8 Times Video Games Directly Insulted Other Games

8. "Righteous Slaughter" Takes Aim At Call Of Duty - GTA V

Another entry that has never been afraid of upsetting the world at large, the GTA franchise has been taking jabs at celebrities, fast food chains and car manufacturers for years now, and this thinly veiled insult from GTA V was practically impossible to miss.

Protagonist Michael's millennial son Jimmy does little more than use recreational drugs and laze around playing video games, particularly his favourite, Righteous Slaughter 7.

From the name alone, you can tell that the fictional video game phenomenon is a spoof of Call of Duty, and the more you dig into Righteous Slaughter the worse (and funnier) it gets.

Firstly, the game's full title is "Righteous Slaughter 7: The Art of Contemporary Killing", and it's rated PG for "pretty much the same as the last game". Also, according to in-game sources, Righteous Slaughter 7 was released only 3 months after its predecessor, and loading tips for the state things like "Buy more DLC; it makes you a better marksman", and "Always question opponents' sexuality", referencing the notorious behaviour of CoD's playerbase.

Given GTA's history of insulting anyone within striking distance, it's hard to believe that this was meant in anything other than fun, but it's still awfully close to the mark.