34 Unexpected Consequences, Glitches and Beefs From the World of Video-Game Development

So wait — the huge goalie in ‘FIFA 12’ doesn’t actually help us save more goals?
34 Unexpected Consequences, Glitches and Beefs From the World of Video-Game Development

Did you know that Ethereum was created because of one change to the Siphon Life spell in World of Warcraft? Think of the people who’ve gained and lost real money because of a pissed-off warlock in a video game.

Looks like video games affect our day-to-day lives more than we thought. Today, we found a ton of changes, glitches and developments that caused everything from slightly perturbed gamers to the creation of new living spaces for the United Nations.

World of Warcraft

A World of Warcraft disease helped map real-world pandemics. Warrior Hurtz Olive Stop dow L gon Elit Volt 29 m 76% 90% 77% 60 adidas - - FLUE - www.bur Numsia yekeeper Corrupted Blood Happy ded Mind Vie startie a GAL Deals 263 to 337 damage every 2 sec. Spreads to nearby allies. rohmyn on Kings Shekels Emmetjmcfly <Dark Honor <Tiras CRACKED.COM Corrupted Blood became an epidemic within World of Warcraft. Scientists were able to study the behaviors of affected players, and used the data during COVID quarantine.

Atari

Atari made a dump in the desert because their games sucked so hard. ATARI 2600 E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL CRACKED.COM The three-decade gaming rumor was confirmed in 2014: unsold copies of E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial were jammed into a hole in the middle of a New Mexico desert.

Ethereum

Ethereum was created by a pissed-off World of Warcraft warlock. WORLD WARCRAFT S GRACKED COM Weinte Vitalik Buterin has stated that he quit the game and worked on the technology after a change to the spell Siphon Life.

EyeWire

EyeWire helped players create detailed maps of brains. North earned 300 Onl 1713 adidas quintesse, any. tootaji seculeuse, eboyle23 aostajic cellad, bwstudens, nkem test bloekmedwe, ennys galarun SUS metsparther, Taunhaen, dejavu1031 marianne, mikemann agthomas, AnimalGin18, grimpoblierin owabot muwave mamateresa blus, daniel freedom profinape, aminitti sdunn61781 martine999 jusche RyoRapture, DonnyS paycrow, bloader CRACKED.COM The game had players map neural connections. Results from the game have already helped scientists discover new kinds of brain cells.

Gamers

Gamers embarrassed scientists at their own game. Control can and Gones voter 1.50% A huro Gones nice au - I Domet not 101 in Course GATE Control MO Show km made Gonery CRACKED.COM Protein folding is complex, but the game Foldlt turns it into a fun puzzle. Foldit players beat scientists and AI algorithms in folding competitions.

Minecraft

Minecraft is helping the United Nations develop living spaces. CRACKED.COM The Block by Block Foundation works with the game to help neglected urban spaces get an architectural upgrade.

PainStation

This game actually hurt people who sucked at it. CRACKED.COM The PainStation, a German creation, is a two-player Pong-like game. Players can get shocked, whipped, or burned by the console.

Assassin’s Creed

Assassin's Creed: Unity was used to help Notre Dame and people mourning it. CRACKED.COM Ubisoft gave away copies of the game to let people walk around in their recreation of it (and donated money to rebuilding efforts).

Pokemon Snap

Real-life Pokemon Snap can help classify and find rare plants and animals. CRACKED.CON QuestaGame gives you points depending on how rare of a plant or animal you photograph. Yes scientists are studying the game data, have you been paying attention to this list?

Tetris (Again)

Tetris also reduced addictive tendencies in patients. IIEL 7:Left 1 C 1:Draw next G:Speed up 4:Drop 2 SPACE : Drop 1 Next: C Plan TETRIS CRACKED.COM Another study shows that a three-minute bout of any visually-interesting game can help reduce addict-like cravings for drugs, food, and sex.

Tetris

Tetris, when played after a trauma, positively affects people. СНПУЧ GRACKED.COM Research has shown that playing everyone's favorite Russian puzzle can stop the formation of bad memories associated with trauma.

