Video Games That Bankrupted Their Own Studios (Even the Hits)

Seven video games that took their own studios down with them, and why most of them weren't the worst games ever. They were the only bet: E.T., Daikatana, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines, Hellgate: London, uDraw, APB and Kingdoms of Amalur (38 Studios). 0:00 A $75 million baseball studio 0:19 1. E.T. (Atari) 1:06 2. Daikatana (Ion Storm) 1:40 3. Vampire: Bloodlines (Troika) 2:12 4. Hellgate: London (Flagship) 2:39 5. uDraw (THQ) 3:07 6. APB (Realtime Worlds) 3:37 7. Kingdoms of Amalur (38 Studios) 4:22 The all-in launch Sources 1. E.T. (Atari): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.T._th...) · https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/07/... 2. Daikatana (Ion Storm): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daikatana 3. Vampire: Bloodlines (Troika): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire... · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troika_... 4. Hellgate: London (Flagship): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellgat... 5. uDraw (THQ): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UDraw_G... · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/THQ 6. APB (Realtime Worlds): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APB:_Al... · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realtim... 7. Kingdoms of Amalur (38 Studios): https://www.shacknews.com/article/739... · https://abcnews.com/Business/curt-sch... Tech history, drawn simply. #techhistory #gaming #videogames #gamedev #38studios About this video: made for education and entertainment. It's based on the public sources listed above, as reported when it was made. Figures are rounded, stories are simplified, and the commentary is my opinion. Drawings are illustrations, not likenesses. Not affiliated with or endorsed by any company named; trademarks belong to their owners. Spot an error? Comment with a source and I'll pin a correction.