The design lead of Half-Life's biggest competitor says that its publisher was so 'pissed off' by the time the game launched that it didn't bother testing it properly: 'We got trashed in the press because of bugs'
The design lead of the game Sin revealed that its publisher, Activision, was dissatisfied with the game at launch. This dissatisfaction led to a lack of proper testing, resulting in significant bugs that negatively impacted reviews. The situation was further complicated by Ritual Entertainment's relationship with a new developer-owned publishing group.
- ▪Sin was expected to be a major FPS release in 1998 but faced challenges at launch.
- ▪Activision, the game's publisher, did not test the final version of Sin, leading to critical bugs.
- ▪The game's design lead stated that the lack of support from Activision hurt the game's reception in the press.
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Games FPS Sin Gold The design lead of Half-Life's biggest competitor says that its publisher was so 'pissed off' by the time the game launched that it didn't bother testing it properly: 'We got trashed in the press because of bugs' News By Rick Lane published 24 May 2026 "It really hurt it when it came to reviews." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Nightdive) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Back in the halcyon days of 1998, Ritual Entertainment's Sin was shaping up to be the hottest shooter released that year.
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