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* ''Xenoblade Chronicles X'' became this via [[Dub-Induced Plot Hole]]. The [[Fun with Acronyms|BLADE]] organization had the "Beyond the logos" (i.e., "[[Screw Destiny|outside the natural laws of reality]]") removed from its meaning. In otherwords: BLADE is no longer ''Xeno''.
* ''[[Grand Theft Auto (series)|Grand Theft Auto]]'':
**Come to think of it, ''Grand Theft Auto'' is more focused around various aspects of organised crime than the titular act of motor vehicle theft, especially in ''GTA[[Grand Theft Auto V]]'' where each protagonist has their own personal (and re-spawnable) vehicle, which made stealing random vehicles in the street less of a necessity. ''GTA V'' also took the artifact titling even further as the protagonists of both Story Mode and ''GTA Online'' are now more engaged in ''[[The Fast and the Furious]]''-esque, off-the-books black operations under orders from corrupt government officials.
** The modding tool OpenIV was so named because it was originally developed for editing ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'' archives and assets. And then more RAGE engine-powered games from Rockstar came in such as ''[[Max Payne 3]]'', ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]'' and ''[[Red Dead Redemption 2]]'', making the "IV" in OpenIV less relevant.
** The <code>.ASI</code> file format, which are nothing more than dynamic-link libraries with a different extension, stemmed from when GTA modders found out that the Miles Sound System used by ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]'' and ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City|Vice City]]'' could be [[Not the Intended Use|exploited]] to load arbitrary code in the form of DLLs using the .ASI extension. According to John Miles, the programmer behind the Miles Sound System, ASI stood for "Audio Stream Interface". Later installments dropped support for the Miles Sound System in favour of different audio libraries, which led modders to come up with their own DLL loaders for more recentlater GTA games, though the .ASI file extension still remains as a holdover from the MSS days even as the practice of using .ASI libraries was carried over to other series.
** The Vladivostok FM radio station in ''GTA IV'', as the name implies, played Eastern European pop music in the base game, but this is no longer the case in ''The Ballad of Gay Tony'' expansion pack, as the playlist has been changed in that game to house music instead.
* Much like the ''[[The House of the Dead (series)|House of the Dead]]'' example, the original ''[[Resident Evil (video game)|Resident Evil]]'' got its name because the plot was limited to one large house, or "residence". Sequels would apply [[World Building]], and the settings tended to take place in entire towns or cities.
* The main character in the third and fourth ''[[Disaster Report]]'' game aren't reporters, and the second game only avoids this by being called ''Raw Danger'' in the west. This is a western exclusive example, as the Japanese title is merely ''Desperate Situation City''.
* While the original ''[[Dead Island]]'' did take place in a resort island near Australia, the upcoming sequel ''[[Dead Island 2]]'' is set in Los Angeles which while still something of a holiday destination is ''far'' from an island.
 
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