Cracked Archive - Video Games
The Crazy Coincidence That Saved Video Games Forever
What saved the video game market slump? A bizarre chain of events that started with one businessman throwing a temper tantrum.
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- By Jeff Silvers
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91 5 Gamers Who Turned Trolling Into An Artform
If you're extremely old, you might remember the days when internet trolling was fun and imaginative and done purely for laughs.
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- By Adam Wears
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6 Video Game Feats So Amazing They Make You Question Reality
While the rest of us were making dick jokes out of gunfights and zoning laws, more creative gamers were doing some truly amazing things.
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- By James Freeth
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5 Dark And Gritty Sequels To Goofy Video Games
As gamers matured, developers tried to do the same.
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- By Spencer Thew, Tiago Svn
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5 Video Game Adaptations That Totally Missed The Point
Sometimes a game adaptation is more than simply a bad, nakedly commercial cash grab.
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- By Rani Baker, Jacopo della Quercia , Adam Koski, Mike Bedard, E.M. Caris
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5 Totally WTF Times Real-World Problems Invaded Video Games
Virtual worlds can also be ruined by terrible circumstances and even more terrible people.
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- By James Freeth
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5 Beloved Games That Have Secret Terrifying Backstories
There are some seemingly cute, family-friendly games out there hiding backstories so messed up that they'd be cut from a Chuck Palahniuk novel.
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- By James Kinneen, Tiago Svn, Abraham Mireles
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5 Games That Were Released Hilariously Broken
Even the biggest-budget titles can wind up as a cautionary tale.
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- By Henrik Magnusson
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5 Tiny Decisions That Nearly Ruined Your Favorite Games
Even the greatest video games have their flaws.
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- By Chris Rio, James Kinneen, Jordan Breeding, Joe Phillips
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5 Insanely Dark Messages In Classic Video Games (You Missed)
The technology available to old-school video games didn't leave a lot of room for nuance. Which is good considering the few times retro games dove into ethically murky waters and came back up with ...
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- By Tiago Svn, Dan Hopper
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5 Gloriously Stupid Times Video Games Tried To Sell You Crap
Any incredibly immersive video game universe can come undone in an instant when a game turns into a crass advertisement for products from the real world.
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- By E. Reid Ross, Ed Stevens, Jordan Breeding, Alex Holland
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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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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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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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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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- By Ed Stevens
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