Games with /r/HobbyDrama posts

/r/HobbyDrama is my favorite subreddit for reading about high-quality, well-researched writeups on various hobby controversies. Naturally, there's a lot of video game writeups too because gamers are like that. This list is by no means exhaustive and is still a work in progress, and you can suggest any posts you like that aren't included in the comments. Heed the content warnings on the posts, some of these are pretty NSFW and dark.

If you want a recommendation, I recommend the Creatures or the Skyrim mod writeup.

238 Games

Tetris
Tetris
"A brief history of NES Tetris' meta game (1989 to 2022)"
https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/s4kliv/videogames_a_brief_history_of_nes_tetris_meta/

"Aspiring pro player cheats and is called out, he apologizes, then continues to cheat and misbehave anyways"
https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/os448d/modern_tetris_aspiring_pro_player_cheats_and_is/
Halo 2
Halo 2
"How to Change the Gaming Industry Forever by Developing Halo 2 (in a really terrible way)"
https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/sbepvr/video_games_how_to_change_the_gaming_industry/
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Forcing a Family: The Story of Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey’s DLC
Star Wars Battlefront II
Star Wars Battlefront II
Star Wars Battlefront II: How EA’s Quest To Add Loot Boxes At Any Cost Led To Government Lawsuits, Mass Media Controversy, And A Phone Call From Disney
Mario Kart 64
Mario Kart 64
Top player keeps world records secret for over a year and releases them all at once to take first place. Some Karters take issue.
Destiny 2
Destiny 2
How one of Destiny 2's most prestigious players fell from grace.

The worlds first race that changed the community forever, or how one team became unRedeemable.

Destiny 2: the gun that keeps breaking the game
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
How the Rainbow Six Esports Community tore down Aaron "Gotcha" Chung
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Metal Gear Solid 2, the game that deceived fans, confused everyone trying to follow the plot, predicted online discourse and broke new ground for the medium.
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Two little numbers create an online meltdown (It's 8.8)
Pokémon Sword
Pokémon Sword
Dexit (or; the Pokemon are removed from Pokemon
The Sims 4
The Sims 4
Sock Aliens fail to knock Sim players socks off

Sims 4 monetizing dust causes dust-up

How EA pissed off sims fans by downgrading the game and not letting people play as virtual toddlers

That Time EA Accidentally Implemented Sexual Assault as a Gameplay Feature in the Sims 4
Doom
Doom
"How an avant-garde Doom mod angered an arrogant developer and nearly killed the game's most popular port"
https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/ns6jbe/video_games_how_an_avantgarde_doom_mod_angered_an/

""You humour me greatly with your arrogance and contempt": The Birth of Doom's (Second?) Greatest Copypasta"
https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/or6zpy/video_games_you_humour_me_greatly_with_your/
Mass Effect
Mass Effect
"The time someone wrote an analysis on the taste and smell of a character's sweat."
https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/l3sdhb/video_games_the_time_someone_wrote_an_analysis_on/
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Brutal Dictator, or Bisexual Waifu? The Drama over Edelgard
Monster Hunter: World
Monster Hunter: World
The reviewer that didn’t read the title and skipped all cutscenes.

The Black Dragon Controversy (Part 1): How a particularly difficult series of bosses split the Monster Hunter community in two
Metal Gear Solid
Metal Gear Solid
"“its a russian tuant” [sic]: The Sixteen Year Debate Over a Fictional Character’s Sexuality"
https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/q3iglp/video_games_its_a_russian_tuant_sic_the_sixteen/
Pokémon Go
Pokémon Go
Player called police and filed charges against gym rival
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Smash Bros. Melee
"Evidence.zip 2, or how a man's quest to save the Smash Bros Melee community from totalitarism backfired"
https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/o7qb3z/video_games_evidencezip_2_or_how_a_mans_quest_to/

"Mew2King 6 - 0 Leffen: A Real Life Shonen Anime Storyline"
https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/qnvjfi/video_gamesssbm_mew2king_6_0_leffen_a_real_life/

