@Jake518 Nah, I'm just explaining what GS did wrong to make everyone else mad (including their sponsors). It's bad business and deserves to be called out for what it is.
To the GS mods who ruined the spirit of this competition, and everyone baw-hawwwing over the final result, it is your fault that many console games require you to buy an online pass. It is your fault we get a cookie-cutter sequel to franchises past their prime every year. It is your fault Diablo 3 has DRM and an in-game cash auction, FPS's have regenerating health, new "revisions" to the DS every other year Nintendo begs hundreds of dollars for, 5000 Guitar Hero sequels/knockoffs/addons, Notch stopped updating Minecraft every week, and companies like Activision and EA pro-actively crush the innovative dreams of young independent game developers.
Thousands of people came in droves to vote for Lanchpad and Einstein. Had this been a fair competition, the mods would have given the winner and runner-up exactly what they promised, and the ensuing hilarity would have brought even more traffic to the site, and more dollars to their pockets from their sponsors. This is an egregious display of gaming politics and corporate lackey mentality, and a shining example of what is wrong with this industry. This was a competition for fun, and GS ruined that fun because it's glaringly obvious they were bought out to nudge certain specific mascots to victory.
GS really had an opportunity to capitalize off the drama surrounding this competition. Everyone complaining that the competition was "rigged" to let Launchpad win, look at how the staff went against their promises of a victory video and proper article for the winner. The game was obviously rigged for only certain characters to win, and when something unexpected happened, the hosts pulled the plug. It's like when a host shuts down his server prematurely so they don't screw up his KDR, it's lame and unprofessional, and makes them look weak.
Honest to God, I just showed this to my friend from China and he remembers the Ducktales NES game fondly. It didn't even cross his mind that people would vote for Launchpad as a joke. Not even trolling
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