Some developers just don't know what they're doing. They have talent, but they don't use it, as though they're intentionally trying to bring themselves down. These are the developers who need to get in, or get out.

1. Lionhead Studios. Peter Molyneux yaps our ears off about his revolutionary games at the slightest provocation. Yet he cannot deliver anything better than average. I've played every Lionhead game there is at some point, and I just cannot for the life of me figure out what gives him the idea that is is revolutionary. I understand you want to be like Epic or id or Valve, but you're not. Not YET, that is. The thing is, you do have talented employees capable of making great things. The guys who founded MediaMolecule? You know, those LittleBigPlanet guys who made one of the most critically acclaimed games in recent memory? They used to work for Lionhead. You have the talent, stop squandering it.

2. id Software. Yes, you might be confused because I mentioned id as a great developers just a few sentences ago, but let me clarify. id was THE developer at one point in time. They played a significant role in what gaming is today, pushing graphics and incredible new ideas. However, now id is nothing special. I know you practically invented FPSes and great graphics, but you cannot expect me to say "Oh you did it first so I will forgive the completely generic Wolfenstein 2009." It's time to either come up with some new ideas, or just stop before damaging your brilliant reputation.

3. Bungie. You guys are probably the best known developers of all time, but you need to stop making Halo games. Although I believe Halo to be massively overhyped, you do have talent. Halo: Combat Evolved, though nothing all that original, was done so well that you couldn't help but respect it. Then you got caught up in hype, and ruined everything from there on out. Make a new game. I have full faith that you can do it well. But if you bore people to death with one franchise, that reputation of yours will inevitably crash and burn.

4. EA. Up until recently, I did not believe EA had any talent whatsoever (Other than repackaging the same sports games every year and getting people to buy it), and felt that they had no redeeming values and should just go burn in hell or something. But then 2 remarkably shiny things crawled out of the disgusting heap of sports games and life sims that was EA. They were called Mirror's Edge and Dead Space. Mirrors Edge, though flawed and criminally short, was original, stylish, and fun. It was a sign of what EA was really capable of. Then came Dead Space, and apart from the relatively bad story, was incredible. I have very few complaints with the game. That was when I saw a ray of light peeking out of the clouds. But now, it seems, the clouds have closed back in with the recent release of another Sims game and 20 more sports games. And Dead Space Extraction. C'mon EA. You are capable of doing things right! Do it already!

5. Above all else, Nintendo. Remember your old, loyal Zelda fans? Remember how we didn't like PH? Ever guess we'd like trains even less? Yes, Nintendo has gone to the dogs. Either new motion gimmick minigames or casual incarnations of old hardcore classics. You guys seemed to remember us at E3, however unimpressive the Metroid game looked, and however many decades it will take for Galaxy 2 to come out. But what you need to do is make things right with the Zelda fans. Stop pretending you're working on one, and start working on one. And it's ok to tell us what the game is called, too. Or give us a teaser or something. I know you guys have always loved playing secret agent, but it's time to stop that before fans still loyal inevitably turn on you as I did.

So yeah. That's all the developers who I think need to get their acts together or gtfo.

BTW, SEGA would be on the list if getting their act together was possible. It's really best if they just go.