34. 'WORK GODDAMN YOU!'
There's nothing worse. You come home from work or school, plonk yourself down in your gaming spot, press the power button, and then your console greets you with a massive ring of red death or yellow light of death. Although both consoles had their fair share of faulty units in the last few years, the Xbox 360's original incarnation broke more often than it worked. Believe me, I know. I've had five of the damn things. Cue pain for gamers everywhere as their trusty console shut down due to manufacturing faults. It's got better with revisions to console design, but this mistake cost MS millions in repairs and was pretty damn nasty for everyone involved. Unfortunately, like all bad memories, it has a tendency to linger in the mind. Here's hoping the new consoles don't suffer the same problems.
33. Goodbye, My Friend
I don't know about you, but I'd never really bonded with a cube before. It's just never been something I've ever really done in the past. Portal changed that. My Companion Cube became an important part of my life. For the brief moments we spent together, I had a great time with my new cube friend. I loved everything about him. The way he listened. His straight lines. His hearts on his sides. He was awesome. Then GLaDOS, that malicious AI witch, forced me to burn my friend in order to progress. I'm an evil, evil human being. Poor Companion Cube.
32. Motherland Massacre
Although it was most very likely totally unnecessary and very bad taste what with everyone fearing airports as being rife with bombs and people who want to hurt us (which is, of course, bull), Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2's most memorable moment played upon these fears and caused massive controversy. No Russian cast you as an undercover soldier infiltrating a terrorist cell. You joined the terrorists in gunning down countless helpless civilians in an airport. It was shocking, gripping and I thought was particularly effective at showing the harsh realities of the world. Unfortunately most people simply remember this scene for the controversy it caused - No Russian was not popular amongst the media, who promptly used it as yet more ammunition to make gaming look evil.