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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Keith Stuart

'Baby did a bad, bad thing...' What are your guilty gaming secrets?

As everyone knows, videogames are a generally a good influence on our lives, instilling a sense of healthy competition and generally soothing the troubled mind after a day out there in the bloody gladitorial arena that is 21st century existence.

But sometimes games make us do bad things. Severed from the polite rules that govern real-life society and allowed to roam-free in virtual domains where anarchy is only ever a slip of a fire button away... well, it is tempting to transgress. You are only human.

So, it's time to creep into the Gamesblog confessional, take a seat and spill it out. What's the worst thing you've ever done in a videogame? I want cheating, I want senseless violence, I want squad-based treachery. Ever use a wall, radar or model hack? Did you prosper as a result? Ever team-killed? Did you shoot informants in Deus Ex? Do you seek out illegal shortcuts in racing games?

It's okay. Just let it go...

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