13 Biggest WTF Video Game Moments Since 2010

4. Microsoft Scraps Scalebound

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Platinum Games

Really, was this honestly the best course of action?

If it wasn't for the promise of Project Scorpio later this year, Microsoft would truly be in hot water right now. Xbox One isn't exactly swimming in first-party exclusives right now, so killing off one of its most interesting up and comers has got to be a decision in the running for Dumbest Business Decision of the Year.

No definitive explanation has (or probably ever will be) been given for Scalebound's cancelation. Microsoft's obviously not willing to risk making more people hate it for scrapping the project and Platinum is likely bound by its previous contract not to say a word on the matter.

But that's largely irrelevant. Scalebound's development may not have been chugging along as fast as it should have been, but it looked great. Platinum's excellent reputation for hack and slash action, combined with intriguing RPG and companion mechanics looked, quite frankly, awesome.

This easily ranks up there with the canned Star Wars 1313 as a massive missed opportunity.

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