10 Thoroughly Mistreated Video Game Franchises

Arguably the property that has suffered the most from Microsoft buying Rare, Conker has had more than one bad day at this point.

The squirrel made his debut on the Nintendo 64, and while it didn't sell too well, it was praised thanks to its solid platforming and raunchy and adult subject matter being a perfect mismatch with the kid-friendly visuals. A sequel was planned, but was scrapped once they went over to Xbox, and a remake of the first game was made instead. Then they tried to make a multiplayer only game, but that never materialized.

Conker kind of disappeared after that, with no real news about the series coming out. But then in 2014, almost 10 years after the remake was released, it was announced that Conker would make his triumphant return!...in a game-creation game called Project Spark.

Obviously just a shallow marketing tactic, Project Spark shut down very early into its life, cutting any new experiences with Conker short.

Afterwards, something called Young Conker was announced for the Mircosoft Hololens in 2016. Unsurprisingly, fans hated the idea, and Conker hasn't been seen since.