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Blanka
Blanka: green-skinned Brazilian beast-man of Street Fighter II (1991), charge-character with Rolling Attack and Electric Thunder; bottom tier in ST, 4th in SF6 meta; Jason Momoa plays him in the 2026 film.
Blasphemous (video game)
Blasphemous is a 2019 2D Metroidvania action-platformer by Seville studio The Game Kitchen, starring the Penitent One in the Spain-inspired world of Cvstodia; sequel Blasphemous 2 followed in 2023.
Blastoise (カメックス)
Blastoise (カメックス, Kamex), #0009, the Shellfish Pokémon: Water-type final form of Squirtle, mascot of Pokémon Blue, with Mega and Gigantamax forms and 26 TCG cards.
Blayre Turnbull
Blayre Turnbull, born 1993 in Nova Scotia, is a Canadian ice hockey forward, Toronto Sceptres captain in the PWHL, and three-time Olympic medallist: gold at Beijing 2022, silver at PyeongChang 2018 and Milano Cortina 2026.
Blaz Janc
Blaž Janc, Slovenian handball right wing and right back born 1996 in Brežice; Celje, Kielce, and FC Barcelona (contract to 2030); four Champions League titles; Slovenia captain, 2017 world bronze, Paris 2024 fourth place.
BlazBlue: Central Fiction
BlazBlue: Central Fiction (ブレイブルー セントラルフィクション) is Arc System Works' fourth main BlazBlue fighting game and the final Azure Saga entry, released in arcades from November 19, 2015 and on consoles, Steam, and Switch, with 35+ characters, Overdrive and Active Flow systems, and 2022 rollback netcode.
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle (ブレイブルー クロスタッグバトル) is Arc System Works' 2018 2v2 tag fighting game crossing BlazBlue, Persona 4 Arena, Under Night In-Birth, and RWBY, with 20 base characters, Smart Combos, and a Cross Gauge.
Blaze Berlowitz
Blaze Berlowitz (born 2005) is an American college football quarterback, Vanderbilt Commodores senior from Cushing, Oklahoma, formerly at New Mexico State; named Vanderbilt's 2026 Week 1 starting quarterback before losing the job to Jared Curtis.
Blaze Jordan
Blaze Jordan (born 2002) is an MLB corner infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals; drafted 2020 3rd round by Boston, traded for Steven Matz, debuted June 12, 2026.
Blazenko Lackovic
Blaženko Lacković (Kuna, Lac), born 1980, Croatian handball left back; Olympic gold 2004 and bronze 2012, world champion 2003, Champions League winner 2013 with HSV Hamburg, retired 2020.
Blaziken (バシャーモ)
Blaziken (バシャーモ, Bursyamo), the Blaze Pokémon, is National Dex #257, a Fire/Fighting Pokémon introduced in Generation III, final form of Torchic with a Mega Evolution via Blazikenite, base 530 stats, and the hidden ability Speed Boost.
Bleach Rebirth of Souls
Bleach: Rebirth of Souls (BLEACH) is a Tamsoft-developed, Bandai Namco-published 1v1 fighting game released March 2025 on PS4/PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, covering Bleach's story through the Arrancar arc with a Konpaku life-stock battle system.
Bleacher
Bleacher, usually plural bleachers: tiered, typically roofless bench seating in tiers, especially cheap unreserved stadium seating; governed in the US by ICC 300 standards for bleachers and grandstands.
Bledisloe Cup
Bledisloe Cup, annual New Zealand All Blacks vs Australia Wallabies rugby union trophy donated by Lord Bledisloe (1931/1932). All Blacks lead 48 titles to 12, have held it since 2003, and lead the head-to-head 128-45.
Blind (poker)
A blind in poker, also called a blind bet, is a forced bet placed before cards are dealt; the standard game uses a small blind and a big blind.
Blippo+
Blippo+ is a 2025 live-action FMV channel-surfing TV simulator from YACHT, Telefantasy Studios, Noble Robot, and Panic, set on alien Planet Blip. Launched on Playdate May 2025, Steam/Switch September 23, 2025; Metacritic 83.
Blitz (gridiron football)
Blitz (gridiron football): defensive tactic sending more than four pass rushers at the quarterback, trading coverage for pressure. Includes zone blitz (LeBeau, Capers, Blitzburgh), fire zones, and NFL blitz-rate trends.
Blitzkrieg (video game)
Blitzkrieg is a 2003 real-time tactics video game set in World War II, developed by the Russian studio Nival Interactive as the first entry in the Blitzkrieg series.
Blizzard Entertainment
Blizzard Entertainment, formerly Silicon & Synapse, is an American video game developer and publisher in Irvine, California, founded in 1991 and known for Warcraft, Diablo, StarCraft, and Overwatch.
BlizzCon
BlizzCon is Blizzard Entertainment's single-publisher fan convention at the Anaheim Convention Center since 2005, distinct from trade shows like E3 and Gamescom. Key facts: 35,000–40,000+ peak attendance, Diablo Immortal 2018 backlash, 2019 Hong Kong apology, COVID-era BlizzConline, 2024–2025 cancellations, 2026 return.
Block wargame
Block wargame: a board wargame using upright wooden blocks that hide unit type and strength, creating fog of war and step reduction. Began with Quebec 1759 (Gamma Two/Columbia Games, 1972) by Tom Dalgliesh and Lance Gutteridge.
Blockbuster (Bend, Oregon)
Blockbuster (Bend, Oregon), the Last Blockbuster, is the world's final Blockbuster video rental store, a Tisher-family franchise at 211 NE Revere Ave that outlasted the chain's 2010 bankruptcy and 9,000-store collapse.
Blockers!
Blockers! is an abstract tile-laying board game for two to five players by American designer Kory Heath, first released in 2007, where the winner ends with the fewest points.
Blokus
Blokus, also Blokus Duo, is an abstract strategy board game invented by Bernard Tavitian around 2000, published by Mattel: 2-4 players place 21 corner-touching polyomino pieces each on a 20x20 grid.
Bloober Team
Bloober Team, Polish horror game studio founded 2008 in Krakow, listed on Warsaw Stock Exchange; maker of Layers of Fear, The Medium, Observer, Blair Witch, the acclaimed 2024 Silent Hill 2 remake, and Cronos: The New Dawn (2025).
Blood (video game)
Blood is a 1997 MS-DOS horror first-person shooter by Monolith Productions on the Build engine, starring undead gunslinger Caleb versus the demon Tchernobog; expansions Plasma Pak and Cryptic Passage, sequel Blood II, remastered as Fresh Supply (2019) and Refreshed Supply (2025).
Blood & Guts (2025)
AEW Blood & Guts (2025), November 12, 2025 Dynamite from Greensboro, NC: first-ever Women's Blood & Guts (Storm surrenders), O'Reilly taps Moxley in the men's match, Page beats Hobbs, cage match with Joe set for Full Gear.
Blood doping
Blood doping, also called blood boosting, is any WADA-banned technique or substance, such as transfusion or EPO, that increases oxygen-carrying red blood cells to improve endurance. It has been prohibited since 1985.
Blood in the Water match
Blood in the Water match (melbourne-i vérfürdő): violent 1956 Melbourne Olympic water polo semi-final, Hungary beat USSR 4-0; ended early after Valentin Prokopov punched Ervin Zádor, drawing blood.
Blood Message
Blood Message is an upcoming NetEase/24 Entertainment AAA single-player action-adventure set in 848 AD Tang China, following messenger Pei Changguan and his son Ning on a 1,000-mile journey to Chang'an during the Shazhou uprising.