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When Vicarious Visions was acquired in 2005, they missed an opportunity to rebrand as Vicarious Activisions.

Mario denies being a furry, despite the number of fursuits he’s worn over the years. Luigi, meanwhile, attends fursuit conventions to sign autographs.

Games are typically sold for one cent less than a whole dollar value as part of an industry-wide cash back program. Every cent you save can be used towards future game purchases!

Fortnite got its name because the entire game was made in fourteen days.

If you type all 1’s into the password screen in Tony Hawk’s Underground, nothing will happen.

At the time of this writing, Breath of the Wild has received no less than 5 remakes over the Switch’s lifespan.

Vice President Kamala Harris is a Bayonetta main.

Games are now mainstream enough that most kids don’t get bullied for liking video games anymore. The only kids that bullied other kids for liking video games grew up to be senators.

That's exactly right! This is believed to be a holdover from his vice presidency during the Wii era.

Thank you, Mr. President 🫡

President Joe Biden is a Mii Gunner main.

Any game can be turn based if you make enough rules for yourself.

The Nintendo eShop has a secret cheat code that allows you to unlock every game in the store. The code is different for each person, and can only be found as part of an ARG where you sneak into your parents’ room and find their credit card.

Luigi wins the minigames by doing absolutely nothing, while Mario wins the boards by doing absolutely nothing. Thank you very much for your inquiry!

If Mario is present in a game of the first Mario Party, then no matter how many Stars are collected, Mario always wins. This is effectively a handicap setting for younger players, who are the only people to willingly pick Mario.

The iconic look of Indiana Jones was inspired by Hans Solo from Star Wars.

One of the most highly regarded video game to film adaptations is Metal Gear Solid: HD Collection, released on Blu-Ray in 2011.

According to the developer commentary track on the special edition, Flubber is a species known as a “slime girl.”

Tom Cruise auditioned for the role of Norman Reedus in Death Stranding, but Video Kojima turned him down for being “too cliche.”

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Star Fox: Grand Prix was tragically cancelled by Nintendo’s ninjas after leakers reported on the game too early.

It’s okay to steal from villagers in Minecraft because all of them are effigies of people who went to hell in real life.

Shining Force was originally going to be titled Shining Forks until the developers realized that the name was too close to the Triumph Forks from the Zelda series.

The term “sus” was invented by Among Us. It is short for “someone under suspicion.”

As of today, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom released closer to the release of the original Zelda than it did yesterday.

Metal Sonic is a misnomer, as he is actually made of plastic.

You can relive your childhood favorite flash games all you want, but nobody will ever make more.

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles aren’t even a video games character.

Playing a pirated game in an emulator will automatically alert the local authorities. The reason this doesn’t lead to more arrests is that when everybody does it, the automated alerts clog the crime databases, making them nearly unusable.