We look at some people who got into trouble for taking their gaming lives a bit too far. Their stories range from the comic to the tragic, but they all have one thing in common: they very much needed a "get out of jail free" card to translate into the real world.
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Video game flops are straight-up failures. They're the consoles that barely register and leave no impact. And they're games that suck so badly that they're unplayable. They're the worst of what's ever happened in gaming, and shining examples of what companies shouldn't do if they want to succeed.
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Games are now more popular than ever, but with all that competition to face, a new title really needs to stand out from the crowd. Here are a few times when "standing out" meant stretching the truth just a little bit too far.
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Fortnite's Easter eggs run the gambit in terms of what they accomplish. You'll find a smattering of these secrets below, documented along with our best guess as to what exactly they could mean.
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Keen to clear up the haze of speculation and assuage any fears, Bethesda has quickly offered up a bevy of information. You may very well know about the multiplayer and the huge West Virginian map, but here's a list of details you might have missed about Fallout 76.
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With this piece, we're going to examine all the heavy-hitters that were nowhere to be found at E3 2018. Every title and franchise on this list failed to make an appearance at E3, much to the chagrin of entitled and expectant fans everywhere.
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Be it a franchise that didn't make it to this year's showfloor or a surprise announcement that we're over the moon about, all the best and worst moments of E3 2018 are down below, succinctly summarized to keep you in the loop on the most important hot-off-the-press E3 gaming news.
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Regardless of which side you're on, we think everyone can agree that some DLC goes way too far. And it's the crazier types of DLC we want to take a look at today. Below, you'll find a slew of video game extras that cross the line from being reasonable into the realm of being absolutely bonkers.
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Yes, even the 800-pound gorilla of FPS has had some stumbles. Some of these were largely kept out of the public eye; others remain all-too-well-remembered.
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We've assembled a list of some of the more violent gun games released in the past few generations. If you're a fan of bloodshed, you may want to put these titles on your to-play list.
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Whether you're not picking up on the context to understand how one game ties into another, or you're lacking the knowledge of earlier works, it may come as a shock to you when you realize the game you're playing is actually part of a larger series.
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In a world flush with AAA studios pumping out reliable megafranchises, what made a little mod and its follow-ups such a phenomenon? From fortuitous timing to solid design decisions, there are a lot of good reasons why the battle royale genre now reigns supreme.
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From the household names who should've had their games already to obscure but awesome heroes who could put a new spin on ideas that don't seem to work for mere mortals, here are the superheroes who deserve their own video games.
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He had over 2 million YouTube subscribers, and built up a loyal and devoted following by both talking about and playing video games. But he was also a lightning rod of controversy throughout his career. Below, we dig deep into the untold truth of TotalBiscuit.
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Sometimes video game endings are different in Japan than they are anywhere else. And sometimes those endings are really, really weird.
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It's not just Mass Effect 3--video games are chock full endings that completely drop the ball in the final act.
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Take a trip down memory lane with us to find out the most popular video game released the year you were born.
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While some are more traditional to the genre's origins, others are blends of other categories. All of them are great. These are the best RPGs of 2017
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First-person shooter fans are nothing if not spoiled for choice. But there are only so many hours in the day, and only so many games that any one person can ever play. Here are first-person shooters you have to play before you die. They're that good.
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When the credits start rolling, it typically means game over — but not in the case of these games with fake out endings.
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Did you know Halo was initially conceived as an exclusive for Microsoft's arch-rival? Or that it originally wasn't a shooter at all?
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Some video games contain absolutely brilliant, revolutionary features that lived and died in only one game or franchise.
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Not all follow-ups are created equal. Here are some of the most disappointing video game sequels.
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From the earliest days of the 8-bit console wars to today's blockbuster titles, these memories unified gamers in the best ways.
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In these video games' crazy-hard difficulty modes, you don't beat the game so much as you survive it.
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You love Overwatch. Who doesn't? But did you know that it started its life as a superhero MMO that drove one creator out of the video game industry entirely?
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There's nothing worse than a tacked-on stealth mission that strips you of your gargantuan guns and forces you to evade a building's worth of armed guards.
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