How a beloved video game style was spawned out of necessity
“8-Bit”
How Genshin Impact made a despised video game genre irresistible
"Gacha"
How Star Wars: Squadrons revived a classic video game meme
“Do a barrel roll!”
How Hades revolutionized the most controversial genre in video games
“Roguelike”
How a retro rivalry ignited the most heated feud in video games
Console Wars
How fighting games inspired a bizarre meme on YouTube and Twitch
“Tier Lists”
How Fall Guys reignited one of gaming’s most divisive arguments
"Tryhard"
How gaming turned a Hindu concept into the internet’s most common feature
“Avatar”
How Street Fighter invented gaming’s most despised strategy
“Cheesing”
How an online prank became the most hated type of in-game harassment
"Griefing" (v.)
How a pinball scoring system became gaming’s most recognizable symbol
"1Up"
How a successful game genre became the butt of an internet joke
"Open-World"
