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Game Informer's Third Annual Glitchie Awards

Sometimes they're entertaining, and sometimes they make you want to throw your controller across the room in frustration, but any way you look at it, glitches are an ever-present part of the gaming experience. Despite thousands of hours of play testing and millions of lines of code, almost no game is safe from the occasional technological breakdown. We combed the web to find video evidence of the most egregious and laughable errors. Here are the most notable gameplay glitches of 2012.

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The Most Rewarding Glitch Ever – Borderlands 2

Bad News Bears – MLB 2K12

The Man In The Box – Max Payne 3

Wield The Dog – Dragon's Dogma

Pinata Head – Sniper Elite V2

The Bashful Conversation – Mass Effect 3

Attack of the Killer Head – NeverDead

The Dancing Readcoat – Assassin's Creed III

Spawning Into Oblivion – Medal of Honor: Warfighter

Singing Dogs – Far Cry 3

Super Domestic Violence – Dishonored

The Hercules Check – NHL 13

 

The Glitch of the Year

The Player Impact Engine – FIFA 13

We normally award the Glitchie to one specific glitch, but this year the FIFA 13 physics engine was the gift that kept on giving. Take a look at this amazing greatest hits collection of crazy animation glitches.

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Comments
  • Lol all great glitches. Surprised how bad some of the big name games were like ac3.
  • You know what's awesome? Wanting to watch a ten second clip, but having to watch a 30 second ad first.
  • If only super kicking a maid was real, and if anyone made a goal like in the beginning of the GotY (glitch of the year) video, i'd give them a five dollar bill

  • The patch for AC3 helped some but at least the bugs weren't completely gamechanging. I wouldn't have minded another few months wait but business is business.
  • Best post ever!

  • Sad, I havent heard of any of these glitches. /:

  • In Borderlands 2 right before I got to Sanctuary, I accidentally drove off the map to the right, but instead of dying, I landed on the edge of the cliff lower down. I was stuck, so I pushed against the rocks a little and got underneath the map.  It was pretty awesome. I died after walking around for about 2 seconds though.

  • LOL all awesome, great article/collection of youtube links

  • This must be the only award I'm glad Halo 4 didn't get! HAHAHA!
  • Haha, nice.

  • Id have to say the Borderlands 2 one takes the cake, too bad they were max lvl when they were doing that glitch. :D
  • The Dishonored glitch has us cracking up at work.

  • Every sports game would be better if it had Fifa 13's physics engine.
  • FIFA's collision engine looks terrible.  

  • I had that same glitch happen to me in AC3, it was so annoying because I was trying to kill him from below the boat. Assassin's Creed 3 is plagued with glitches, for me it's worse than Skyrim. It kind of sucks since they actually detract from the game IMO.
  • lol at glitches! XD

  • My favorites would have to be FC3 or Dishonored

  • I remember trying to crate in Max Payne 3, man was it fun to jump around in slow motion.

  • Hey remember the glitch in Operation Racoon City that made your AI team mates stand around doing nothing while standing in the line of your fire and all the while hitting you with their melee attacks hurting you....oh wait!
  • Fifa 13 had some good moments. Once a striker of mine received a minor injury and fell on top of the goalie, and he laid on top of the goalie for quite some time. Needless to say, it's easier to score on an open net.

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