13 Worst Video Game Industry Decisions Made In 2016 (So Far)

We live in an age where the video game industry is under more scrutiny than ever before, thanks to an ever-growing number of "consumer advocates" who take it upon themselves to tear money-hungry publishers down for their craven abuse of customer trust.

Even as one transgression is made embarrassingly public, though, another pops up, be it from publishers exploiting a doting fan-base to the last drop, developers getting lazy, or certain prominent YouTubers taking advantage of their young and impressionable subscribers, and many more of course.

Though there will surely be plenty more outrage to come for the remainder of the year (as there always is), hopefully a lot of the worst gaming press might already be out of the way. If not, batten down the hatches and prepare yourself for the impending s***storm.

Here are the 13 worst gaming industry decisions made in 2016 (so far)...

Though fans rejoiced when it was announced that 2007's iconic, ground-breaking Call of Duty: Modern Warfare would be releasing remastered alongside the new core title Infinite Warfare, that quickly turned to rage when it transpired that it would only be available to those who bought the laughably expensive Legacy, Digital Deluxe or Legacy Pro editions.

In short, MW's remastering won't be sold separately, a huge blow to fans who perhaps aren't particularly interested in the new game but want to relive the series at its best.

While it's extremely likely that Activision will release a solo MW Remastered sometime next year, it's infuriating that players who don't want to splash out on a special edition up front are being denied the chance to buy it separately.

Annoyingly, Modern Warfare Remastered is also a digital download and one that will apparently be tied to the physical IW disc, so you can't even buy IW and then simply sell it afterwards while retaining Modern Warfare. Taking MW hostage in the pursuit of more money is why we can't have nice things.