This + That
The band behind “Basket Case” + George Romero’s 1985 zombie movie.
Green Day of the Dead
Rich people take a boat trip. The boat loses.
Titanic
This Bethesda RPG begins with you riding in a cart toward your own execution.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Luke Skywalker’s glowing weapon of choice.
Lightsaber
Freddie Mercury fronted this band.
Queen
The band behind “Sugar, We’re Goin Down” + the sitcom starring Cory, Shawn, and Topanga.
Fall Out Boy Meets World
A small town repeatedly ignores the advice of the one guy saying, “Hey, maybe don’t go in the shark water.”
Jaws
In this puzzle game, a promised cake becomes synonymous with blatant lies.
Portal
Link repeatedly pulls this legendary blade from stone throughout The Legend of Zelda.
The Master Sword
Hayley Williams fronts this band, responsible for “Misery Business.”
Paramore
Gerard Way’s band + the classic Chinese historical epic that inspired countless strategy games.
My Chemical Romance of the Three Kingdoms
An office worker takes a pill from a stranger and discovers his entire life is a computer problem.
The Matrix
This underwater city founded by Andrew Ryan is the setting of the original BioShock.
Rapture
Cloud Strife’s absurdly oversized sword from Final Fantasy VII.
The Buster Sword
Damon Albarn co-created this animated band featuring 2-D, Murdoc, Noodle, and Russel.
Gorillaz
The band behind “I Write Sins Not Tragedies” + the RPG about detective work, existential collapse, and one absolutely disastrous necktie.
Panic! at the Disco Elysium
A theme park knowingly cuts corners on containing genetically engineered dinosaurs. Somehow, this becomes an issue.
Jurassic Park
Pyramid Head made his first appearance in this survival-horror game.
Silent Hill 2
This Aperture Science device creates two linked holes in space.
The Portal Gun
Serj Tankian fronts this Armenian-American metal band behind “Chop Suey!”
System of a Down
Josh Homme’s rock band + the long-running strategy-game franchise about advancing civilizations through history.
Queens of the Stone Age of Empires
Two magicians spend years committing escalating felonies because neither can stand the idea that the other guy might be better at magic.
The Prestige
Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A is better known by this name.
The Konami Code
Sora uses this oversized key-shaped weapon throughout Kingdom Hearts.
The Keyblade
This Scottish band shares its name with the Austrian archduke whose assassination helped trigger World War I.
Franz Ferdinand