10 Video Games That Died (Then Came Back Stronger Than Ever)
1. Driveclub
Prior to its release, Sony hyped up Driveclub as the Next Big Racing Game - a true competitor to the Gran Turismo and Forza franchises, which would meld cutting edge visuals with an emphasis on social multiplayer gaming.
It all sounded great, yet the racer's launch was nothing short of an abject disaster - a ten-car pile-up in digital form, even.
Despite Driveclub receiving numerous large delays prior to release - enough that it missed the PS4 launch window entirely - it hit stores in a terrible state regardless, with the game's online infrastructure failing to work as intended, preventing players from engaging with its social multiplayer.
As a result, sales were relatively soft out of the gate, which combined with the fast-haemorrhaging player-base, seemingly condemned Driveclub to the dustbin of time within a few short months of its release.
Yet developer Evolution Studios ultimately supported the game for 18 months after release with patches and free content updates, enough that Gamesradar even felt compelled to re-review the game and award it a 4.5/5 score.
Even though Evolution was closed by Sony in 2016, the game's servers were kept online all the way until March 2020, by which point it had become the most-played PS4 racing game and cemented its reputation as one of the greatest racers of the last decade - even with those horrendous launch "hiccups."