Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Have you ever bought a game based on the flashy box art or an atmospheric trailer, only to realize you were completely scammed? Today, we’re peeling back the sticker on the video game industry’s biggest lies, frauds, and the massive legal penalties that cost corporations tens of millions!

From the European Commission taking a sledgehammer to Nintendo's illegal price-fixing cartel in the 90s, to Sony secretly installing malicious rootkits on your family PC just to stop you from copying a CD. We also explore the desperate, rushed launch of the Mattel Intellivision ECS "keyboard" scam, and of course, the absolute granddaddy of them all... the multi-million-dollar disaster of Grand Theft Auto San Andreas' hidden "Hot Coffee" code.

These are the most notorious, deceptive, and expensive corporate blunders in gaming history.

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⏱️ Video Chapters:
0:00 - The Vertical Slice & Gaming's Biggest Lies
01:47 - The "Nintendo Tax" & The €149 Million Cartel Fine
07:33 - Mattel’s Intellivision ECS: The $10,000-a-Day Scam
10:47 - Sony BMG’s Secret CD Rootkit Virus
15:47 - GTA San Andreas: The $20M Hot Coffee Disaster
18:23 - Supporter Roll call

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