Many games spawn [[FanNickname an entire vocabulary of jargon related to them]], especially multiplayer games where in-game shorthand is useful.

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[[index]]
* [[FanNickname/VideoGamesAToF A-F]]
* [[FanNickname/VideoGamesGToM G-M]]
* [[FanNickname/VideoGamesNToS N-S]]
* [[FanNickname/VideoGamesTToZ T-Z]]
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* ''FanNickname/AmongUs''
* ''FanNickname/{{Arknights}}''
* ''FanNickname/AzurLane''
* ''FanNickname/Destiny2''
* ''FanNickname/DevilMayCry''
* ''FanNickname/Dota2''
* ''FanNickname/DragaliaLost''
* ''FanNickname/EpicSeven''
* ''FanNickname/FateGrandOrder''
* ''FanNickname/FinalFantasy''
** ''FanNickname/FinalFantasyRecordKeeper''
** ''FanNickname/FinalFantasyXIV''
* ''FanNickname/FireEmblemAwakening''
* ''FanNickname/FireEmblemFates''
* ''FanNickname/FireEmblemHeroes''
* ''FanNickname/GenshinImpact''
* ''FanNickname/GirlsFrontline''
* ''FanNickname/GranblueFantasy''
** ''FanNickname/GranblueFantasyVersus''
* ''FanNickname/HollowKnight''
* ''FanNickname/HonkaiImpact3rd''
* ''FanNickname/KanColle''
* ''FanNickname/LeagueOfLegends''
* ''FanNickname/ALinkToThePastRandomizer''
* ''FanNickname/MonsterHunter''
* ''FanNickname/{{Pokemon}}''
* ''FanNickname/{{Raocow}}''
* ''FanNickname/{{Shadowverse}}''
* ''FanNickname/{{Starcraft}}''
* ''FanNickname/SuperRobotWars''
* ''FanNickname/SuperSmashBros''
* ''FanNickname/TokyoAfterschoolSummoners''
* ''FanNickname/{{Warframe}}''
* ''FanNickname/WarThunder''
* ''FanNickname/WorldOfTanks''
* ''FanNickname/WorldOfWarcraft''
* ''FanNickname/WorldOfWarships''
[[/index]]
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* Video games as a whole:
** Dots (or [=DoTs=]): Status effects that passively deal damage over time, such as poison. There's also their slightly rarer counterpart(s), [=HoTs=]; healing over time effects.
** Character class names tend to be shortened if they're more than two syllables. Examples: Barb (Barbarian), Engi/Engie (Engineer), Sorc (Sorcerer/ess), Valk (Valkyrie)
** {{Metroidvania}} - Very common nickname for 2D action-adventure game featuring a single large environment you slowly get more and more access to. More specifically used in the ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' fandom to draw a distinction between the 'old-school' style of games and the newer ones, circa ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight''.
*** Classicvania - Counterpart to Metroidvania above, when referring to most pre-''Symphony'' Castlevanias, which were linear action/platformers.

* Video game peripherals:
** Wiimote: The Wii Remote.
*** Note that this is actually the official name of the controller in French, as it is written on the box and handbooks. The litteral translation "Télécommande wii" is the alternate name: understood but hardly used by anybody.
*** In French-speaking Canada, L'Académie française (or French Academy) exists specifically to maintain the purity of the French language; only words and phrases approved by that department are considered 'real' French. 'Télécommande wii' would make the list of 'official' French, while Wiimote, despite its being the 'official' Nintendo-approved name, would likely not make the cut.
** "The Nunchuk" was an unofficial name for the prototype control stick attachment, but became official because Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto liked it so much.
** The Duke: The original Xbox controller, before the smaller Type S was adopted as the standard. So named because it was big, broad, and took big manly hands to use comfortably.
** The Bone Controller: The standard controller packaged with the model 2 NES (a.k.a. the Top-Loader) shaped like a Super NES controller, looking almost like a bone.
** The Boomerang for [[http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/934/934646/what-if-sony-stuck-with-the-ps3s-boomerang-controller-20081201033209544-000.jpg this abomination]], the original Platform/{{PlayStation 3}} controller that was never actually released.

* Players:
** Oh, you run a server in ''VideoGame/GarrysMod''? You also happen to abuse such power? You're an Adminge.
** Micspammers - people who play a song over the microphone over ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''. Usually it is a BONK song.
*** Ninjaneers - Engineers who seem to get more kills with their wrench than with their sentry.
*** Or Engineers that manage to set up a sentry behind the enemies.
** Leeroys, Leeroying, LeeroyJenkins - A player who, in an MMORPG, either ignores orders or causes a bunch of unnecessary aggro. Leeroying also refers to an action taken, such as aggroing a group of enemies.
** MINUS 50 DKP!!!, 50 DKP MINUS!!!, Pakistani Raid Leader - A type of StopHavingFunGuys type of person who loses it when people start messing up or does something stupid. It was named for a raid leader named Dives who, in a viral video for the game ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', had said that if people messed up during a raid they would lose 50 DKP. Then when something goes wrong he proceeds to yell and freak out, yelling "THAT IS A *** ING 50 DKP MINUS!!!" at the player. It was thought that he was a Pakistani player on the Europe Servers, since he had a clear accent.
*** The raid leader in question is [[http://kotaku.com/174801/wow-profile-this-years-leeroy-jenkins Dives]], a Romanian-born [[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft WoW-er]] who founded and leads a guild known as "Wipe Club," and who used to be in the military. His ranting style is very reminiscent of a DrillSergeantNasty, and his other major rants can be heard [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NZVWGRYcIM here]].
** [=PvPenises=] - Someone who loves [[PlayerVersusPlayer PvP]] and ganking.
** A young (or unfortunately high-pitched) gamer who's voice irritates most other players is often known as a "Squeaker".

