Two Truths and One Lie: Video Game Edition

Minecraft was originally created by Markus Persson

Creepers were created because of a coding mistake

Minecraft was released in 2013

Fortnite's first game mode was "Battle Royale"

Fortnite collaborated with Marvel and Star Wars

Fortnite concerts have featured Ariana Grande

Mario was originally named Jumpman

Luigi is Mario’s older twin

Mario first appeared in Donkey Kong

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 features a mission called “No Russian”

Zombies mode first appeared in Black Ops

The franchise has sold over 400 million copies worldwide

Link has spoken full sentences in the main games

The Master Sword is Link’s iconic weapon

"Breath of the Wild" allows players to fight Ganon at any time

Pikachu wasn’t originally the franchise mascot

There are over 1,000 Pokémon species as of Gen IX

Ash Ketchum is a Pokémon from Generation II

Tom Nook is a raccoon who runs the island shop

Animal Crossing uses real-time based on your console’s clock

You can romance villagers in Animal Crossing

GTA V is one of the highest-selling games of all time

GTA Online launched the same day as GTA V

GTA allows you to fly planes and drive tanks

Roblox lets players create and monetize their own games

Roblox characters are called “Bloxies”

Roblox Studio is used to design games on the platform

Among Us was inspired by the game Mafia

The game became popular in 2020

Among Us was made by a team of 50 developers

Sonic was originally going to be a rabbit

Tails is Sonic’s older brother

Sonic can run faster than the speed of sound

League of Legends was developed by Riot Games

It inspired the creation of DOTA 2

It is one of the biggest eSports games in the world

Sims speak a language called Simlish

You can age and kill off Sims in the game

The Sims was originally developed by Nintendo

Tetris was invented in Russia

The blocks in Tetris are called "Tetrominoes"

Tetris originally used colors to guide players

Halo Infinite was the first game in the series

Master Chief’s real name is John-117

The game features a weapon called the Energy Sword

Tracer is the face of Overwatch

Overwatch originally started as an MMO called Titan

Overwatch was released in 2018

The animatronics only move if you’re looking directly at them

The series was created by one person, Scott Cawthon

FNAF has inspired books and movies

George R.R. Martin contributed to the game’s lore

Elden Ring is known for its easy, beginner-friendly gameplay

It was developed by FromSoftware, the same creators as Dark Souls

Apex Legends is set in the same universe as Titanfall

Apex launched as a surprise, with no prior announcement

Apex was developed by Epic Games

Fall Guys was inspired by game shows like Wipeout

Fall Guys characters are called “Beans”

Fall Guys was originally a mobile-only game