Cracked Archive - Video Games

Cracked Archive - Hilarious observations all about video games, including the easter eggs you missed, and secrets that programmers and game designers don't want you to know.

The 5 Ballsiest Easter Eggs Hidden in Video Games

If you're reading this, the odds are good that you 1) hate your job and 2) can't really do much about it. But if you, say, were working on a project that would be seen by millions of people, then you could get creative about expressing your displeasure.

Authors: By Claire G., M. Asher Cantrell
Published: March 26, 2012
Comments: 829

6 Acts of Real-Life Heroism Made Possible by Video Games

Video games might actually be good for something after all. But remember, games are neither good nor evil -- it's all in what you do with them.

Authors: By Mike Cooney, Eddie Rodriguez, Steve Hanley
Published: March 17, 2012
Comments: 795

A Modern Game The '80s Wouldnâ€™t Have Been Able to Survive

Some inventions come too late, and some would have collapsed the economy if they'd come any earlier.

Authors: By Fatawesome .com
Published: February 06, 2012
Comments: 359

7 Classic Video Games That Are Older Than You Think

If your game does something innovative that shapes the industry, we will remember it forever. Scratch that, someone else will do it and bury yours.

Authors: By Adam Wears, Jim Avery
Published: January 13, 2012
Comments: 534

The 7 Dumbest Video Game Innovations That Actually Exist

Here are the ridiculous video game innovations nobody asked for, and yet somebody went ahead and made them real.

Authors: By Steve Blair
Published: December 07, 2011
Comments: 545

The 8 Creepiest Glitches Hidden in Popular Video Games

Is it simply lines of code, or demonic possession? You be the judge.

Authors: By Maxwell Yezpitelok, M. Asher Cantrell
Published: October 25, 2011
Comments: 974

6 Baffling Early Prototypes of Your Favorite Video Games

Imagine an alternate reality where Mario is packing heat, Link looks like Wolverine and Halo games are all about strategy instead of shooting aliens in the face.

Authors: By Karl Smallwood, Steve Rosenburg, M. Asher Cantrell
Published: October 06, 2011
Comments: 862

6 Arcade Games Too Awesome to Get Released in the West

The East didn't stop making crazy ass games. They just stopped shipping them west.

Authors: By Nick Dobkin
Published: September 25, 2011
Comments: 573

5 Video Game Movie Adaptations (That Missed the Point)

Video games based on movies are almost universally terrible, we all know that. But sometimes they go beyond just being terrible video games and actually manage to completely undermine the entire point of the property they're adapting.

Authors: By J.F. Sargent
Published: August 10, 2011
Comments: 665

7 Creepy Video Game Easter Eggs You'll Wish Were Never Found

Video game Easter eggs can be a fun way to motivate players to continue exploring a game they've completed ... or they can be terrifying experiences that make sure the players never go near that game again. These ones fall in that latter category.

Authors: By Maxwell Yezpitelok, M. Asher Cantrell
Published: July 25, 2011
Comments: 921

5 Classic Games You Didn't Know Had WTF Backstories

A lot of classic arcade games have straight-forward, logical plots that drive them: Turtle dragon stole your woman, stomp mushrooms until he gives her back. That's cool; we're on board with that. But some of these other classic, seemingly self-evident games actually hid madness and dementia behind their fun, childish veneers.

Authors: By Steve Blair
Published: July 24, 2011
Comments: 697

6 Glitches That Accidentally Invented Modern Gaming

While most of the art you enjoy today is the result of some happy accident, you wouldn't think this'd be the case for video games. And you'd be wrong.