguezchirino5805]

If anything the communities were the ones going downhill after reggie left.

[@eatatjoes6751]

Bowser's clearly running on "Damn you, Mario." and "MUST BE DISNEY." as his platform, and I thought the Japanese Nintendo was bad at its practices. Also, Naughty Dog winning Game of the Year just feels wrong on an intrinsically moral level. Plus, I've always really hated the fact that Gamestop refuses to ship to your house and this just nailed that coffin in. No, the body of Gamestop is screaming, "STOP, PLEASE, STOP!"

[@CyberianWinter]

Seeing all the Blizzard entries now... Hoo boy, if only we knew then how deep this rabbit hole went

[@transformersfan8923]

I feel as though there should have been an dishonorable mention for the Funko going behind Scott Cawthon’s back (the developer of the FNAF series) and leaking all his designs for his next game via merchandising. That was just cold and greedy.

[@autismandgaming4532]

In their attempts to build hype, they made a decision more confusing than any fnaf lore

[@loppo561]

Gotta love that subtle Kamen Rider Genm rising up from the side. Always a fun time.

[@claytonrios1]

I don't even think a Top 50 2020 Fails would be enough!

[@zigslotheon]

On that note, wow 2020 just KILLED FUCKING MORALITY!

[@TheAdam1995]

I hate to admit it but you maybe right.

[@neond6740]

In all honesty, I think that #2 and #1 should be swapped.

[@matthewmagnani2915]

I agree completely.

[@GodOfOrphans]

Fostering mass gambling addiction often directed at minors who are more susceptible to it is pretty heinous. I'm not sure which one I would rate over the other honestly, but I do think there's a good case for either to be number 1.

[@JacobMKeeneAKADrPepperKing]

I thought the same thing.

[@dubstepbeecorsi6892]

@@JacobMKeeneAKADrPepperKing ngl kinda getting tired of this "EA is the worst" gravy train everyone keeps ridin there still not good but the worst nah uh there are companies who do worse out there "COUGHS" KONAMI AND BLIZZARD

[@JacobMKeeneAKADrPepperKing]

@@dubstepbeecorsi6892 What are you referring to? I said nothing about EA here, I was agreeing with Neond Black's comment about Konami.

[@wrightcore3367]

I didn't think it was possible, but the #1 entry simultaneously surprised and didn't surprise me.

[@matthewgillis393]

0:57 This is the start of the song. You’re welcome :3

[@goldskull808]

I honestly think that the biggest fail in regards to video games this year has to be gamers acceptance of death threats and harassment towards creators and artists in this field. Whenever I would point out how horrible the threats towards Laura Bailey, Ben Jordan, or CD Projekt Red when they delayed the game, I was met with so many comments of “that’s just the way it is.” I hope harassment in general and the people that accept are on the list.

[@frogglen6350]

Um. No. Most people agree that the death threats are bad. And it's nothing new. Kojima got death threats because he didn't want to make MGS 4 back in the 2000s.

[@goldskull808]

@@frogglen6350 And that was horrible back with Kojima as well. If I come off as mean I’m sorry, but your attitude of death threats are nothing new kind of proves my point that a large majority of the gaming world shrugged off these instances because “it happens to everyone.” Of course most people agree death threats are bad, I bet most people are going to agree that the majority of the fails on this list are bad. Doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be on here.

[@dustinvance243]

Death threats are nothing new and they're not even exclusive to the gaming industry, or any specific industry or group. Saying that they're a gaming fail specifically isn't accurate and only makes the problem look smaller than it actually is. And as sad as this might sound, there isn't really anything that can be done about it because society will always have its nuts.

[@goldskull808]

@@dustinvance243 I hate to say it to say it, but saying that death threats are nothing new kind of delegitimization what happened this year. Yes, they happen other places, but that doesn’t excuse the fact that we had three major incidents of this happening this year (probably more that we don’t hear of). And I think the saying that there is nothing we can do about it it is kind of deflecting from the issue. I think me saying that the issue was the biggest fail of the year was a stretch, but I do think it was big enough to point out. We hold publishers to a high standard in order for their shitty actions to cease, but we also need to hold ourselves accountable when we see shitty behavior in our community.