* Video game companies:
** Blizzavision, Actard, Actiblizz - Creator/{{Activision}}-Blizzard. Latter is much more common in Asia, particularly on lowyat.net.
*** [=ActiVendiLizzardEra=] - The amalgamation of Activision, Vivendi, Blizzard and Sierra, post-merger.
** Squeenix - Creator/SquareEnix.
** Micro$oft, M$ - Creator/MicrosoftStudios
** Satansoft - Microsoft, originally from ''Fallout Tactics'', the name is quite catchy.
** Macrohard - "Macro" and "hard" are respectively the opposites of "micro" and "soft".
** Scamco - Creator/JohnKricfalusi's Spumco had this name before Namco Bandai (besides the usual Namdai and Bamco) started using it (as the name was made by hard core [[Creator/StudioGainax Gainax]] fans). "Scamco" is also used particularly by ''VideoGame/WanganMidnight Maximum Tune'' players due to that series' sheer FakeLongevity that requires hundreds of credits to complete its unlocks.
** Bamco or (less commonly) Banco, shortening Bandai Namco. There's also a derogatory variant "Blamco".[[note]]presumably inspired by Platform/{{Newgrounds}}[[/note]]
** SNK Delaymore - Creator/{{SNK}} Playmore, mainly due to the amount of time it took for them to redraw the absurd amount of) characters in the new art style for ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters The King of Fighters XII]]''.
*** SNK Crymore - SNK Playmore, again. Fans fed up with the above use this to tell haters to stop bitching and get over it.
** Capcpom - Creator/{{Capcom}},based on [[http://i.imgur.com/PcCrl.png this]] embarrassing typo at the end of the trailer for ''VideoGame/SteelBattalion: Heavy Armor''.
*** In Russia Capcom is known as "Sarsom" due to interpreting Roman characters for Cyrillic.
** Idea Fuck - Creator/IdeaFactory.
** Team Ninja Dog - Derisive name for Creator/{{Tecmo}}'s Team Ninja studio without Tomonobu Itagaki's involvement. Coined by fans of the modern ''Ninja Gaiden'' games mocking those [[OnlyTheCreatorDoesItRight not made or approved by Itagaki]] (''NGIII'' and the ''Sigma'' re-releases in particular).
** Rockstar Games - Cockstar Games.
** Bugisoft - Ubisoft, coined by its reputation for delivering buggy releases and never fixing them.
** Pajeethesda - Bethesda, following the hilariously buggy initial release of ''Fallout 76''.
** [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Unicronic]] Arts - Creator/ElectronicArts, coined by [[WebVideo/{{Jimquisition}} Jim Sterling]] in response to the absurd amount of acquisitions made by EA that result in the acquired studios shutting down due to numerous failed games usually caused by EA's ExecutiveMeddling.
** It's common enough to mistype Creator/{{Sony}}'s name as Snoy that it's become a full fledged nickname, especially among the Japanese.

