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10 WEIRD Gaming Stories Of April 2017

May 4, 2017 by Dennis Patrick

The craziest and weirdest gaming news that happened in April 2017, from swatting to child game-time forgery.

It’s a brand new month and that means it’s time to go over the top weirdest video game stories that came out of April 2017. This is our little series in which we pick out ten stories that are sometimes a bit hard to believe.

For instance, did you know that a South Korean presidential candidate is attempting to reach out to the younger generation through a video game? To do so, the candidate created his own StarCraft map for gamers to enjoy online, though it may not really be a complex map, it’s a start to try and get his name out to potential voters.

Did we miss out on a weird story that came out of April 2017? Let us know by leaving a comment down below.

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