[@toumabyakuya3498]

@@dustinvance243 I agree with Master here, we should never treat death threats either lightly nor mundane. They are heavy stuff that should never be let go.

[@Daywalker1233]

I can’t believe Ubisoft would do stuff like that! Honestly, I think I might not buy another game from them again.

[@ChiefMedicPururu]

Yeah, boycott them.

[@Kpimpmaster]

I’m pretty sure people won’t buy their games for other reasons but that’s nether here nor there

[@thedevilsapprentice7474]

It hits hard for me, cause my favorite game of all time, my first ever game, the one that got me to be the gamer I am today, came from Ubisoft.

[@moxxiedemongamer3019]

how Ironic it was that I was excited for Marvel Avengers game from Square Enix for my 30th birthday and I too am a HUGE MCU fan and after getting it for my 30th birthday it was a HUGE Disappointment

[@mogarisready7664]

This intro is one of the greatest things I've seen. I desperately needed something that hilarious

[@madbrosheo1514]

I can't believe this video got claimed for that parody in the beginning.

[@justinnzamora5366]

IKR? Don't you just hate unjustified copyright claims?

[@peterr.h.theblackice7722]

@@justinnzamora5366 It Was Just The Tip Of The Ice Berg. How About... KZbin And Google... UNDERPAYING COPYRIGHT MUSIC LICENSE HOLDERS!? (Its Not Fake, They Did Underpaid An Copyright Holder)

[@SeagullGC]

Omg I have never heard of Winnie the Flu until now 😂 (also Commie Cough and Karen Cough)

[@Source-Z-rer]

That penultimate entry legitimately put me in a bad mood. My heart goes out to everyone hurt in that situation.

[@Randerson2409]

How do you know you've messed up royally as a company? You end up on a list like this at a spot *higher* than the company that facilitated sexual harassment. Bravo EA. I'm almost impressed

[@mrsleovaldez6474]

The Ubisoft entry really makes me sad. Just Dance basically was my childhood and I still play the old games to this day. I loved those games, but the company couldn't be as good as the games they made. Now when I see the logo it'll just make me sad instead of feeling happy nostalgia. This is disgusting and I hope everyone guilty of doing those things and the ones turning a blind eye all get fired.

[@giloguy101]

that full song from the opening better be its own video Josh! you cannot deny us it!

[@C0ZMIK5K1TTL35]

"Shots fired!" Thank you, Krillin.

[@Boinkity1]

I think we need a standalone video of this parody of "We Didn't Start The Fire". I'd watch it.

[@ShinxBOOM247]

11:58 "At this point, it feels like [Gamestop's] just asking us to pull the plug and put them out of their misery." ...with what happened in February 2021... this comment became unintentionally hilarious

[@BurningAzure]

28:00, Remember when they thought that FIFA loot boxes would make Belgium reconsider banning loot boxes? It wasn't in Belgium but it's pretty clear that that notion was proven wrong regardless

[@Gojilion91]

Something tells me this is going to be one heck of a doozy.

[@Gojilion91]

*After sees the video in it's entirety* Called it!

[@neoslv1005]

6:28 "DAN KUROTO SHIN DA!" *bottom right corner

[@323starlight]

"its like this enterprise is run by a villain or something." Well... his last name is Bowser

[@DrZuluGaming]

That's the joke.

[@daleketchup7434]

Well Josh, it’s been several months. I hope you got a spot open for Blizzard Activision for the 2021 fails, because it’ll put Ubisoft to shame!

[@Ren_kurogane_CK]

I think we know something that’s gonna top 2021s list now... activision

[@Barnowl65]

Here's to hoping 2022 will be better! And can't wait for your 2021 fails list!

[@ChrisX_212]

Hoping for a better tomorrow is good and all, but expectations should be adjusted. We can't expect 2022 to be all sunshine, there will be some or maybe even more darkness than 2021. But that doesn't mean we should stop hoping for the best.

