10 WEIRD Gaming Stories of May 2024

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May 2024 saw no shortage of wild, strange, and frustrating gaming news stories.
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@thepandabirdz 4 ай бұрын

Ayyyyoooo what up Falcon, it’s folks!

@SNPY-tm2fi 4 ай бұрын

That's very wholesome of you

@sophia_comicart 4 ай бұрын

Ayyyyyy

@explorationgmer1336 4 ай бұрын

Ma boyfriend

@carloszerpa2312 4 ай бұрын

Nice comment

@uum6 4 ай бұрын

It's Folkon!

@Lamakwarz 4 ай бұрын

Someone forgot timestamps. Here you go: 0:15 Number 10 - Super Mario 64 Unopenable door finally opened 1:58 Number 9 - Marvel Rivals bans negative reviews 4:18 Number 8 - SuperLouis64 turned real sword into a controller for Elden Ring 5:58 Number 7 - Tesla cars no longer supports Steam games 7:21 Number 6 - Microsoft gives severance agreements (Arkane Austin) 9:28 Number 5 - EA puts ads into their games 10:33 Number 4 - Kratos mod for Elden Ring 11:49 Number 3 - Jury: cheating software violates Bungie's copyright 12:41 Number 2 - Xbox shutting down studios 13:46 Number 1 - Priest spends church money on games

@scorpion0498 4 ай бұрын

orrrrrrrrrrr we could just watch the video in its entirety! 🤯

@DarkReaper2597 4 ай бұрын

You rock. seriously.

@Efsaaneh 4 ай бұрын

God bless brother

@r32juan 4 ай бұрын

@@scorpion0498wow you're so smart

@eddiedeeznuts 4 ай бұрын

@@scorpion0498nah i clicked for kratos

@ALCATRAZx29 4 ай бұрын

Sounds like a headline from the Simpsons. “Italian man opens door”

@yumri4 4 ай бұрын

and takes and interest free loan that can be paid back as fast or as slow as he wants to

@Andreas_42 4 ай бұрын

Mama mia!

@changotv5847 4 ай бұрын

That's a spicy meatball!

@bucketslash11 4 ай бұрын

Tonight on Top Gear

@that_dadwagon2724 3 ай бұрын

In my 2005 Subaru Outback I put an Atoto A6 double din (touch screen stereo). And It runs off android OS snd has built in WiFi. So I can just install whatever I want including Netflix, Minecraft, or whatever else you could download on your android phone😂

@CWTheArtist 4 ай бұрын

That God of War mod is sick as hell! Props to the dev for making something that sounds way too perfect to be real

@GeraldV-z8h 4 ай бұрын

i remember in a previous video , they showed another Elden ring mod where you get to play as a boss from another game i think , who has fire abilities, but i don't remember who that character is.

@CWTheArtist 3 ай бұрын

@@GeraldV-z8h Regardless, it’s very cool that modders did that.

@dylanherron3963 3 ай бұрын

@@CWTheArtist I uh, don't think they were comparing the mods to yours, mate, just trying to join a conversation.

@jojj334Q 4 ай бұрын

I am here for my monthly dose of weird, Dr Falcon

@PabloSteuer 4 ай бұрын

like we are all

@ostegonation 4 ай бұрын

Does no one remember when they put ads in the billboards for Battlefield 2142? They've been flirting with this for YEARS, and it makes me sick.

@Rigel_Chiokis 4 ай бұрын

Project Entropia in the early 2000's (?) had in game ads and eventually tried to add an in-game stock exchange where you could buy and sell actual stock.

@smoothlyrough512 4 ай бұрын

FF 15 had REAL world products

@someTransChick 4 ай бұрын

TBH, putting in-game ads on in-game billboards that were already in-game to begin with is the *only* method I find acceptable, at all. Even then, it absolutely *has* to fit the game's aesthetic.

@liammullen2144 4 ай бұрын

I don't have a problem with ads in games if they are unintrusive and shown where ads are in the real world. Billboards or cans and bottles of real drinks and things like that could be seen as immersive in my opinion as long as it makes sense why they are there and doesn'tdraw attention towards itself. Like I don't want to see real world ads in Final Fantasy but in Battlefield it's fine because it's set in our world and billboards are a thing that exists.

