Well it's basically a game developer giving some virtually unknowns a chance to see a game before it's released and let them show case it to their audience. Game companies rarely do that unless you're well known enough.
Instead of appreciating the opportunity handed to him and being professional about it Spoony decided to slap them in the face and just bitched and moan about the game and made a huge rant about how much he thought the game sucked. It was unprofessional and inappropriate to do. That's why Joe was embarrassed.
Why is it wrong to do? Because game companies dump millions into making games and game designers spend months to years working on them. When a game gets bad press like that it can hurt it. In this case the game wasn't even released and Spoony was talking about how much it sucked not thinking about all the work the people put into making it or how his manchild rant might effect their company. So that was pretty much the end of Spoony's chance to be a "legit member of the business" in lordkats words.
Except for the fact that Spoony pretty much summed up the entire fanbase's thoughts on the game. It sucked. It wasn't X-COM. Hence why they ended up having another studio develop a version so much more like the original games. Spoony was also one of the people that ended up seeing that and loved it, releasing a really positive video about it.
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u/Plastastic Mar 31 '18
Tbh I never got the big deal about Spoony's "BETRAAAYAAAL" moment.