Video Game Culture
This platform, launched in 2011, is the most popular place to watch livestreamed gaming content.
What is Twitch?
This Pokémon has approximately the same energy as a wet paper towel and yet could still beat you in a street fight.
Who is Magikarp?
This phrase from Among Us became a cultural phenomenon and is used to accuse someone of acting suspicious.
What is “sus”?
In Minecraft, this creature explodes when you get too close.
What is a Creeper?
Some current multiplayer games like Peak are being referred to by players as this term — used to describe low-effort but socially fun games you play mostly to hang out.
What is “friend slop”?
This phrase is commonly said to gamers who stay inside too much or get way too heated online.
What is “touch grass”?
During a Cyberpunk 2077 presentation, this actor went viral when a fan called him “breathtaking,” prompting him to respond, “No, you’re breathtaking!”
Who is Keanu Reeves?
This common gamer ritual involves eating questionable snacks and not cleaning your keyboard for 3–5 business years.
What is “gamer grime buildup”? (Accept: “being a goblin,” “living in gamer mode,” etc.)
This famous World of Warcraft event from 2005 unintentionally created a virtual “plague,” later studied by epidemiologists as a model for human behavior.
What is the Corrupted Blood incident?
This Dark Souls message template lets players warn others of danger… or troll them into rolling off a cliff.
What is “Try jumping”?