Cracked Archive - Video Games

6 Things You Learn Writing Blockbuster Video Games

Writing video games is weird. You have to put together a plot, but you can't let it get in the way of the player shooting 12,000 zombies. It's a balancing act that's produced lots of beloved stories.

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By Mark Hill, Walt Williams & Jeffrey Yohalem
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April 04, 2016

The 5 Most Well-Hidden Video Game Easter Eggs Ever

Some programmers took easter eggs to Ark of the friggin' Covenant levels.

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By Ed Stevens
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March 29, 2016

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15 Outrageously Simple Ways To Fix The Video Game Industry

A console that combines games would literally be the greatest invention ever.

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By Cracked Plasticians
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March 25, 2016

6 Gaming Easter Eggs That Taunted The People Who Found Them

If a huge combination of super convoluted B.S. is done in Silent Hill 2 your reward is a weapon that kills you. Congrats, buddy.

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By Pedro Lopez
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March 13, 2016

5 Hilariously Insane Attempts To Bring Video Games To Life

Recreating 'Angry Birds' requires pumpkins instead of birds, because a) PETA, probably, and b) pumpkins tend to explode better than birds.

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By JM McNab
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February 23, 2016

6 Realities Of My Job Addicting Kids To Online Games

Sometimes we'll hear a grandparent being like, 'You sit down and you stay there! You stole my money!'

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By Mark Hill, Anonymous
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February 23, 2016

5 Video Game Weapons That Work Way Better In Real Life

I've spent many, many years of my life wasting dudes (mostly) in video games. So I've naturally developed some pretty reliable instincts about the best ways to go about this wasting.

By Chris Bucholz
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February 18, 2016

7 Classic Video Games With Horrifying Backstories

Halo 2 was delayed because one of the developers hid a picture of a butt in the game.

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By Adam Wears
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February 16, 2016

The 8 Accidents Most Likely To Kill You Recreated With Mario

What essential lessons can we learn by forcing Mario to die repeatedly in the same ways humans do? Will the code to becoming a Highlander be unlocked?

By Maxwell Yezpitelok
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February 09, 2016

5 Rules Of Video Game Buying That Didn't Exist A Decade Ago

Buying video games is a skill. At least, it is now.

By Luis Prada
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February 03, 2016

5 Awesome Game Sequels That Were Screwed Over & Canned

If we didn't get a new CoD or Assassin's Creed this year, we'd take it as an omen of Ragnarok. Which is why it's all the more tragic that we won't be getting these.

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