@akicauchemar7286 4 ай бұрын

There was a free online fps in mid 2000s called Gyuki. Their idea was that you play and all over the map you had real ads and after each match, depending on how good you were, you would be paid in real cash. It was very cool conceptually way back.

@J__T 4 ай бұрын

The monopoly law is why Google _allows_ Firefox to still exist.

@JTTT59 4 ай бұрын

Ah a fellow truther

@BrianHamil 4 ай бұрын

"Mozilla Firefox is a popular internet browser that allows users to browse the internet efficiently. By default, Firefox comes with its own search engine - Mozilla Firefox Google Search. However, many users prefer to use other search engines like Bing, Yahoo, or DuckDuckGo." You're so close, but not quite. Google is the soon to be toppled by AI king of search. Yes, they have phones and browsers too and then KZbin, but their primary business model is based on the ads they sell coupled with their heavy handed search algorithms. Firefox is just a browser (which uses Google search). Even Edge is based on Chromium which is the open source bases for Google's Chrome browser. Your heart is in the right place, but please do a little research.

@williamyoung9401 4 ай бұрын

ALL big tech needs to be broken up. Starting with Google (Alphabet). I don't care about the stock price...

@BrianHamil 4 ай бұрын

@@williamyoung9401 Do you understand that by saying all you are indicating there isn't a monopoly (because technically there isn't). Rumble exists, so does X, Duck Duck Go, Give Send Go, Public Square. Alternatives exist. Go use them. Let your dollars and attention speak. Do business with people that hold American values. Instead of just bitching about them on their own platforms. Just a thought.

@mischarowe 4 ай бұрын

I've never looked into Firefox. Not once. Never downloaded it. Never googled it (ironically). Never listened to anyone who brought it up in conversation. But you have my attention. What's this about?

@Stinkehund 4 ай бұрын

If you put a clause in a contract that nobody can say anything negative about your product, i will automatically assume that your product is so incredibly shitty that nobody would say anything *but* negatives about it.

@DibsAtraiyu 4 ай бұрын

Pretty much. Even if they make an amazing game with the most minor of problems. The fact no one can say anything but "i can't say anything about the problems" just leads lake to have to assume it's monstrously bad... Why hide am issue if it's a non issue, right?

@Joreel 4 ай бұрын

I actually agree with having it in the contract as it's an ALPHA testing which means it's gonna have many issues and bugs that are still being worked on. To be negative towards a game in its Alpha stage is like being mad at a painter because he's only gotten 20% of the painting done when you look at it and you're judging the whole painting based on that 20%. It's crazy to do that, but that's how most reviewers act and it just hurts the developer and the game.

@Xaveston 4 ай бұрын

@@Joreel Me too. Too many "journalists" will literally whine about the game just because rage videos get more views. I wouldn't be surprised if there's a clause for many games, aleast until the game is closer to being out.

@DibsAtraiyu 4 ай бұрын

@@Joreel ya but if the artist sends me asketch and the posing is all wrong, I'm going to call it out so it gets fixed. The alpha testing is made specifically to call out problems with the game so they can be fixed. Ya journalist shouldn't be doing a "review" on these when this is very clearly a "preview" But either you put a NDA or you let people say both positive or negative. Requiring people to stifle negative feedback is just asking for problems down the line. Cuz what happens is a game comes out that only had positive praise in the alpha , everyone buys it, and it's actually in a bad state but they've already made they're money and ran. (Obviously this mostly only works for AAA that have big advertising budget)

@Joreel 4 ай бұрын

@@DibsAtraiyu True, but there is a big difference between giving feedback to the developers positive and negative and posting a review criticizing the game because it's in an unfinished state. This is what most previewers do, make a review of the game pointing out all its flaws to the world when it's still in Alpha which just hurts the game and the Devs in the end.

@MrSofazocker 4 ай бұрын

6:09 "Tesla removing Steam games" - It was VALVE who made that decision!

@Daniel.Liddicoat 4 ай бұрын

Just so you have to buy a Steam Deck to play Steam games in your car.

@ROBOHOLIC1 4 ай бұрын

@@Daniel.Liddicoatwhy the hell would you play in your car.

