12 Video Games That Drastically Changed Between Reveal And Release

10. Aliens: Colonial Marines

Imagine working on a game: You're hard at work pulling morning-to-night shifts, occasionally sleeping over at the office just to ensure certain deadlines are met. You're being pestered by marketing teams and it feels like the goalposts are shifting on a day-to-day basis.

At some point - and we're only human - there's a chance said game will release with less than the right amount of polish.

Like thinking "Ah f**k it, it'll do" when handing in a work assignment, Aliens: Colonial Marines was a shell of its proposed self. However, such a drastic change in what the game was advertised as versus its release state, led to lawsuit being filed against the company that cited false advertising.

Once the dust had cleared, the case was eventually thrown out as Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchfork described it as a "huge waste of time". Still... it all could have been avoided if the game we received bore any resemblance to what was first advertised and demoed.