Cracked Archive - Video Games
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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116 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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Hey You Horny Asshole: 5 Games That Call You On Your Shit
Some poor fools still don't respect gamers, and we call those people: Game Developers.
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- By Tiago Svn
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5 Insane Video Games That Almost Ruined Great Franchises
For every kick-ass Batman game, there are hundreds of crappy cash-ins just waiting to con you out of your money.
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- By JM McNab
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6 Absurd Questions Gamers Went To Great Lengths To Answer
Bored gamers have discovered some very important answers to bizarre and petty questions.
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- By Tiago Svn, Ed Stevens
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7 Creepy WTF Video Game Moments You Forgot Existed
The reason we think about classic games as being nothing but good, clean fun is that, like all childhood trauma, we've pushed out the truly dark, shocking things that went on in them.
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- By Adam Wears, Marina Reimann
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