Cracked Archive - Video Games

6 Bizarrely Insulting Portrayals Of Other Countries In Games

If a game takes place in a real country, wouldn't it be worth it for the developers to spend a few minutes skimming that country's Wikipedia page?

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By Sam Hurley, Nathan Kamal, Mike Bedard, Ed Stevens
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September 06, 2017

5 Reasons We Crappy Video Game Players Keep On Playing

On behalf of all the Suck Monsters out there, here's how and why we keep on playing.

By Luis Prada
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August 21, 2017

5 Pitch Black Realities Connected To Pokemon Gold And Silver

By Daniel Dockery
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August 15, 2017

How A YouTuber's Cult Following Became An Actual Cult

We spoke to Athene, as well as his friend and right-hand man Dries Leysen, to find out how deep this particular rabbit hole goes.

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By Mark Hill, Tiago Svn
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June 24, 2017

5 Movie Franchises That Need Help (From Their Own Games)

Some characters and franchises just need a little help from the healing powers of Game Boy.

By Daniel Dockery
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May 30, 2017

How A Great Sci-Fi Epic Got Buried Inside A Video Game

If you have the patience, the persistence, and a blatant disregard for the inherent value of your own time, 'Destiny' actually has one of the best stories in gaming.

By Robert Brockway
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May 20, 2017

6 Of The Funniest Ways Gamers Messed With NPCs

There's a special breed of player who will spend time and effort figuring out new, ridiculous ways of torturing the computer-generated nobodies who inhabit their games.

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By Adam Koski, Tiago Svn
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May 08, 2017

5 Things On Every Gamers' Wish List (That Shouldn't Be)

The fact that gamers complained about the NES Classic Edition but don't seem to mind that we've gotten 13 'Call of Duty's' proves they don't know what they want.

By Daniel Dockery
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April 25, 2017

6 Insane Ways Movies Are Trying To Be Authentic

It turns out movies have been hiding their weirdest and most interesting work in places nobody ever bothered to check.

By J.F. Sargent
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April 06, 2017

6 Video Games That Put Insane Effort Into Being Perverts

Bless the devotion of these brave game developers.

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By Adam Wears, Marina Reimann
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March 27, 2017

4 Ways I Realize I've Changed (Thanks To The New Zelda Game)

I used to play video games because they were a fun escape. Now I do it because, well, that's where things get weird and complicated.

By Luis Prada
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March 25, 2017

The 5 Most Fun Things You Can Do With Bad Video Game Weapons

Every once in a while, via laziness, sleep deprivation, or just a good ol' fashioned rabid cocaine addiction, game developers throw gamers a curve ball.

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