"Smash Bros Melee: Wobbling and the Violent Little Idiots"
https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/rymv52/video_games_smash_bros_melee_wobbling_and_the/

Super Smash Bros Melee: "My B." The Infamous 5-0 Salty Suite (With Bonus Video Game Diss Track)

Super Smash Bros Melee: How a God-like Pichu Player Was Exposed as a Cheater in the Game’s Only Hacking Incident
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Kojima and Konami Go to War

Metal Gear Solid V, the many MANY controversies of the final entry to the legendary game series
Half-Life
Half-Life
Time to live up to your family name and face FULL LIFE CONSEQUENCES: the surprisingly convoluted story behind the world's second-worst fanfic
Persona 5
Persona 5
They'll Never See It Coming: The Time a Zine About Fictional Thieves Got Very Real
The Last of Us Part II
The Last of Us Part II
"Last of us Part 2 and the hopefully clear telling of this long, arduous tale (Spoilers for both 1 and 2)"
https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/hd69t7/video_games_last_of_us_part_2_and_the_hopefully/
League of Legends
League of Legends
Seraphine, and how one of the strangest attempts at viral marketing led to one of the most controversial champion releases in LoL

The Griffin implosion: Everyone gets fired, and the government gets involved

The downfall of a CEO that chose a very misoginistic hill to die on.
Genshin Impact
Genshin Impact
Zhongli-gate, or how one gacha character became a catalyst for a divide within a community

The great leak wars of June 7th

A gaming community's highly reliable “inside source” is outed as a total fraud; accusations fly and chaos ensues in the Genshin Impact playerbase

Genshin Impact and the Leak Wars that Culminated in Racism, Ableism, and the Death of a Datamining Database

Genshin Impact Anniversary Disaster

Divine Damsel of Devastation: how National Grade I performers took Genshin Impact's Chinese fandom by storm
Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2
The Missed Release Date of Half-Life 2
Team Fortress 2
Team Fortress 2
"A famous Pyro main has started (literally) necroposting."
https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/ao9trr/team_fortress_2_a_famous_pyro_main_has_started/

"A glitch caused some crates to have a 100% chance of unboxing an unusual. Cue the economy falling down."
https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/ci4ikv/team_fortress_2_a_glitch_caused_some_crates_to/

"How a reigning world champion pissed off almost the entire European competitive community"
https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/mvk2yi/competitive_team_fortress_2_how_a_reigning_world/

When they accidentally Short Circuited the entire game
Fallout: New Vegas
Fallout: New Vegas
Obsidian vs Bethesda: The battle for Fallout and the great company rivalry that exists solely in fans' heads
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
"A Colombian Teenager "Finds" the Triforce in 1999"
https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/etwtgd/the_legend_of_zelda_fandom_a_colombian_teenager/

"How do you define "cheating" when racing to beat Ocarina of Time faster than anyone else?"
https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/f7f0ki/speedrunning_how_do_you_define_cheating_when/
NieR: Automata
NieR: Automata
That time Vice published Nier forced sissyfication fetish fanfiction
Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077
"Seizure the fuck up, Samurai: Cyberpunk 2077's troubles."
https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/kate1g/gaming_seizure_the_fuck_up_samurai_cyberpunk/
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Bunny Day, and why everyone seems to hate it

The new Animal Crossing has developed a black market based on real money

The Life and Death of Nintendo’s newest Contraband: The Star Fragment Tree

That time PETA tried to cancel a fictional owl

"Space Buns": How an Animal Crossing player's hairstyle led to doxxing, death threats and destruction
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Rebellion, Racism and Revelation: How the announcement of a new server version led to a botched admin rebellion, a nationalist movement and the near destruction of a roleplaying community.
Fortnite
Fortnite
Gamescom 2018 and the Fortnite shitbag
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Cease and Digest: One man's quest to erase all men from his Skyrim vore mod

