Cracked Archive - Video Games
5 Unintentionally Hilarious Live-Action Video Games
There was a silver lining to the video game industry's failing attempt to emulate Hollywood -- FMV games were a gold mine of unintentional comedy.
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- By CRACKED Staff, Dustin Koski
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414 6 Hidden Glitches That Make Famous Video Games Way Better
We hope that some day we can make a mistake that will bring a stranger as much joy as these six glitches brought us.
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- By Maxwell Yezpitelok, M. Asher Cantrell
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5 Ways Video Games Are Saving Mankind
Yeah, no -- we're just as shocked as you are.
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- By Patrick Thomas, Rich Solomon
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The 5 Most Offensive Attempts at Video Game Marketing
We're just going to go ahead and wash our eyeballs with bleach. Thanks, marketers!
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- By Fletcher Wortmann
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6 Moments in Video Game Adaptations That Improved the Movie
It turns out that video game makers don't give two craps about canon, even if the game is based on an all-time cinema classic. And sometimes that's awesome.
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- By Jose Luis Lopez
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The 6 Most Absurd Product Placements in Video Game History
Apparently some companies want an entire game devoted to peddling their brand. The results are ... very unfortunate.
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- By Lance Carrigan
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6 Unintentionally Hilarious Glitches Hidden in Video Games
A good glitch can transfer you from boring, gritty realism into a magical world full of the most physics-defying, madness inducing randomness this side of a mushroom trip at the bottom of a ball-pit.
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- By Dustin Koski, Sever R.
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5 Bizarre Ways Online Gaming Is Affecting the Real World
It turns out that while you're going around innocently shooting zombies or running people over in colorful virtual worlds, other people are abusing the same games to plan actual murders, carry out Ponzi schemes, or finance kinky virtual red-light districts.
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- By Matt Culkin, Jack Hall
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The 6 Most Baffling Video Game Spinoffs
The game industry has birthed some absolutely baffling spinoffs, taking the new games so far away from what made the originals great that they barely reside in the same solar system.
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- By Chris Snipes
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6 Insane Real-Life Versions of Video Games
Games are slowly moving out of our monitors and into the real world ... but damn it, it still feels like there's something missing. And that something is insanity.
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- By Adam Hirschfeld
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The 6 Creepiest Glitches in Famous Video Games (Part 2)
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- By Maxwell Yezpitelok, M. Asher Cantrell, Chris Rio
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5 Insanely Successful Video Games That Were Total Ripoffs
There are some beloved games that weren't so much 'inspired by' other games as they were 'the exact game, with a minor paint job.' Those knockoffs then went on to make millions of dollars.
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- By Ridley Davis
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The 6 Most Mind-Blowing (and Pointless) Gaming Achievements
Real dedication means going past hard mode and thinking way, way outside the box.
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- By Maxwell Yezpitelok, Karl Smallwood, M. Asher Cantrell
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5 Famous Video Game Villains (Who Are Actually the Victim)
It's never clear how video game bosses ascended to their positions. We just kind of go with it and find the shiny spot we're supposed to shoot. But you can't help but feel sorry for some of these guys.
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- By CRACKED Staff
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7 Video Game Easter Eggs Designed to Screw With Your Head
Some Easter Eggs have no discernible purpose other than making the player question their sanity.
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- By Codie Martin
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