In Real Life

Octodad Glitching Out Is A Thing Of Nightmares

Physics glitches that are common at the start of development can be hilarious. But when it comes to Octodad: Dadliest Catch, they’re actually quite frightening.


March 29, 2012
In Real Life

The Joy Of Falling Through The Floor


November 30, 2011
PC

Skyward Sword’s Fall-Through-The-Floor Glitch Disappoints

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword excels at many things. It has great art direction, inspiring level design and so many other good qualities.


September 22, 2011
Xbox

The Best Gears Of War 3 Glitch So Far

We like Gears of War 3. We also like laughing at glitches. But when our intern Chris told me he found a Gears glitch that involved one of our Gears heroes falling through the world, I frowned.


September 7, 2011
PC

There’s Something Fishy About The Steam Version Of Dead Island

Last night before I hit the sack I set up a download of the Steam version of Techland’s Dead Island. This morning I woke up to what many others discovered last night -— this doesn’t seem to be the right version of the game.


June 17, 2011
PC

Duke Nukem Catches A Plane, As Only Duke Nukem Can

We understand that many new video games ship with glitches. We (sometimes) forgive them. We also understand that some glitches are features or Easter eggs. We celebrate that, just as we celebrate this glitch from Duke Nukem Forever.


May 10, 2011
PC

Obsidian Is Sorry That Fallout: New Vegas Was So Buggy


April 13, 2011
PC

Dragon Age II Is A Bit More Playable On PC Today

BioWare has released patch 1.02 for Dragon Age II, patching various bugs, quest glitches and technical foul-ups and generally making the game a bit more tolerable on the Mac and PC. Check out the full patch notes here.


October 17, 2010
In Real Life

Super Mario Bros Celebrates Our Favourite Mistakes

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On the occasion of the silver anniversary of Super Mario Bros, Nintendo has put out this video celebrating the most famous glitches of the original, ones that first spread not by internet or message boards, but high school lunch tables.


September 30, 2010
In Real Life

Legless Marathon’s Underground Final Fantasy XIV Adventure

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During the Final Fantasy XIV beta stress test, a tiny Lalafell named Legless Marathon fell through the world. It was the beginning of a grand adventure.