10 Video Game Patches That Actually Broke Games

10. The 1.8.0. Patch Displayed Players' IP Addresses - Marvel's Avengers

Crystal Dynamics recently released the 1.8.0. patch for Marvel's Avengers, which was intended to add a few minor features to the game and also iron out some pressing bugs.

But within minutes of the patch being released, PS5 players began to report that the patch had a most bizarre side effect - it would place a string of text on the screen revealing the player's own IP address.

This was obviously extremely distressing for streamers, given that it allowed trolls to easily disrupt the stream with DDoS attacks directed at their IP, or even use the IP to dox the streamer and determine their physical location.

Reports quickly emerged of streamers being doxed, and Crystal Dynamics responded by advising players not to stream until the issue was resolved. The next day a revised patch, 1.8b, was released which mercifully rectified the problem.

Even so, an update that enables trolls to dox streamers is a special kind of screw-up. How did this make it through testing and certification?