[@diuleifrontier6928]

Finally i can watch this! Thanks for unlocking this Josh!!! :D

[@ChrisX_212]

Okay, who wants to do a countdown to the end of 2021 and see if Josh will deliver 2021 fails next year? EDIT: HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

[@Rusticabcd]

Although not a Top 10 Cartoon Network Fails, Top 10 Nickelodeon Fails, or Top 10 Disney Fails, but this will do too.

[@JuanGomez-ke5py]

Hasbro removing all Power Ranger on Netflix or for Nickelodeon t

[@Rusticabcd]

@@JuanGomez-ke5py Power Rangers are made by Hasbro, I thought they came from Japan.

[@JuanGomez-ke5py]

@@Rusticabcd why didn't mean Hatboro want to remove all Power Ranger well the fan didn't take it the fan didn't take it while the fan

[@Rusticabcd]

@@JuanGomez-ke5py Can you speak clearly so I can understand.

[@JuanGomez-ke5py]

@@Rusticabcd will removing all Power Ranger on Netflix Hasbro they just announced it a couple days ago

[@LadyLeomon]

Let’s be honest, 2020 flopped worse than a Wailord one turn after using Bounce, heck my first week of 2021 hasn’t been that great, but I’mma chilling right now loving me some sick Fiery Joker burns so it’s not all doom and (non) zombie outbreaks! Love ya Josh, thanks for the vid and hope you and Ari had a Happy New Year 🎉💙🐱💙🎉

[@travish7104]

A few things: 1) please tell me there's a full version of that song from the intro available 2) I never trust leaks because of the gamble of they may or may not be true 3) You pull off a good captain America and 4) Wow those final 2 entries I have no words for those except motherf&%$@#!

[@KororaPenguin]

Did Ubisoft ever do Star Wars? If so, vicious comments about poetic justice from Nightlily* would write themselves. * The yam-nosed gal from the cantina in A New Hope, with the Gotal creep in the third shot. Spoiler Spoiler Spoiler Spoiler Spoiler What the Gotal creep in question doesn't know (he's a high-functioning sociopath who just sees a space bimbo to seduce) is that among her people, the H'nemthe, the bride traditionally eats the groom on the wedding night.

[@Dr.Oofers]

The leaks from nintendo are real. And the story leak for The last of us 2 were real (but soon people started twisting it into making it sound even worse)

[@CEWinick]

Happy New Year, and what an amazing video this has been for the return of Top 10 Fails. It was a blast to watch and see your view that hit the nail in gaming's main fails. While I wished The Last of Us 2 and Naughty Dog forced DMCA strikes, the rigging of the Game Awards, and Neil himself overall should have been on the list, yet I totally agree with your list because they truly had serious fails I would not change. I would not change Top three because of them being the biggest lows of this year overall, and I hope the victims for two get better in life after leaving. Amazing video overall with the editing and pacing. I hope you had a good year overall as we move on to 21. Stay Awesome.

[@herbertvonbismarck8303]

Ethan Winick the game awards rigging was briefly mentioned

[@christianbuffum-robbins8904]

"Rigging?" Really? A game you don't like gets positive praise and, rather than accepting that people have opinions, you claim there was a mass rigging?

[@CEWinick]

@@christianbuffum-robbins8904 I never played both games, but I have seen both and critiqued them as a third party. And I know a bad game when I see it, and many sources I could show you would prove my point that these "positive praises" are nothing but marketing tactics covering up a mess. You can't even trust the journos like GameInformer anymore because their biased agendas towards entertainment are flat out ruining it, and not of them talked about the DMCA strikes when they happened to further prove my point. Just search the reactions for the Game of The Year when it won, and most of the real gamers will prove my point. I truly respect your opinion and hope those enjoyed that game. But, like The Last Jedi it is just dull and destroys the series the franchise built from the ground up. And it will die off over the years like the film. Thanks for the talk and your thoughts on my topic.

[@CEWinick]

@@herbertvonbismarck8303 I saw that barely and had to rewatch it. It was nice and cool to see.

[@dragonzrule55]

This song should be on Spotify or iTunes

[@galfinsp7216]

Not suprised 2020 was the first year to get a fails list.

