Here are 10 infamous bugs from the gaming past. Some of them are new, some are old, but they're all devastating reminders that video games aren't always fun. When everything goes wrong, your files may get deleted, or even your Windows partition may be completely broken. There are some surprisingly huge games with huge glitches, and we explore some of the situations where the game went completely wrong due to bugs.
Beware of the Half-Life uninstaller
reported a sea change in the shooters. Afterwards, shooters turned into thrilling storytelling experiences with tight action and explosive sets built with care and polish. really changed everything - and it's also one of the most popular games of all time that can completely eat into your computer's interior with a terrible bug of all time.
On PC, uninstalling might delete your entire Program Files folder. Instead of removing the folder where is installed, the Sierra Uninstall utility will erase the entire root folder. It was the old days of PC gaming, before Steam and cloud saves - it was all in the program files. All your backup files and installation folders. And this problem has never really been solved.
Instead, Valve came out, which doesn't have this problem at all. It's the only version anyone can buy and for good reason. This will not delete all of your files! If you installed directly to the Windows directory, it could do a lot worse.
Playstation Underground sends the worst Christmas present ever
One of the most incredible mistakes of all time comes from the magazine. Back in the days when the internet was becoming the only game in town, gaming magazines were trying to entice customers with packaged demo discs. One of these discs came with it on the PS2 - and attempting to play the demo wiped out entire PS2 memory cards.
In fact, the demo doesn't just delete all the files saved on a single memory card. It erases all memory cards inserted in the console. Sony has attempted to warn customers by sending out postcards asking readers to remove all memory cards from the PS2 before inserting the disc. Too bad these information cards haven't arrived for weeks!
You can even read the press release sent out in 2004.
