10 Recent Video Games That Were Sent Out To Die

by Josh Brown

1. Crackdown 3

Crackdown 3
Microsoft

You'd be forgiven for forgetting that Crackdown 3 even came out this year.

The long-overdue sequel finally released in February after years of constant delays to basically no welcome party other than a wealth of mediocre-to-bad reviews. It was a genuine shame; the franchise had been due a return to form for a while now, and Microsoft themselves desperately needed a win on the exclusive front.

However, considering the console maker effectively threw in the towel on the entire generation after announcing their next-gen plans last year, Crackdown 3 essentially became unwanted baggage Microsoft needed discarding so it could properly move on with their life. Essentially, they were going through a breakup with the Xbox One, and this sequel was the child caught in the middle.

With barely any promotion, the game came out on the same day as Far Cry New Dawn and Metro Exodus, and essentially became Games Pass fodder, only selling 10% of what Crackdown 2 did in the UK.

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Josh has over 11 years of experience as a published writer, having worked nine of those years as a full-time content producer at WhatCulture. In that period he has created hundreds of articles, videos and podcast episodes for multiple WhatCulture channels, specialising in gaming, horror and film & TV. He now primarily works as a senior content producer and presenter on WhatCulture Gaming where he co-hosts the WhatCulture Gaming Podcast, a top 3 UK most listened to gaming podcast that he co-created in 2018. Over the years he has reviewed several high-profile gaming releases, covered industry events with on-site reporting, opined on breaking news, and even kicked off his interviewing career by chatting to childhood hero, Tommy Wiseau.