FPS Facts
Released in 2016, this colorful hero shooter popularized the phrase “Play of the Game.”
What is Overwatch?
In this 1980 arcade game, you navigate a yellow circle through a maze while eating pellets and avoiding ghosts.
What is Pac-Man?
This popular YouTuber admitted in 2021 that he "unknowingly" used a modified game client during official runs of Minecraft, leading to statistically improbable luck.
Who is Dream?
In Valorant, this player from Sentinels became a household name in early NA competition, famous for his Jett play and stream highlights.
Who is TenZ?
This video game console, released in 2001, was Microsoft's first entry into the console market.
What is the Xbox?
In this Valve shooter, players choose from nine distinct classes including Spy, Medic, and Heavy.
What is Team Fortress 2?
This 1991 platformer introduced a blue animal who runs faster than the eye can follow.
What is Sonic The Hedgehog?
This iconic Super Mario 64 maneuver, abbreviated BLJ, allows players to gain massive speed and skip the endless stairs without 70 stars.
What is Backwards Long Jump?
This team from Overwatch League Season 1 had such a terrible scoreline that it will go down as one of the worst records in history.
Who are the Shanghai Dragons?
The "console war" term became popular during the late 1980s and early 1990s as Sega tried to break into the U.S. market against this competitor.
What is Nintendo?
This Bungie-developed looter shooter introduced classes like Warlock, Titan, and Hunter.
What is Destiny (2)?
This fighting game released in 1987 was the first to use a six-button control scheme, with three strengths for punches and three for kicks.
What is Street Fighter?
This Canadian speedrunner became famous for his Super Mario 64 skills and for achieving the first ever 0-star completion of the game.
Who is Cheese?
Widely regarded as one of the best Valorant players globally, this Brazilian duelist is famous for his Jett and Raze gameplay and incredible mechanics.
Who is aspas?
Once considered an urban legend, this company buried hundreds of thousands of unsold game cartridges, including the infamous E.T. title, in a New Mexico landfill in 1983.
What is Atari?
This 2017 Ubisoft shooter set in Montana lets players liberate outposts and face a doomsday cult.
What is Far Cry 5?
Framed for the murder of her former mentor Werner Von Croy, a female protagonist goes on the run through the streets of Paris in this sixth entry in the series, released in 2003.
What is Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness? (Or Tomb Raider series).
In GoldenEye 007, speedrunners famously select this difficulty because it ironically allows for the fastest level completions through various skips.
What is Agent difficulty?
This Danish player holds the record for attending every single Counter-Strike Major (until 2024) and winning the most Major titles in history: five.
Who is Dupreeh?
This Nintendo accessory, a robot that served as a second player, was released in 1985 to help market the NES.
What is R.O.B.?
In this post-apocalyptic series, the player fights bandits and mutants in the ruins of Moscow’s subway tunnels.
What is Metro (2023)?
You piloted a mech in a 1999 classic first-person shooter known for fast gameplay and rocket jumping.
What is Quake III Arena?
Speedrunners of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial on the Atari 2600 can complete the game in under a minute with good luck, by rapidly collecting items and reaching this location.
What is the Landing Zone?
The first Overwatch League Grand Finals were held in this iconic American city's arena.
What is NYC (Barclays Center)?
This 1972 system, nicknamed "the Brown Box," was the first commercially available home video game console.
What is the Magnavox Odyssey?