I love AVGN. Most games he breaks are donated copies of games that are easy and cheap to get, according to him.
For some expensive games, yes, he made copies. It's all for comic intentions.
AVGN really makes me laugh.
The video I referred to was one guy going to a shop, buying a PS3, going to the street and smashing it with a giant hammer. He was dressed like a pimp stereotype, or something like that.
And people looked at him and took photos, celebrating that