I'm not in favour of fining developers or publishers in the way that Puki recommends, but here's an idea:
Game companies should be obliged to make their internal bug databases of outstanding bugs (including ones that have been recently fixed and ones that have been "waived") available for inspection by the public in a simple, easy to view format whenever a game is released. This list should be freely available to be viewed or downloaded on each product's website. The download URL should be displayed in a prominent place on the game's physical packaging.
Falsifying bug databases should be legally classed as fraud, and a watchdog agency should have the power to (amongst other things) inspect bug databases at any time to ensure that the publicly available ones are not falsified.
Game companies should be obliged to make their internal bug databases of outstanding bugs (including ones that have been recently fixed and ones that have been "waived") available for inspection by the public in a simple, easy to view format whenever a game is released. This list should be freely available to be viewed or downloaded on each product's website. The download URL should be displayed in a prominent place on the game's physical packaging.
Falsifying bug databases should be legally classed as fraud, and a watchdog agency should have the power to (amongst other things) inspect bug databases at any time to ensure that the publicly available ones are not falsified.