Skyrim Together - the rise and fall (and eventual rebirth) of one of Skyrim's most highly anticipated multiplayer mods
Stardew Valley
Stardew Valley
"Racist Mods Put White Face on the Only Black Characters in the Game"
https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/ccjq4c/stardew_valley_modding_racist_mods_put_white_face/
Elden Ring
Elden Ring
A seamless Civil War.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
"Guy gets stiffed on tournament winnings, placed in kangaroo court to get his money back"
https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/rterey/video_gamesssbu_guy_gets_stiffed_on_tournament/

"How Someone Faked An Entire Tournament For Clout"
https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/pfub5x/esportssmash_bros_ultimate_how_someone_faked_an/

"The fall and redemption of former Super Smash Bros pro Nairo"
https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/m1761r/video_games_the_fall_and_redemption_of_former/

"Were new Super Smash Bros characters leaked ahead of time by an bizarre, anonymous Snapchat image featuring the Grinch?"
https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/lfeu9j/super_smash_bros_were_new_super_smash_bros/

""Too many swordsmen, are there?" The drama over Byleth joining the roster of Super Smash Bros Ultimate"
https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/lg7pxs/video_games_too_many_swordsmen_are_there_the/
Minecraft
Minecraft
"A chance of 1 in 7.5 trillion - The Time Dream (might've) Cheated"
https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/nz54db/minecraft_speedrunning_a_chance_of_1_in_75/

"Dream and the Glow Squid: how one of Minecraft's most famous creators brigaded a poll and started a backlash."
https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/oze9w5/minecraft_dream_and_the_glow_squid_how_one_of/

"How a joking Reddit post resulted in most modpacks being broken."
https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/g4dkvf/modded_minecraft_how_a_joking_reddit_post/

"Controversies, death threats and hacks: The story of Minecraft Mondays"
https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/epxyea/minecraft_controversies_death_threats_and_hacks/

"So what happened to the guy who made Minecraft, anyway?"
https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/rvdtf6/video_games_so_what_happened_to_the_guy_who_made/

"The Legend of Brentilda: The story of the most impressive (and controversial) Minecraft speedrun of all time"
https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/ni3di5/speedrunning_the_legend_of_brentilda_the_story_of/

5 Comments

Jackier

1 year ago

Thanks for the list and the dozen hours of fun I'll get from that sub

Texhs

1 year ago

Hey, I ended up neglecting this list for over half a year because I realized I would need to reformat this list quite a bit to keep updating it without it becoming a huge pain and I just procrastinated on that... anyways I'm updating the posts slowly by adding proper hyperlinks, fixing broken links, reorganizing the way posts are listed, and moving around games in the internal listing order so it'll be easier for me to locate them while editing. Might be a bit so there may be some inconsistency between notes for different games for the time being.

Anyway, added some posts for the following games, will be trying to add more later in the week:
-Arknights
-Fortnite
-Microsoft Flight Simulator
-Microsoft Flight Simulator X
-Persona 5
-Platform Racing 2
-Sound Voltex
-Splatoon
-Splatoon 2
-Super Smash Bros Melee
-Toontown Online
-Trackmania
-Witch's Heart
-World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
-X-Plane 11

If any links are broken or you want me to add a post that isn't listed, feel free to comment.

AmazingPenis

9 months ago

Looks like unddit doesn't work properly. Checked Skyrim's vore one and it shows an empty page. The original reddit page seems to still be there tho. Don't know to what extent the other links are affected, you might want to look into it.
https://www.unddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/ora3gm/vore_fetish_cease_and_digest_one_mans_quest_to/
https://old.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/ora3gm/vore_fetish_cease_and_digest_one_mans_quest_to/

HaloBlues

7 months ago

Just spent 3 days reading through these I am delighted thank you

Lynxelot

3 months ago

i checked the skyrim entry immediately hoping it'd include the devourment mod and i'm so glad it's on here
Texhs

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