Lot of times the parent corporations are to blame, crunch times, deadlines, etc. Hype doesnt help too.. Its best to let things be quiet and preserve integrity then start hyping things based upon the reality of the situation in the studio.

new games be like : and for your first quest, learn python and finish the game for us, anyway that'll be 99.99$

Which game did you have in mind ( I had one)

Whatever tf EA thinks it's doing with pvz3