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Gamer
Gamer: a person who identifies with playing video games as an identity, not merely a pastime. Distinguished from casual players by self-identification, play frequency, spending, and community membership; heavily gender-skewed.
Gamer (2009 film)
Gamer is a 2009 American cyberpunk action thriller written and directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, starring Gerard Butler, Michael C. Hall, Logan Lerman, and Amber Valletta.
Gamergate (harassment campaign)
Gamergate (#GamerGate), harassment campaign begun August 2014 after Eron Gjoni's "Zoe Post" about ex-girlfriend Zoe Quinn; targeted women in gaming, including Anita Sarkeesian and Brianna Wu, with death threats and doxxing.
Games as a service
Games as a service (GaaS), also called the live-service model, is a video game business model earning continuing revenue through subscriptions, microtransactions, and downloadable content.
Games Done Quick
Games Done Quick (GDQ), founded by Mike Uyama in 2010, is a semi-annual charity speedrunning marathon series: AGDQ each January for the Prevent Cancer Foundation and SGDQ each summer for Doctors Without Borders, raising over $62 million total.
Games Workshop
Games Workshop Group PLC, British maker of Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 fantasy miniatures; founded 1975, Nottingham-based, vertically integrated, LSE-listed, 560+ stores, £617.5m revenue 2024/25.
Gamescom
Gamescom: world's largest video game trade fair and public festival, held every August at Koelnmesse, Cologne since 2009 as successor to Leipzig's Games Convention; organized by Koelnmesse and game association; 373,000-record 2019 attendance, Opening Night Live, global editions.
Gamesmanship
Gamesmanship: use of dubious but legal tactics and psychological ploys to win in sport, coined by Stephen Potter in 1947; distinct from sportsmanship and cheating, also applied in law.
GameSpot
GameSpot is a long-running video game news, review, and video site on a 10-point review scale. Formerly CNET/CBS-owned, sold to Red Ventures in 2020, then Fandom (TPG-backed) in 2022; known for the 2007 Jeff Gerstmann Kane & Lynch firing.
GameSpy
GameSpy: San Francisco online gaming company founded 1997; GameSpy3D and Arcade server browsers plus multiplayer SDKs powering Battlefield, Halo, and others; acquired by IGN in 2004, technology sold to Glu Mobile 2012, services shut down mid-2014.
GameStop
GameStop (GME): American video game and collectibles retailer founded as Babbage's in Dallas, 1983; largest US game retailer, center of the January 2021 meme-stock short squeeze, now shrinking stores while holding $5.35 billion in cash and Bitcoin.
Gamification
Gamification: use of game design elements (points, badges, leaderboards) in non-game contexts such as education, marketing, and health; term from the digital media industry, first documented 2008; distinct from serious games; effects depend on design quality.
Gaming computer
Gaming computer (gaming PC): a personal computer with a dedicated GPU, powerful CPU, 16–32 GB RAM, NVMe SSD, and enhanced cooling for high-frame-rate gaming; desktops, laptops, and mini systems; $700–$3,000+ market growing to $130 billion by 2030.
Gamla Ullevi
Gamla Ullevi: football stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden, opened 5 April 2009; home of IFK Göteborg, GAIS, and Örgryte IS; capacity 18,454; former Sweden women's national arena; vibration problems and rebuild debate.
Gamma World
Gamma World: post-apocalyptic science fantasy tabletop RPG, first published by TSR in 1978 (James M. Ward, Gary Jaquet); seven editions, mutants on Gamma Terra, card-based 7th edition (2010).
Gang Beasts
Gang Beasts is a physics-based multiplayer party brawler by Boneloaf of Sheffield, set in Beef City, first shown in 2014, released December 2017 on PC and PS4, later Xbox and Switch, published initially by Double Fine Presents.
Gang Yun Mi
Gang Yun Mi (강윤미, Kang Yun-Mi), born 1988 in Seoul, is a retired South Korean short track speed skater, 2006 Turin Olympic 3,000 m relay gold medalist and 2005 world championship medalist; distinct from the North Korean gymnast of the same name.
Gangstar Rio: City of Saints
Gangstar Rio: City of Saints is Gameloft's 2011 open-world mobile action game, the fifth Gangstar title, set in Rio de Janeiro with 60 missions following Angel's revenge story; released iOS/Android Nov 10, 2011, Metacritic 67.
Gangsters: Organized Crime
Gangsters: Organized Crime is a 1998 PC strategy simulation by Hothouse Creations and Eidos Interactive set in Prohibition-era New Temperance, blending turn-based planning with real-time execution, won by force, election as Mayor, or going straight.
Ganon
Ganon, also called Ganondorf, is the main antagonist of Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda series: a Gerudo king holding the Triforce of Power who recurs as monster, Calamity, and Demon King across the games.
Gao Ling
Gao Ling (高崚), born 1979 in Wuhan, Chinese badminton doubles specialist; only badminton player with four Olympic medals: mixed doubles gold 2000 and 2004 with Zhang Jun, women's doubles bronze 2000 and silver 2004.
Gao Tingyu
Gao Tingyu (高亭宇), born 1997 in Yichun, China, is a long track speed skater; 500m Olympic champion (34.32 OR) at Beijing 2022 and bronze medalist at PyeongChang 2018, the first Chinese male Olympic medalist and champion in speed skating.
Gaoussou Diarra
Gaoussou (Kyassou) Diarra, born 2002 in Bamako, is a Malian left winger who went from Haliç University student to İstanbulspor record sale (€3.8m) and Feyenoord and Mali player from 2025.
Gaple
Gaple (gapleh) is Indonesia's popular block dominoes game, played by 4-5 people with a 28-tile double-six set; stuck players discard dead tiles whose pips count against them, and the lowest pip total wins.
Garage 56
Garage 56 is Le Mans' single-car experimental entry, created by the ACO and FIA in 2012 for innovative prototypes; occupants include the Nissan DeltaWing, ZEOD RC, SRT 41 disabled-driver teams, and the 2023 Hendrick NASCAR Camaro.
Garang Kuol
Garang Mawien Kuol, Australian winger born 2004 in Cairo; ex-Central Coast Mariners, Newcastle United, loans Hearts and Volendam, now Sparta Prague/Jablonec; 2022 World Cup Socceroo.
Garba Lawal
Garba Lawal, born 1974 in Kaduna, is a retired Nigerian left-sided midfielder who won 1996 Olympic football gold, earned 57 caps and 6 goals for the Super Eagles, played at the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, and starred for Espérance Tunis and Roda JC.
Garbiñe Muguruza
Garbiñe Muguruza Blanco, Spanish-Venezuelan tennis player, two-time Grand Slam champion (Roland Garros 2016, Wimbledon 2017), world No. 1 from 11 September 2017, 10 WTA titles, retired April 2024.
Garchomp (ガブリアス)
Garchomp (ガブリアス, Gaburias) is a Dragon/Ground Pokémon, National Dex No. 445, final form of Gible. Banned to Ubers in Gens IV–V, a Smogon OU mainstay, with Mega Garchomp and the pure Dragon Mega Garchomp Z in Legends Z-A.
Gardner Minshew
Gardner Minshew II, NFL quarterback since 2019, sixth-round pick by Jacksonville after record 2018 Washington State season; Pro Bowl 2023 with Colts; career backup and spot starter for Jaguars, Eagles, Colts, Raiders, Chiefs, Cardinals.