Space Invaders

Space Invaders may have caused a coin shortage. SCORE SPACE TAITO шкка INVADERS SPICE adidas S WARS CRACKED.COM Though some consider this debunked, the game may have affected production of the 100-yen coin, which increased after the game was released.

Grand Theft Auto V

In Grand Theft Auto V, Michael can ride a BMX bike. Sometimes while bent over backward. There's more to GTA V than stealing cars and police chases. There's an entire world to explore, in which you can even take yoga classes. And, apparently, perform extreme yoga while cycling. CRACKED.COM http://www.ebaumsworld.com/videos/18-very-funny-grand-theft-auto-v-glitches/83557873/

Crysis

In Crysis, you have to fight off sharks with a machine gun. Unfortunately, these sharks can fly. Thanks to a glitch, not only will the sharks swim through the air and faceplant in the sand, they also inexplicably roar at you like deranged bears. And sometimes they attack in swarms. CRACKED.COM https//youtu.be/u4wAYp1ryq8

Hey You Pikachu

You can turn Hey You Pikachu into a monstrosity... ...thanks to a trick called cartridge tilting. Slightly misaligning the game cartridge in its slot turns Pikachu from adorable sidekick to terrifying hellbeast. Не babbles incoherently and his face becomes a gaping, tentacle-filled hole. CRACKED.COM http:/kotaku.com/glitches-turn-hey-you-pikachu-into-nightmare-fuel-1660730454

FIFA 12

In FIFA 12, the A practice goalie can turn enormous. SCOREBOARD GOALS 2 9 SAVES MINESES But his size doesn't help him tend goal. Attempting to score on the gigantic goalie causes him to fall over and flop around like a beached dolphin. Fixed versions of the game had the same giant goalie glitch, but without his head and arms. CRACKED.COM https://youtu.be/pLuDxiewkv8

Assassin’s Creed IV

A boat in Assassin's Creed IV gets sucked into an abyss. And the sailors are left floating in air. If you claim a ship called the Jackdaw, you might show up to the dock to find a hollow space-time vacuum where the boat is supposed to be, and the crew screaming as they get sucked into the sky. CRACKED.COM https://www.youtube. .com/watch7v-9pQ_zazzlio

Mafia II

In Mafia II, the NPCs are SO realistic NNO that they pee. STORE And they won't stop, no matter what. In this game, characters just let it fly, and they will not stop regardless of what happens to them. Even if you start a fistfight, threaten them with a gun, or attack them with a bat. Nothing stops the stream. CRACKED.COM https://youtu.be/ZOBBUPy7_oA

Resident Evil 4

In Resident Evil 4, you can hop on a jet-ski to escape. The jet-ski stays behind, however. In the game, you've just rescued the president's daughter and need to escape from exploding zombies or something. But if you dick around while grabbing the key, you shoot off through the air, alone. CRACKED.COM http://residentevil.wikia.a .om/wiki/Ditman_Glitch#Ditman_glitch

Madden NFL 15

In Madden NFL 15, Jim Nantz looks a little ill. PHIL SIMMS JIM NANTZ SPORTS In fact he is literally green. The glitch only seems to affect Nantz - no other characters are altered, no graphics messed with, no game mechanics tweaked - exept that one of the announcers is now missing his skin and hair. CRACKED.COM https://youtu.be/88TlugQjD88

Tomb Raider

In Tomb Raider: Legend, Lara Croft free-climbs a cliff. She does SO by turning into a monster. During cutscenes, she'll morph into a Cronenbergian body horror that looks like the result of a transporter accident involving Lara, a spider, and a box of toothpicks. CRACKED.COM https//youtu.be/yq8WkDaoRrA

Skyrim

In Skyrim, you can put a basket over a merchant's head. A Stock Goat Cheese Wheel WEIGHT 2 VALUE 10 Then you can do some shoplifting. There are no penalties for the theft, either. In fact, there's no acknowledgement whatsoever-even if you're grabbing merchandise from the counter right in front of them. They can't see or hear you. CRACKED.COM https://youtu.be/bm/7994EOSk