@1800Nightmare 4 ай бұрын

@@ROBOHOLIC1because you are sitting at a charging station for a good chunk of time?

@ROBOHOLIC1 4 ай бұрын

@@1800Nightmare As long as you ain't gaming while driving.

@xIQ188x 4 ай бұрын

@@Daniel.Liddicoatboohoo my car doesn’t run half life

@taljbook 4 ай бұрын

Not a Tesla fanboy, but you can’t play games or watch movies while the car is in motion - the idea was to give people something to do while they sit and charge their car

@savage751 4 ай бұрын

I'm sure someone can/has been able to hack it so they can use it while it's in motion

@taljbook 4 ай бұрын

@@savage751 its too hard for the average Tesla NPC to figure out 😂

@thekidsly7904 4 ай бұрын

They do have some games that utilize the steering wheel and pedals to play racing games. It is actually pretty interesting. Obviously you can't do any of that while the car is in motion.

@Midzuchi 4 ай бұрын

@@thekidsly7904 Mario Kart on the motorway does sound pretty fun though

@muhguyva8395 3 ай бұрын

We used to do this on the old flip out screen head units. Just ground the e brake sensor wire and bam you had a working tv while you were driving. I know Tesla is different tho.

@GHOXT27 4 ай бұрын

It took 28 years but we finally opened a door 😂😂😂

@ThatOldIcedTea 4 ай бұрын

20 years and a zero A press was done last week.

@ibigfire 4 ай бұрын

Vox Machina would be very impressed.

@Efsaaneh 4 ай бұрын

Marvel is a perfect example that for some reason big companies forget that we don't live in a cyberpunk dystopia and they can't send hit squads after people

@mrdorscher974 4 ай бұрын

yet*

@jimm8773 4 ай бұрын

Not true, they can advertise on the game sites or inject Sweet Baby INC stuff, for favorable reviews or be big enough that the "game journos" would need to give favorable press in order to keep access. Game journos need advertisers and access. The Chinese have been putting it into contracts with their P2W games, but how thing work have been understood since Kane and Lynch 2 released - which took place in China. My guess is Marvel didn't do it, and the Chinese company did.....Marvel micros the characters and story, not the game marketing.

@Omgitsjoshers123 4 ай бұрын

It’s not really marvel though it’s more of the Chinese developer

@hyperturbotechnomike 4 ай бұрын

The game is from China. They are used to this practise and also hide remot access trojans in their software to spoof on infrastructure and engineering. Just look up "Shady Rat".

@gameranxTV 4 ай бұрын

👍

@SoloWaterCup 4 ай бұрын

It was refreshing to hear how down to earth you were. Not just with the games, but the employment advice too. I’m glad to see Gameranx fosters this positive and helpful behavior

@jukeofearl 4 ай бұрын

Falcon is the best gaming bird on YT.

@r32juan 4 ай бұрын

6:40 comes in clutch for when you're waiting in the car and you get bored

@TheTookinator 4 ай бұрын

Mine wouldn't let you start Steam if you weren't in Park, or shift out of Park while you had a game going... but I admit I've never tried to mod my car to break those protections.

@themelon7112 4 ай бұрын

Yeah I would absolutely love to be able to play games in my car

@nickhamilton2649 4 ай бұрын

Or charging

@lemond2007 4 ай бұрын

Don't worry, I wouldn't label you with the slur "game journalist."

@theclassicmanila-style8435 4 ай бұрын

Especially with the way "game journalism" has been the past few years. This channel is my favorite, they talk games, what players may or may not like straight forward, informative and fun. While the typical 2020s game journalist talks agenda, politics, and creative ways to engage gamers to hate each other 😂

@nokh3382 4 ай бұрын

Personally I think we shouldn’t allow them to take the word. They’re not game journalists let alone journalists. They went against journalism ethics and in my opinion they have lost the right to call themselves journalists.

@geoffrogue3049 4 ай бұрын

Anyone who actually refers to themselves as a game journalists is almost always a "game urinalist". The vast majority of game journalists don't like or play games and are just failed journalists who don't want to work at Starbucks where someone of their skill and education level belongs.