[@shinraset]

I am glad the video is back up and running.

[@TheShadowNovus]

Oh my god that song at the beginning 10/10! 100/10! Amazing!

[@matthewgillis393]

Wow, that intro recap was awesome!

[@smithwesson1896]

Love how you included Portals from Endgame in the Avengers segment

[@cipherquest3024]

I cannot wait to see what song he does for this year

[@senatorarmstrong7071]

The song in the beginning is a masterpiece.

[@joewilenzik9119]

The fact that what Nintendo did was only number 10 speaks volumes about what happened.

[@ChiefMedicPururu]

Yeah, they did a lot of bullshit, but it's small potatoes in comparison.

[@emblemblade9245]

And yet all I ever see people complain about for an extended period of time seems to be the Nintendo stuff. I’m all for holding companies accountable, but I think there’s evidence that a lot of people have this weird hate boner for Nintendo and actively get sick amusement from seeing them in particular do bad things. I hope it doesn’t seem like shilling to suggest that the backlash they get is disproportionate compared to what worse companies get.

[@toumabyakuya3498]

@@emblemblade9245 I agree. Don't get me wrong, what Nintendo did last year went against their customers, yet I couldn't avoid to think that it was being taken out of proportion.

[@emblemblade9245]

Touma Byakuya Even in this comment section you see more people talking about them than a lot of higher entries on the list (though thankfully the top ones are getting the flak they deserve).

[@toumabyakuya3498]

@@emblemblade9245 True enough, and more when you see what Ubisoft did.

[@soka6732]

That opening was the greatest thing I’ve ever seen from a gaming video. Please open up every video like this onwards with a different song parody

[@sethmichel6138]

When he said "get the crockpot read cause this is gonna be a roast," I just looked over at my crockpot with a roast in it and questioned reality for a moment

[@neptuneplaneptune3367]

Josh honestly looks REALLY good as Cap. It suits him.

[@Ori_Kohav]

ugh, don't even get me started on Marvel's Avengers. Ever since a very young age, I became super picky about which games to buy, and throughout most of my ps4 time, it kept me from being disappointed with my purchase. But that perfection was ruined by Marvel's Avengers, and to me, as an MCU fan, it's a huge disappointment.

[@pippo17173]

Let's be honest, the game was a corporate scam on being as lazy as possible for an avengers game.

[@Ori_Kohav]

@@pippo17173 yeah, as much as I hate to believe this. Thankfully there was also this nice Kingdom Hearts rhythm game, so at least one good thing came from Square on 2020

[@Shalakor]

@@Ori_Kohav Was FF7R not good? Yeah, it had some pacing issues and such, it wasn't perfect, but it honestly succeeded on doing about everything it had to do to be a good game and build upon the spirit of the original game. Maybe not subjectively to every given individual's taste, but definitely an objectively quality product. (Unless it simply slipped your commentary because you never played it to judge either way.) There were a lot of good games this year, even if the year itself and the companies that drive the gaming industry were not.

[@Ori_Kohav]

@@Shalakor I did say "at least", right? My point was that this Kingdom Hearts game made up for the disappointment of Marvel's Avengers. At least to me. As for ff7r, I didn't play it, nor did I watch anyone play it, so I can't form an opinion on it. Obviously there were quite a lot of great games in 2020. Unfortunately, Marvel's Avengers isn't one of them.

[@justinnzamora5366]

Phenomenal video, Josh! I hope you and your staff have a great 2021! I'm glad you were able to rip the big N on their baffling business practices even though I love Nintendo.

[@deucesommerfeld1248]

Just... We didn’t start the Fire. It fits so... Damn well! I love this video and this content!

[@GamingAnimator1]

Please put that Billy Joel parody on spotify, I needit on my playlist.

[@kirara37b]

i feel like the theme for this specifically should have been top 20 2020 fails buuut thats just me going for random themes loved the starting song tho!! and the list was solid.

[@joho1745]

I wasn't ready for the spontaneous song....you win this round

[@s.p.d.magentaranger1822]

Now I wanna make an animatic or comic with all my game/ game loving OCs with that opening song!