Lord of the Rings Online

34 Unexpected Consequences, Glitches and Beefs From the World of Video-Game Development

Left 4 Dead 2

In Left 4 Dead 2 you can find various messages left by other survivors. One such message says, Otis, Out of film, No Helicopter. Zombies are too fast. Not going to make it. Frank West. 31 550 Ots, at of film, No Hekopter Zorbies Not Goms are to made too fist Frank West i + Wat to Save may dog III of bick in fifteen sunwics Evojos drap everything and come are me +94 Rochelle Ceach ine Zom NT The message implies that West, the protagonist of Dead Rising, couldn't handle Left 4 Dead's super-fast zombies. In comparison, Dead Rising's zombies are

Witcher 2

In The Witcher 2 you can find a dead assassin's body in a haystack. When Geralt comes near, he'll jokingly say, Guess they'll never learn. - - TOWER It makes fun of the infamous leap of faith from the Assassins Creed franchise, where assassins would jump from incredible heights into a haystack and survive. CRACKED.COM

Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune has an unlockable render mode called Next Gen Filter. When activated, the filter removes the game's bright and vivid colors, and replaces them with different shades of brown. As its name suggests, the filter is making fun of typical next-gen games that all look the same - dark and gritty. CRACKED.COM

Payday 2

34 Unexpected Consequences, Glitches and Beefs From the World of Video-Game Development

Grand Theft Auto 3

GTA 3 features a mission called Two-Faced Tanner, in which you're sent to kill an undercover cop called Tanner, who's described as strangely animated and more or less useless outside of his car. This is a shot at the protagonist of the Driver series, undercover cop John Tanner, and the series' lack of on-foot abilities compared to GTA. umage lony CRACKED.COM

Mass Effect

34 Unexpected Consequences, Glitches and Beefs From the World of Video-Game Development

Destiny

In 2015, Bungie offered a questionable sponsorship deal for Destiny. If you bought specially marked cans of Red Bull, you'd get XP boosts for the game. RED BULL QUEST DESTINY LEVEL UP YOUR GAME WITH DESTINY EDITION RED BULL CANS FEATURING: BONUS XP EPIC NEW QUEST ONE-TIME CONSUMABLE Red Bull DESTINY: THE TAKEN KING Focused light .. one Korea comumbia Boren XP but which This apic - - - belove - - singer mixsion - of experience goin by NOT for e period of 30 minutes The Tokon King first will we'the used and of tock - marked con Includes code Multiple

Donkey Kong Country 2

In Donkey Kong Country 2's Video Game Hall of Fame you'll find legendary Nintendo heroes like Mario and Link. You'll also find a pair of shoes next to a trash can with a no-hopers sign on it. CRANKY'S VIDEO GAME HEROES 2 DK 39 DK 29 DK 19 NO DK HOPERS After years of being ridiculed by Sega's marketing team, Nintendo decided to retaliate by throwing Sonic, Sega's mascot, in the trash and calling him a no-hoper (a loser with no hope of success). GENESIS DOES WHAT NINTENDON'T. ARAAIS GAMEL Ger the homes new video pro going Arcade, sports adventure

Duke Nukem 3D

In Duke Nukem 3D you can find a familiar dismembered corpse. When Duke sees the corpse he'll say, Why so serious, Sam? A SECRET PLACE! FIR AID INV HEALTH ARMOR AMMO 84 84 142 302 Duke's not predicting the Joker's Dark Knight line ten years ahead of time. He's throwing shade at his rival franchise. The corpse in question is Sam, the protagonist of the Serious Sam games. CRACKED.COM

Witcher 3

34 Unexpected Consequences, Glitches and Beefs From the World of Video-Game Development

Splinter Cell

34 Unexpected Consequences, Glitches and Beefs From the World of Video-Game Development

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