Dissapointment aside; I have to believe that the "Powers That Be" are not idiots. For whatever reason, be it transition, financial, creative or otherwise; Universal knows what they have and what direction that they want to take.
This year just seems to be a year of change, that's all. Construction, Management, A dozen different priorities to consider... This, Corporate-Wide, not just HHN, including the Website.
As fans, we "appear" to be sucking it up this year. However, as dissapointed as I am regarding the lack of interaction; I'm willing to give them a waiver, if just to see what they plan for the Event and it's promotion going forward.
And to quote a reliable source... "We could still get games"