Cracked Archive - Video Games

5 Ridiculous Things the Media Blamed Video Games For

If you're a politician or pundit, ranting and raving about the evils of video games is still a surefire way to get everyone's attention. And that is how you wind up with manufactured outrages like these.

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By Henrik Magnusson , Will Leonard, Ryan Menezes
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March 02, 2014

4 Video Game Mashups Too Awesome to Exist

This is the crap that keeps me up at night. I come up with ways to combine existing video games into different ones that don't exist, and probably never will.

By Maxwell Yezpitelok
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February 22, 2014

The 5 Most Baffling Celebrity Appearances in Video Games

These games make so little sense, and make the star look so stupid, the only explanation is programmers finally getting revenge by proxy on every popular kid from school.

By Jason Iannone
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February 20, 2014

The 5 Least Subtle Product Placements in Gaming History

These folks rolled up their sleeves and showed us how to really whore out our integrity.

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By Andrew Heaton
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February 20, 2014

6 Baffling Video Games Adapted From Famous Movies and Shows

Sometimes programmers are apparently in such a rush to finish a game before the deadline that they don't actually have a chance to watch the material they're basing the game on. So, you wind up with deeply confusing titles like these.

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By Chris Rio
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February 12, 2014

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If 22 Famous Video Game Titles Were Taken Literally

We asked you to take some of the most iconic games in history and use their titles to turn them into blinding disappointments.

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By Cracked Plasticians
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February 09, 2014

Live-Blogging the 'Super Mario Bros.' Universe

The following absolutely real images (I cannot stress enough how much I didn't make this shit up just now) paint a picture of man who is somewhat brave and utterly confused.

By Maxwell Yezpitelok
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February 01, 2014

The 5 Most Elaborately Hidden Video Game Easter Eggs

Some developers prefer to hide their secrets like you would hide your particularly shameful pornography.

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By Karl Smallwood, Ed Stevens, Ivan Farkas
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January 27, 2014

4 Insane Ways Video Games Changed During My 9-Year Hiatus

I all but abandoned the gaming world for years on end. I've started playing again, though, and it's like stepping into an alien planet.

By Jason Iannone
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January 25, 2014

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What Video Game Characters Do With Their Downtime

What happens when you put the controller down and our favorite characters are left to their own devices?

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By Cracked Plasticians
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January 10, 2014

5 Anti-Piracy Strategies That Screwed Over Regular Gamers

Let's take a look at how developers aimed for the pirates but instead screwed over their paying customers in ridiculous ways.

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By Andrew Heaton
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January 08, 2014

13 Pirated Game Covers Way More Awesome Than the Originals

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By Raoni Lacerda
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December 14, 2013

5 Reasons the Video Game Industry Is About to Crash

Are we headed for another crash? Short answer, yes. Long answer? Yes.

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By J.F. Sargent, Dave Williams
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December 11, 2013

6 Iconic Video Games That Were Created by Technical Problems

Video game developers often made their most creative choices specifically because technical limitations wouldn't let them make the game they really wanted to make.

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