@Xarosai 4 ай бұрын

@@geoffrogue3049 Shots fired!! haha but I totally agree xD

@mariomario1462 4 ай бұрын

So u don't know what you're talking about

@Zacharypan700 4 ай бұрын

That Elden Ring story is awesome, I'm also picturing an office style shot of your parents in the interview room saying, "we're glad he's happy. We would love if he would go outside every once in a while, though. " lol 😂 seriously tho that sword is huge, I'm surprised he isn't breaking anything in his room.

@ziziorens348 4 ай бұрын

You should definitely check out his video, it's really cool. And he actually talks about being worried of breaking something in the room 😂😂

@EviLincoln 4 ай бұрын

7:09 We're talking, "the nasty" Ah, a falcon of culture I see

@Gabekellen77-70 4 ай бұрын

Creep, you probably like Stellar Blade..

@v3x2121 4 ай бұрын

Apparently he's seen Luke Cooper videos too 😂

@Lawrence_Talbot 4 ай бұрын

Hey there’s nothing like doing it while driving. It’s the ultimate ride

@iamarabicandiloveamericanp7137 4 ай бұрын

@@Gabekellen77-70 Huh???

@1996marioRH 4 ай бұрын

@@v3x2121 I immediately knew what he was talking about haha

@harkonnen4370 4 ай бұрын

As Randy Marsh would say: "I'm not playing while driving, I'm driving while I'm playing."

@Mark-ko6qg 4 ай бұрын

Tesla doesnt let you watch things whilst driving on the screen so it wouldnt be an issue. Source: I was in one this weekend and we were explicitly shown that it cant turn on when driving.

@terryechoes3192 4 ай бұрын

Games addiction is an addiction, and addiction is difficult to break.

@whyjnot420 4 ай бұрын

Monopolies aren't actually illegal. What is illegal is using willful and active means to attain a monopoly. Which is not the same as growth that creates a monopoly organically. It is also illegal to use a monopoly to do things like jack up prices. But a monopoly in and of itself, is not actually illegal. Simply put, unless a monopoly is actively predatory or anticompetitive, it is fine as far as the law goes. edit: btw, active and willful means doing underhanded things, not simply making a great product or something like that

@xIQ188x 4 ай бұрын

A distinction without a difference. A monopoly that doesn’t do those things would be in violation of its fiduciary duty to shareholders. A more accurate analysis would be to say that none of what you described is illegal in US, because Congress decides what is and isn’t legal based on how those large companies pay them to vote. Nothing is really illegal in America. Just expensive.

@whyjnot420 4 ай бұрын

@@xIQ188x I guess you never learned business ethics. I guess you never ran a business. I guess you have never been told in all of your 7 years of life, that not all companies want all the money.

@xIQ188x 4 ай бұрын

@@whyjnot420 sounds like you aren’t familiar with US case law on the matter. It’s literally illegal for a publicly traded company to *not* be all about the money.

@xyreniaofcthrayn1195 4 ай бұрын

So what your saying is it's illegal to set up a company that buys up every iota of in this case gaming and then micro manage those studios from on high in america.

@whyjnot420 4 ай бұрын

@@xyreniaofcthrayn1195 If a company did that, then used ownership of all the devs to do something underhanded... then it would be. But the govt. would have to wait until they did something properly predatory or whatnot. addendum/food for thought: don't take anything I say as advocating for monopolies. Outside of the legal aspects, monopolies provide a single point of failure. Even if individual parts of a monopoly make it through a monopoly imploding. The harm done to whatever sector could be really nasty. Also, not just with something failing like that... Just look at the fiasco with Embracer and that deal that got killed. (Embracer is getting turned into 3 separate companies atm)

@CartmansEvlTwin 4 ай бұрын

So we stopped adding chapter selects within videos?

@lustbubo4638 4 ай бұрын

They don't get paid by you skipping around the video bruh. Remember, they don't ask you to pay a dime. Just your time. We are lucky they don't have raid shadow legends or other bs sponsors in our face

@elasha2354 4 ай бұрын

yeah you get what you get and you dont throw a fit

@CartmansEvlTwin 4 ай бұрын

@@elasha2354 so a simple question is a fit?

