Cracked Archive - Video Games
6 Annoying Gaming Gimmicks (You Didn't Know Were Super Old)
Many of the things we dislike most about modern video games have been skidmarks on the industry for longer than the 'Super Mario Bros.' movie.
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- By Adam Wears
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388 6 Video Games That Accidentally Make You The Bad Guy
A good game will convince you that's really you galloping across meadows. Or, you know, just being a colossal dick for no reason.
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- By Cedric Voets
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5 Plot Holes That Shatter Your Image Of Famous Games
Sometimes, the more they try to make sense of a video game's story, the more it becomes a convoluted mess only a complete maniac could understand.
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- By Chris Radomile
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The 5 Most Evil Ways Video Game Developers Trolled Players
It takes a truly mad game designer to bring a Jigsaw-Killer deviousness to bear on their most die-hard, legitimate fans.
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- By Alan Fox
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5 Ways The Gaming Industry Is Way More Sexist Than You Think
Every time an industry dominated by one gender starts to become more diverse, the transition period is bumpy. We spoke to Brianna Wu and a few others to learn what it's like.
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- By Mark Hill, Brianna Wu, Amanda Warner, Katie Williams
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5 Secret Feminist Easter Eggs You Didn't Notice in 'Portal'
Amidst the killer robots and hyper-masculine scientists is a clever exploration of a woman's struggle in a male-dominated culture, and we're not just saying that because your only weapon is a gun that shoots vagina metaphors.
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- By Michael Vincent Bramley
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The 6 Coolest Ways to Lose Popular Video Games
Some developers apparently decided 'screw the obvious and logical game over scenarios! Death should lurk around every corner, waiting to pants the player in bizarre and unpredictable ways.'
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- By Ed Stevens, Gavin Jamieson
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6 Video Game Easter Eggs Developers Didn't Want You to Find
Dedicate enough time to unlocking a game's secrets and you too could be scarred for life.
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- By Scott Elizabeth Baird
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5 Brilliant Hacks You Can Use to Cheat the Odds at Gambling
Over time, a few rare people have managed to beat the house in creative and/or hilarious ways. And the best part? These were all completely legal! Sort of.
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- By Chris Rio, Doron S.
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The 5 Craziest Ways Creators Ruined Awesome Video Games
Video games are the product of hundreds of people working together to achieve a single creative goal. But sometimes those people misunderstand and/or actively hate each other.
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- By Ian Ury, Steve Athens, Ed Stevens, Gavin Jamieson
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5 Mathematical Strategies for Dominating Popular Kids Games
Here are some simple tricks anyone can use to come out on top in classic games.
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- By Federico Cruz
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The 6 Biggest Dick Moves in the History of Video Game Design
Until the PlayStation 5 comes with an extendable middle finger, this is the closest designers have come to telling gamers to go f@#$ themselves.
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- By Codie Martin, Doron S., Ed Stevens, Simone B.
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5 Video Game Villains You Should Have Been Rooting For
Every now and then, we're presented with a video game boss that we just end up feeling bad for.
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- By Michael Kane, Ed Stevens
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The 5 Most Unreasonably Difficult Video Game Puzzles Ever
If you beat any of these games without a walkthrough, you're either the chosen one or you kidnapped the developer's family and held them at gunpoint until they sobbed out all of their secrets.
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- By Ian Ury, Codie Martin, Doron S.
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The 6 Creepiest Sex Scenes in Video Game History
Watching video games try to be sexy is like watching a dog try to eat peanut butter. There's clearly a lot of enthusiasm there, but the result is simultaneously hilarious and sad.
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- By CRACKED Staff
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