14 amazing video games that were let down by awful marketing

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 Devil May Cry
Sadly, being a good video game is not always enough (Square Enix/Nintendo/Capcom)

GameCentral reminisces about the many video games that were hampered by ill thought-out marketing schemes… or were barely advertised at all.

In a perfect world, putting in the effort to create a top quality video game (or any kind of product) should guarantee success, but that’s sadly not the case.

Too often a video game’s sales performance hinges not on its quality, but how it’s advertised. Even terrible games can enjoy strong launches if the trailers and general hype are doing their job right.

Sometimes, publishers such as EA and Read Entire Article