@elasha2354 4 ай бұрын

⁠@@CartmansEvlTwin you can here the voice tone in the comment lil bro wasnt havin it so yeah throwin a fit while asking a dumb question

@elasha2354 4 ай бұрын

@@CartmansEvlTwinoh your lil bro that just makes this better💀

@Moeron86 4 ай бұрын

#7 happens with every AAA game. It's commonly known as access journalism. Almost every person who get games early for reviews are guilty of pulling punches in the name of continued access.

@secondchance6603 4 ай бұрын

With EA it means Always Always Advertise

@Moeron86 4 ай бұрын

@secondchance6603 yep. If only reviewers had the integrity enough to wait a week to get a game legit. Think about it. To them getting access to a game a week or two earlier is worth destroying their integrity. Such a shame

@xIQ188x 4 ай бұрын

@@Moeron86if only you had a full grown adult brain and didn’t need internet people to tell you which games are good and bad.

@Moeron86 4 ай бұрын

@xIQ188x I don't typically use reviews For the reason stated above. But many people do. It must be nice for you to be able to waste as much of your parents money as you want. But you'd need an adult job and responsibilities to understand how money works. Your not very good at trolling by the way

@xIQ188x 4 ай бұрын

@@Moeron86 sorry did you say something? Mom was bringing me chicken nuggets and an Xbox card and I wasn’t listening to whatever you’re mad about

@a1g0rhythm 4 ай бұрын

I could see billboards and building names being sold for ads as non-invasive.

@a1g0rhythm 4 ай бұрын

Look, the kfc is now a bk.

@OkamiToge 4 ай бұрын

I've honestly never heard about any of these stories. Thanks, Falcon and gang.

@zxmisterbxz583 4 ай бұрын

Yet another high-quality, interesting video, Gameranx! Keep up the good work.

@stopusingfent 4 ай бұрын

“I need a coffee” pulled the Italian out of Jake 😂

@nebrahl8487 4 ай бұрын

I would like Falcon to bring me all news, not just gaming news. He can take the most mundane things and make them entertaining.

@ToastyCubes 4 ай бұрын

GameRanx is getting pretty experimental with these thumbnails lmao

@JustPablo5000 4 ай бұрын

Remember the fan submitted bug and glitch videos from back then? Loved those.

@CaptainZekter 4 ай бұрын

I'm surprised the Helldivers 2 PSN controversy didn't hit the list

@shayhildebrand337 4 ай бұрын

Just an FYI - You can't drive a Tesla while playing games. You can't open KZbin, the browser, Netflix, etc. It only lets you open those apps when you are in park. Kinda of sucks they stopped allowing Steam games, they still have all the other games/entertainment apps around.

@pootzmagootz 4 ай бұрын

The thumbnail is practically a Gameranx shitpost 😂

@lepaondesalon 4 ай бұрын

That was top tier Falcon commentary. Seemed tired or drunk/bored in the past few entries.

@CadoPogChamp 4 ай бұрын

I dont know how to feel about Candy Crush thing. Its funny and like what at the same time.

@junoquat582 4 ай бұрын

You can still play games on your Tesla, just not Steam games. Tesla doesn’t allow you to play a game while driving. inb4 “hacking” argument: Yeah, other cars can be hacked too. Tesla has so many sensors & code it’s harder to jailbreak anyways

@markmunson6192 4 ай бұрын

If a game has ads I simply won’t buy it

@12thMandalorian 4 ай бұрын

8:40 100% i know a few who did the "you cannot fire me i quit" nonsense and it stung them long term, especially with future employers when they asked them why they quit, makes you look impulsive.

@legitnoob59 4 ай бұрын

Elections been going on in my area but I am watching falcon. Can resist when bro says “Hi folks it’s falcon”

@jakemade471 4 ай бұрын

Sometimes when I feel really upset I watch Gameranx videos and they comfort me at my most sad and anxious. Genuinely thank you Falcon, Jake, and the whole crew.

@jessehays 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Falcon.

@gameranxTV 4 ай бұрын

thank you!

@jessehays 4 ай бұрын

@@gameranxTV You guys are all awesome over there at GRHQ!

