13 Flat Out Lies We Were Told Just To Sell A Video Game

9. "This Is In-Engine Gameplay" - Every E3 Conference Ever

The Lie: E3 is the most exciting time to be a gamer, as new titles are unveiled with slick, glossy new trailers intended to blow us all away. Disclaimers will frequently note that "this is in-engine gameplay" to persuade gamers that what they're actually seeing is what they'll end up playing. The Truth: Developers can lie or accidentally mislead gamers, and the fact is they've never really been punished for it. Who can forget the infamous Killzone 2 debacle, where gameplay footage was shown off at E3 2005, though the gaming press expressed skepticism that what they were watching was actual gameplay, and not in fact pre-rendered footage. Though Sony denied these claims, they of course turned out to be true, even if the final game (eventually released in 2009) did end up bearing a decent resemblance to that initial footage. Still, it's the principle: if developers don't have gameplay ready to show us, then they shouldn't mock something up at a render-house: either show a CGI trailer that's obviously not in-game, or just don't bother. Whether developers are intentionally trying to mislead players or the final product accidentally falls short of the "target render" due to technical limitations, there should be no excuse for passing a game off as something it isn't.