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TIL Daikatana, a video game directed by George Romero was patched 14 years later after it's hellish and buggy launch, inspite the fact that the studio that made the game (Iron Storm) had been closed for over 9 years. All thanks to the fan community, unfortunately the game still sucks.-

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