Above and beyond
For all those fans out there that think they are just flinging their brilliant suggestions and rage-filled comments at developers' brick walls, be assured, they are listening. Sure, comments like "you guys suck," get filtered out, but genuine, constructive criticism, comments, and pleas don't always fall on deaf ears.
Destiny's Ice Bucket Challenge
Around August 2014, you couldn't turn on a television, open a social media site, or go anywhere near the world wide web without someone mentioning the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Essentially, everyone in the entire world is helping to raise awareness for the neurodegenerative disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis by pouring buckets of ice water over their heads, then nominating others to do the same and donate to charity. And it just so happens that Destiny's Ghost got called out by fans.
GTA 5 voice actor tells fan to "Go F*** yourself"
No, this isn't some kind of controversy in which a person involved in creating a video game flipped his lid and spouted obscenities at an overzealous fan. This fan was literally asking for it. During New York Comic Con 2013, Steven Ogg (the voice of GTA V's psychopath killer Trevor) sat on a panel with his fellow actors. Fans of the series were welcomed to a microphone to ask the voice actors questions, resulting in an odd request with a hilarious outcome.
Robin Williams dedications
Not one person who grew up with movies like Aladdin and Mrs. Doubtfire wasn't saddened by the news of Robin Williams' tragic passing. He was a tremendous actor and inspiration, plus he was a huge fan of gaming. He and his daughter Zelda Williams (named after Princess Zelda herself) starred in several Zelda game commercials, and he played World of Warcraft a whole lot.
Dinosaurs in Battlefield 3
You wouldn't normally think a huge developer like DICE would have such a keen sense of humor, especially since it makes militaristic war games. But apparently, the developers like their inside jokes. A few years before the release of Battlefield 3, rival modern military shooter publisher Activision asked the gamers on 4chan why Modern Warfare 2 didn't sell well on PC. The answer was unanimous: There were no dinosaurs.
Tali and Garrus became romance options
Bioware's games are about developing relationships with the characters just as much as they are about saving the world from unrelenting evil forces. When fans of the original Mass Effect got to know their not-so-human counterparts Tali'Zorah and the Turian stud Garrus, a huge group of fans begged the development team to allow them to take their relationships to the next level in the sequel. I mean, who could blame them? There's just no resisting Garrus' pouty mandibles.
Borderlands 2 Claptrap eulogy
Not every request that comes to a game developer is goofy, or self righteous in nature. Some of them convey a true love for a game. One such request came from a Borderlands fan named Carlo. He and his friend Michael Mamaril were huge Borderlands fans, and when Michael passed due to a battle with cancer, Carlo asked the team at Gearbox to honor him with a special eulogy by Borderlands' quirky bot Claptrap.
Techland's tribute to BadWolfGaming
Putting a smile on someone's face is one of the best ways to help with grief, and that's what Techland did for everyone that loved one of their greatest fans. David Acott ran a personal YouTube channel called BadWolfGaming where he made funny videos and montages of his exploits in the games he loved. Around the time Techland's Dying Light was being released, and as David was planning on doing a series of zombie killing videos, the YouTuber got some bad news: He had developed a tumor in his abdomen - the result of a complication from a previous surgery. Shortly after his announcement to his fans, David passed.
