10 Video Game Freak-Outs
Video games – they bring us intense joy, but also drag us down to the lowest of lows. With the ever-rising popularity of YouTube comes the inevitable posting of our darkest hours. When that game glitches out, when you make the wrong move, when you throw your controller, the internet will be watching. Judging.
What you are about to see is a collection of gamers in the wild. If you notice I've left out the one with the guy trying to shove a controller up his ass, because this list aims to target the real videos. These are all legit, captured by brave souls who know what the internet clamours for on a daily basis – pure humiliation.
First, a warning. All of these contain foul language. I mean, we're all gamers here, so I think there's a general understanding that swearing is going to happen. However, there are also some intense moments of racist, sexist, and homophobic remarks. Oh, you came from Xbox Live? So you know what I'm talking about.
Let's do this.
It doesn't just happen to casual gamers. During this World of Warcraft tournament, professional gamer Celex takes second place to SK at EM Montreal. He isn't terribly happy with this and goes on a bit of a tear, hitting a few inanimate objects. Now, this type of raging is somewhat understandable – Celex does this for a living – and once he calms down, he even shakes his opponent's hand.
