10 EXACT Moments Video Game Fans Tapped Out

Another live-service shooter? Really?

by Jess McDonell
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Video game fans are, in general, a pretty loyal bunch. We voluntarily engage in what is often a fairly expensive hobby, keep franchises afloat for decades, and follow our favourite game creators as they venture between publishers and developers. Maybe that’s why we can be crankier than the average media consumer when we feel wronged.

There are a variety of ways game developers and publishers can lose favour with their fan base but a few sure fire examples include wild reimaginings of franchise narratives and gameplay mechanics, a willful ignorance of fan wishes, or that old chestnut, insidious microtransactions. The entries on this list contain a selection of the above and then some but what ties them all together is taking a group of fans who were very much on board and delivering them one defining moment where the majority of them noped out. Some never to return.

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Jess has been a journalist and content creator in the games industry for over 15 years and has been WhatCulture's resident Australian import and sorry cop since 2020, upping the quotient of swearing and apologising in WhatCulture Gaming's annual blooper videos considerably. She previously worked at GameSpot for 10 years, most notably hosting GameSpot News in addition to E3 live shows, and PAX panels. She regularly livestreams a variety of games on her 'jessmcdonell' YouTube and Twitch channels and hosts the 'Do It On The Day' podcast. She has won awards for her news and feature work in gaming as well as an accolade for her comedic writing (likely an admin error). She can be found on X at @jessmcdonell and Instagram at @jessicamcdonell sharing her current videogame fixations, industry insights, and videos of her cat, Karma.