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Game Freak (ゲームフリーク)
Game Freak (株式会社ゲームフリーク) is the independent Tokyo studio founded by Satoshi Tajiri and Ken Sugimori in 1989 that develops the mainline Pokémon games and co-owns the franchise with Nintendo and Creatures.
Game Gear
The Game Gear (ゲームギア) is an 8-bit handheld game console released by Sega in Japan in 1990, with a backlit color screen that competed against Nintendo's longer-lasting Game Boy.
Game Genie
Game Genie: pass-through cheat cartridge invented by Codemasters, made by Camerica, sold by Galoob from 1990 for NES, SNES, Genesis, Game Boy, and Game Gear; intercepts cartridge ROM reads to substitute code bytes; survived Nintendo's $15 million copyright suit.
Game Grumps
Game Grumps is an American comedy Let's Play YouTube webseries created in July 2012 by Jon Jafari and Arin Hanson; since June 2013 hosted by Hanson and Dan Avidan of Ninja Sex Party, with spin-offs, Starbomb, and live shows.
Game Informer
Game Informer is an American video game magazine founded in 1991, sold through FuncoLand and later GameStop, reaching about 6 million subscribers, shut down by GameStop in 2024, and relaunched in 2025 under Gunzilla Games with print and digital editions.
Game jam
Game jam: timed event where teams build games around a theme, from the Indie Game Jam (2002). Ludum Dare and Global Game Jam (39,197 jammers, 9,874 games in 2026) are major examples.
Game loop
The game loop is the continuous cycle at the core of every real-time game, processing input, updating the simulation, and rendering, typically 30 to 60 times per second.
Game Maker's Toolkit
Game Maker's Toolkit (GMTK) is a YouTube game design analysis series by British journalist Mark Brown, launched November 6, 2014, known for Boss Keys, the GMTK Game Jam, and his games Mind Over Magnet and Word Play.
Game mechanics
Game mechanics: the rules, processes, and data governing how actions change a game's state; also called gameplay rules or game verbs. Defined variously as agent-invoked methods (Sicart), simulation state rules, and the M in the 2004 MDA framework.
Game Night (film)
Game Night is a 2018 American action comedy film starring Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams as a couple whose game night turns into a real kidnapping.
Game of Blood (피의 게임)
Game of Blood, or Bloody Game, is a South Korean survival reality series on Wavve where contestants use lies, betrayal, and conspiracy to win a cash prize.
Game of Death (死亡游戏) (1978 film)
Game of Death (死亡遊戲) is the 1978 Golden Harvest–Columbia action film completed posthumously by Robert Clouse from Bruce Lee's unfinished 1972 footage, starring Billy Lo faking his death and the yellow-jumpsuit pagoda climax with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Game of Death (死亡的游戏)
Game of Death (死亡遊戲) is Bruce Lee's unfinished 1972 martial arts film, completed in 1978 by Robert Clouse with stand-ins after Lee's 1973 death; only about 11 minutes of Lee's footage were used, and the yellow-jumpsuit pagoda climax became iconic.
Game of the Generals
Game of the Generals, or Salpakan, is a Philippine hidden-rank strategy board game invented by Sofronio H. Pasola Jr., introduced publicly in 1973, played on a 72-square board with 21 concealed pieces and a neutral arbiter.
Game of the Three Kingdoms (三国棋)
Game of the Three Kingdoms (三國棋, San-kwo-k'i) is a historical Chinese three-player xiangqi variant for Wei, Shu, and Wu on a hexagonal board, documented by Murray (1913) from von Möllendorff (1876), distinct from modern Three Kingdoms auto-battler apps.
Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones: HBO fantasy drama (2011-2019, 8 seasons) adapted from George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire by Benioff and Weiss; 59 Emmys, 89% Tomatometer, divisive 2019 finale, ongoing spinoff franchise.
Game of Thrones (2014 video game)
Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series, a 2014-2015 six-episode graphic adventure by Telltale Games with HBO, following original House Forrester from the Red Wedding to season five, with Dinklage, Headey, Dormer, and Rheon reprising roles.
Game of Thrones (season 1)
Game of Thrones season 1, HBO's 2011 fantasy drama (10 episodes, April 17 to June 19, 2011) adapted from A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin, created by Benioff and Weiss, $60 million budget, Metacritic 80, and thirteen Emmy nominations.
Game of Thrones (season 8)
Game of Thrones season 8 (2019) is the six-episode final season of HBO's fantasy series, partly based on the unreleased novel A Dream of Spring; record 17.4 million premiere viewers but the series' lowest critical scores.
Game of Thrones Theme
Game of Thrones Theme, also titled Main Title, is Ramin Djawadi's orchestral opening theme for HBO's Game of Thrones (2011): cello-led, C minor to C major, with choir, brass, and dulcimer ending.
Game of Thrones: Dragonfire
Game of Thrones: Dragonfire (GoT Dragonfire) is a free-to-play mobile 4X strategy game by Warner Bros. Games Boston, launched June 2, 2026, set in the Targaryen Civil War of House of the Dragon, with 28 dragons, tile warfare, and seasonal Reigns.
Game of Thrones: Kingsroad
Game of Thrones: Kingsroad is a free-to-play action-adventure RPG by Netmarble, licensed by Warner Bros. for HBO, released May 21, 2025 on PC and mobile; set in Season 4 Westeros, criticized for mobile-style monetization, Metascore 57.
Game of Thrones: The Mad King
Game of Thrones: The Mad King is a 2026 RSC stage play adapted by Duncan Macmillan, directed by Dominic Cooke, covering the tourney at Harrenhal and Robert's Rebellion, premiered at Stratford-upon-Avon with a 2027 London transfer.
Game of Thrones: War for Westeros
Game of Thrones: War for Westeros is a classic real-time strategy game for PC by Australia's PlaySide Studios, announced at Summer Game Fest 2025. Players lead Stark, Lannister, Targaryen, or the Night King; launch slipped to early 2027.
Game of Wool: Britain's Best Knitter
Game of Wool: Britain's Best Knitter is a Channel 4 competitive knitting series, premiered 2 November 2025, hosted by Tom Daley, judged by Di Gilpin and Sheila Greenwell, with ten amateur knitters in a Scottish Yarn Barn.
Game over
Game over is the end-of-game message and the name of several works: Dinamic's 1986 run and gun, the 2025 Australian indie Game Over – A Musical RPG??, a Peytevin memory board game, an unreleased 226GameStudio Steam title, and the Game Over Online review site.
Game Over (2019 film)
Game Over (2019) is an Indian Tamil-Telugu home-invasion horror thriller directed by Ashwin Saravanan, starring Taapsee Pannu as Swapna, a wheelchair-bound game designer with PTSD targeted by a serial killer; released 14 June 2019.
Game Over, Man!
Game Over, Man! is a 2018 Netflix action comedy directed by Kyle Newacheck, written by Anders Holm, starring the Workaholics trio (DeVine, Holm, Anderson) as hotel maids rescuing hostages in a Die Hard-style siege; critics scored it 19% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Game reserve
Game reserve: a protected area for wild game where controlled hunting or regulated access is allowed, ranking below national park and sanctuary in protection; examples include Sabie (precursor to Kruger), Chobe (1960), and Central Kalahari (1961).
Game Sanaeha (炽爱游戏)
Game Sanaeha (เกมเสน่หา, Game of Love) is a 2018 Thai Channel 3 romantic drama, 14 episodes, starring James Jirayu and Taew Natapohn, adapted from Kanyamas's novel Bueang Sanaeha, about an heiress who marries her adopted rival to hurt him.