@JonySmith-bb4gx 4 ай бұрын

@@gameranxTV❤4:28 dear @gameranx that's berserk sword called "dragon slayer" weilded by Guts the protagonist. Elden ring and all souls games have taken inspiration from BERSERK . 😊

@jinstinky501 4 ай бұрын

My friend used to keep his GBA on the steering column and would play at red lights.

@IIOver9000 4 ай бұрын

One of my favorite things other than playing games is going on KZbin and watching a bird talk about games and doing the nasty 👍🏼

@GrayFox-kv4sp 4 ай бұрын

Nearly 8 million subs for gameranx. 👏

@misterkapable 4 ай бұрын

I'm dead at the "Doing the nasty" in the Tesla section lol

@saltyIron 4 ай бұрын

Earlier today I saw a video about how fishing in arc is the worst part about arc… so I can understand why game companies don’t like games journalists.. they all want to have unique opinions and most times they are wrong just for views and it affects the quality and stops interesting risks from occurring. The same is true for everything including politics. You could make an argument that journalist should have to have some sort of license or official title that requires a lot of school to accomplish to stop the stupidity that is journalists having free run at any crap they spit out. The misinformation that occurs just to get views is outrageous and needs to be stopped

@eddieford9373 4 ай бұрын

Heard "a priest" after "it's probably a crime" made my heart sink for a moment. Glad it was just embezzlement.

@oneofthembous7359 4 ай бұрын

Falcons videos are my favorites

@PS5ProROGPhoneROGAllyuser 4 ай бұрын

I would rather play Marvel Rivals than Sonyfornia's Concord anytime.

@punitchoudhary652 4 ай бұрын

A video on best fighting games guys?

@redkingly 4 ай бұрын

KOF🥇

@Zacharypan700 4 ай бұрын

Tekken 8

@pro_154 4 ай бұрын

When's marvel?

@patches2221 4 ай бұрын

Tekken 3 you mean.@@Zacharypan700

@JaysHorrorSHORTS 4 ай бұрын

Number 6 is why I will never pre-order a game or throw a bunch of money into a game. Great video as always!

@theoverlord4904 4 ай бұрын

If I'd spend 40k on videogames I better be kicking the bucket the next day or my wife would evoke the wrath of the Lord

@thelonewolf8050 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Falcon for these once a month/end of month videos on weird stuff in the gaming space, I really enjoy these types of videos by you.

@Turtle3000 4 ай бұрын

When it comes to the SM64 door. I’m one of those weird people too. lol especially with Halo. If that wasn’t obvious haha

@explorationgmer1336 4 ай бұрын

Weird people eyyyyy

@ianbelletti6241 4 ай бұрын

I love how he finds the glitched gap at the edge of the door and clips through.

@BlueKnightV20 4 ай бұрын

Something that happened last month, that is absolutely hilarious because of all the memes it created. Was Phil Spencer's base or camp in Fallout '76 got nuked by multiple people, right after shutting down multiple studios. If that's not a way to make a statement, I don't know what is! Yeah, the studios getting shutdown wasn't funny. But this Fallout scenario was!

@ThatOldIcedTea 4 ай бұрын

"Something absolutely hilarious that happened last month is that Phil Spencer's base in fallout 76 was nuked by multiple people after Microsoft shut down studios."

@Vickolai 4 ай бұрын

7:14 there is a whole thing for a little bit back when the Smart cars were released with the autopilot feature where people would fall asleep on long car trips and let the cars drive themselves and it would literally take a cop to do all sorts of crazy stuff to pull the car over for them to wake up the driver.

@sikevillain 4 ай бұрын

Daily dose of Gameranx.. yes and thank you

@tzvikrasner6073 2 ай бұрын

Number 10: Mario goes "I really need to get into the building. Don't wanna wait anymore. Everyone out here is dying to get in. So if you could open the door?"

@dmadgrass 4 ай бұрын

Lol his lil chuckle after #1

@Enderito 4 ай бұрын

Hey Falcon, just thought you should know! In a Tesla, there is a digital dash behind the steering wheel that gives you your driver information separate from the center console screens. Additionally, you can't use certain features on the center screen unless the car is in Park, so people can't play Steam or watch TV while driving