7 Times The Gaming Industry Fell To Lust

Yes that's completely correct, as World of Tanks, for some reason in a Japanese tournament, did indeed dole out used underwear to the runners-up of a competition.

However, these weren’t any stinky old underpants no no these were the stinky underpants of Japanese pornstar Mana Sakura, which she took off, live on stage, autographed, and then presented to the 'lucky' runner ups. oh what a day that must have been, to not only have not won at a game which is, let's face it pretty niche as it is, and then have your prize be some warmed undergarment. Look mum I didn't win but I got the treasured world of spanks runner up!

Also there's a strange situation here where you have to ask yourself, did Mana Sakura wear 20 pairs of pants and then take off a layer each time? or did she put fresh ones on only to undress again each time, either option is totally weird when you think about it.

It's not like video games haven't often straddled the lines of sales and sex, I mean just look at some of the horrendous gameboy ads from the 90's or even how Soul Calibre markets itself with shots of clevages and crothes, but this seems like a step in the wrong direction. Video game fans have always had to carry the stigma of being socially awkward perverts so having a literal porn star give you a proverbial pat on the head and say "aww shucks you were almost a somebody" probably isn't doing the industry any favours.