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Goalball
Goalball: Paralympic team sport for visually impaired athletes, invented 1946 by Lorenzen and Reindle for blinded WWII veterans. Three-a-side, eyeshades, bell ball, 18x9 m court; men's medals from Toronto 1976, women's from 1984.
Goalkeeper (association football)
Goalkeeper (association football): the only player allowed to handle the ball, inside the penalty area. Key rules: mandatory one per team, back-pass restriction, and the eight-second holding rule with corner-kick sanction from 1 July 2025.
Goaltender
Goaltender (goalie, goalkeeper): the ice hockey player who defends the net. Known for the butterfly save technique, Jacques Plante's 1959 mask revolution, heavy hip and groin demands, and GSAx analytics.
GOAT (sports culture)
GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) is the sports-culture label and running debate over the best athlete ever, once slang for a blundering player; cross-sport and cross-era comparisons remain contested, with models naming Graf, Serena, and tennis's Big Three.
Goat Simulator
Goat Simulator is a third-person physics sandbox video game by Swedish studio Coffee Stain Studios, released in 2014, where players control a goat causing destruction with broken physics.
Gobliiins
Gobliiins (1991, Coktel Vision) is a puzzle adventure by Pierre Gilhodes and Muriel Tramis; three goblins with distinct abilities solve 22 levels to cure King Angoulafre, starting a series through Gobliiins 5 and the 2026 Collection.
God Eater
God Eater (ゴッドイーター) is Bandai Namco's post-apocalyptic hunting action RPG series; God Eaters wield God Arc weapons against Aragami. Over 4.5 million sold; games from 2010's God Eater to 2018's God Eater 3, plus anime and manga.
God Eater 2 (ゴッドイーター2)
God Eater 2 (ゴッドイーター2), also known via God Eater 2: Rage Burst, is a 2013 Bandai Namco hunting action RPG for PSP and PS Vita, set 3 years after the original, with Blood Arts, Blood Bullets, and 1-4 player cross-play.
God Hand
God Hand (2006) is a PlayStation 2 beat 'em up by Clover Studio and Capcom, directed by Shinji Mikami. Known for customizable combos, right-stick dodge canceling, and a dynamic difficulty meter from Level 0 to Level Die; a cult classic, last Clover release.
God of Thunder (video game)
God of Thunder is a 1993 DOS shareware top-down puzzle-action game by Adept Software starring Thor, who frees Midgard from Loki, Jormangund, and Nognir with a returning hammer; later freeware with source code, free on Steam.
God of War (2005 video game)
God of War (2005) is a PlayStation 2 action-adventure by Santa Monica Studio, directed by David Jaffe, following Kratos' quest to kill Ares; Metacritic 94, 4.6 million sold, start of the franchise.
God of War (2018 video game)
God of War (2018), Santa Monica Studio action-adventure for PS4 (April 20, 2018), directed by Cory Barlog; Kratos and son Atreus in Norse mythology, single-shot no-cut camera, Leviathan Axe, 2018 Game of the Year.
God of War (franchise)
God of War, also known as the God of War series, is an action-adventure game franchise by Santa Monica Studio and Sony, starring Kratos, which began in 2005.
God of War II
God of War II: 2007 Santa Monica Studio action-adventure for PlayStation 2, sequel to God of War; Kratos seeks to change his fate; Metacritic 93, 2007 PS2 Game of the Year.
God of War III
God of War III (2010) is a Santa Monica Studio action-adventure for PlayStation 3, the Greek-trilogy finale of Kratos's revenge on the gods; Metacritic 92, remastered at 1080p60 for PS4 in 2015.
God of War Laufey
God of War Laufey (also God of War: Laufey) is Santa Monica Studio's upcoming PS5 action-adventure announced June 2, 2026, starring Faye, Kratos's wife, fighting through the Everywhen afterlife; directed by Ariel Lawrence, starring Deborah Ann Woll.
God of War Ragnarök
God of War Ragnarök, also known as God of War 5, is a 2022 action-adventure game by Santa Monica Studio following Kratos and Atreus through the Norse apocalypse.
God of War Sons of Sparta
God of War Sons of Sparta is a 2D Metroidvania prequel by Mega Cat Studios and Santa Monica Studio, released on PS5 in February 2026, following teenage Kratos and Deimos at the Spartan Agoge; it scored 69 on Metacritic, the series' lowest.
God of War video game collections
God of War video game collections: Sony's HD re-releases of the Greek-saga games, including God of War Collection (PS3, 2009, Bluepoint), Origins Collection (2011), God of War Saga (2012), and God of War III: Remastered (2015).
God of War: Ascension
God of War: Ascension is a 2013 SCE Santa Monica action-adventure prequel for PS3, seventh in the series, first with online multiplayer; Metacritic 80, user 7.8, Tyler Bates score.
God of War: Betrayal
God of War: Betrayal (God of War Mobile) is a 2007 Java ME 2D side-scrolling hack-and-slash for mobile phones by Javaground and SOE-LA, the only series entry not on PlayStation, canon, set before God of War II.
God of War: Chains of Olympus
God of War: Chains of Olympus is a 2008 PSP action-adventure by Ready at Dawn, a prequel to God of War 1 and 2 starring Kratos, featuring the Gauntlet of Zeus and later a PS3 remaster.
God of War: Ghost of Sparta
God of War: Ghost of Sparta is a 2010 PSP action-adventure by Ready at Dawn and Santa Monica Studio, set between God of War 1 and 2, introducing Kratos's brother Deimos, with Thera's Bane and the Arms of Sparta.
God Shammgod
God Shammgod (born 1976) is an American basketball coach and former Providence point guard drafted 45th in 1997 by the Washington Wizards; his 20-game NBA career is overshadowed by the crossover dribble named after him.
God's algorithm
God's algorithm: optimal Rubik's Cube solving method; God's Number is 20 moves (half-turn metric, 2010, Rokicki et al.) and 26 (quarter-turn metric, 2014, Rokicki and Davidson), proven by exhaustive computer search.
Goddess of Victory: Nikke (승리의 여신: 니케)
Goddess of Victory: Nikke (승리의 여신: 니케, 勝利の女神：NIKKE) is a 2022 free-to-play sci-fi RPG shooter by Shift Up, published by Level Infinite, with five-girl cover-shooter squads, Burst skills, gacha recruitment, and top-grossing launch performance.
Godfall
Godfall is a 2020 looter-slasher action RPG by Counterplay Games, published by Gearbox, released November 12, 2020 on PS5 and PC; Orin fights his brother Macros across three realms, with 12 Valorplates and a Metacritic score of 61.
Godfrey Brown
Godfrey Brown (Arthur Godfrey Kilner Brown, 1915–1995) was a British runner who won 400 m silver and 4×400 m relay gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Godfrey Rampling
Godfrey Lionel Rampling (1909-2009), British Royal Artillery officer and 400m runner, won 4x400m relay silver at Los Angeles 1932 and gold at Berlin 1936 in 3:09.0; father of actress Charlotte Rampling.
Godolphin Arabian
Godolphin Arabian (Godolphin Barb), foaled c. 1724, died 1753: one of the three foundation sires of the Thoroughbred, sire of Lath, Cade, Regulus, and Matchem's line; origin contested between Yemen and Barbary.