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E3′s WTFiest Moments

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E3's WTFiest Moments
Wait, did that just happen?

By Scott Sharkey

Over the last 15 years, E3 has supplied us with joy, outrage, and surprises, but along with all that there have been tons of moments that seem to have been calculated to cause spit-takes and double-facepalms. Here are a few of our favorites.

Sony E3 2006 Historic Massive Damage Clip

It's okay for a videogame to require the player to "strike the weak point for MASSIVE DAMAGE!" It's quite another thing to announce this as though it's the most exciting, novel thing ever conceived. It's like flipping out because you just discovered rocks.

Sony E3 2006 Giant Crab Clip

I haven't spent much time in Japan, and even less time in Japan's past, but I think it's a pretty safe assumption that giant crabs shouldn't be a part of a "historically accurate" treatment of the setting.

Rock Revolution E3 2008 Presentation Mess Up Clip