* Video game consoles:
** Microsoft:
*** Red Ring of Death: The LED indicator that shows up on a broken Platform/Xbox360. Often abbreviated RROD (and pronounced R-rod).
*** The Platform/XboxOne has many, many derisive names:
*** Xbox One out of ten.
*** Xbox [=dONE=].
*** [=XBONED=][[note]]before MS' reversal of the draconian DRM policies[[/note]], [=Xbone=][[note]]after MS' reversal of the draconian DRM policies[[/note]], eventually corrupted to simply "The Bone". There is simply no way in Hell the name couldn't have come from all the boners Microsoft committed when revealing the console.
*** [=HTC=] ONE.
*** Xbox [=nONE=].
*** The fairly gigantic original model of Xbox One is sometimes nicknamed the "VCR" due to having a decent resemblence to one.
*** The premium version of its successor (the [[Platform/XboxSeriesXAndS Xbox Series X]]) is the [=XSex=], though it was always going to be due to the way the English language works. Time will tell if it will truly be as good as sex with your ex or not. Some people have also taken to "[[XMakesAnythingCool Excess X]]".
*** '''Batsu-Ichi''' is nickname for Xbox One in Japan. This is due to tremendous failure of the console in this country and country's distaste of Xbox brand.
** Nintendo:
*** The Purple Lunchbox: The Platform/NintendoGameCube, so named because of its indigo color and weird "handle" at the back.
*** [=DSPhat=]: The original Platform/NintendoDS, contrasted with its "slimmer" successors, starting with the DS Lite.
*** The Fatboy/The Brick: The original Platform/GameBoy model which looks like a brick, and [[MadeOfIndestructium is almost as tough.]]
*** The Grey Box and the Toploader which differentiate the classic NES and the new, updated console, respectively.
*** The Platform/{{Wii}}, for the longest time, was practically its own nickname to the obvious potential for ToiletHumor in how it is officially pronounced.
*** Nintendium - the fictional MadeOfIndestructium material used to make Nintendo consoles [[MemeticBadass goddamn]] [[MadeOfIndestructium invincible]].
** Sega:
*** Waffle Maker: The Sega 32X. Notable in that it was used by ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''.
*** The Tower of Power: [[Platform/SegaGenesis Sega Genesis/Megadrive]] with Platform/SegaCD and [[Platform/Sega32X 32X]] addons, using a UsefulNotes/GameGenie cheat cartridge while playing VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles. Named for the somewhat daft height of such a combination. Other combinations which are even taller have been made, though most of these are non-functional.
** Sony:
*** While PSX refers to the original ''Platform/PlayStation'''s model number, it never officially bore that name, as shown when Sony used it for a Japan-only [=PS2=] with added features and the [=PlayStation=] Experience convention with the same name that started in 2014.
*** Using "Slim" for the [[ProductFacelift revised models]] of ''Platform/PlayStation'' platforms (and Super Slim for the slimmer version of ''that''); with the exception of the PSP Slim & Lite (aka the PSP-2000), no [=PlayStation=] model has ever used that moniker.
*** "Fearful Harmony" and "Personified Fear" - Software glitches on the original ''Platform/PlayStation'' made infamous for [[NightmareFuel utterly horrifying any players]] unfortunate enough to come across them. The former can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTQan-O3lNM here,]] and the latter [[https://youtu.be/v09ZCiZCcUA here.]]
*** Platform/{{PlayStation 3}}:
*** George Foreman Grill: due to its bulky design and tendency to run really hot while you're playing it.
*** PS Triple: Another nickname for the [=PS3=], made {{memetic|Mutation}}ally popular by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVrLanbNFt0 Chad Warden's video]] insisting that [[MediaNotes/ConsoleWars the PS3 is better than the 360]].
*** Yellow Light of Death: The LED indicator that shows up on a broken [=PS3=]. Often abbreviated YLOD (and pronounced Y-lod).
*** And Creator/StuartAshen has just coined a nickname for the [=PS4=]: ''Stealth Toblerone''
*** Also Remasteration 4, due to the amount of remastered games.

** Other consoles/miscellaneous:
*** [=PS360=] - Used, sometimes derisively, to refer to the duo of the Platform/PlayStation3 and Platform/Xbox360, due to a combination of shared features and shared games.
*** [=WiiS360=] - Refers to the trio of seventh-generation consoles. Sometimes refers to someone who has all three.
*** [=Wii60=] - Used to refer to multitude of people who decided to support either the Wii or Xbox 360 after the [=PS3=]'s initial price was announced.
*** The Toilet: Platform/AtariJaguar, which really resembles one when the never-used CD add-on is attached. Also named because of the questionable quality of its games and its convoluted architecture.
*** Darth Vader: An all-black Platform/Atari2600.
*** 2600 Jr.: The 1986 re-issue of the 2600.

* Other/Uncategorized
** RealTimeStrategy Genre: Some strategies which are possible in many of the genre is "Booming" (Emphasizing [[CommandAndConquerEconomy economy]], will probably beat turtling), "Turtling" (Emphasizing a defensive strategy, will probably beat rushing) and "Rushing" (Emphasizing quickly creating a military force to attack as soon as possible, will probably beat booming.)
** Fuckoff Strong: Title given to any foe that trounces you so badly that your reaction is "Oh fuck OFF!"
** Gaming seems to be an area where it's not frowned on as much to equate the player receiving a CurbStompBattle with phrases like 'Geez, that boss monster keeps raping me!'.
** [[Film/{{Spaceballs}} Spacebucks]]: The virtual currency used to purchase downloadable games for any of the three seventh-generation consoles: actual money for the [=PS3=], Nintendo Points (previously Wii points) for their systems (except for the Nintendo 3DS and [=WiiU=], whose eShops use real money), and Microsoft Points for the Xbox 360. Can also refer to any virtual currency on any website (or online game) that is bought with real money.
*** Also called Funbucks, Funmoney, Funnymoney, Monopoly money (this one being more derisive), and many, many other things, most not so nice.
** Farming: Doing one particular action over and over again to gain a large amount of the one particular resource that results from this eg. farming EXP by repeatedly killing {{Metal Slime}}s or farming items by defeating weak monsters over and over for the random drops.
** Ragequit: Quitting the game due to frustration before the match actually ends. Generally regarded as unsporting.
** Black Label: Games released for the Ameican NES between it's launch 1985 and 1987 due to their labels referencing Nintendo of America's initial advertising campaign.[[note]]These "black labels" were actually pictures of space. The initial campaign involved shots of outer space, usually at the end of commercials.[[/note]]
** Winions: A MOBA term used for minions that manage to achieve objectives. This is especially used for minions that manage to destroy the enemy core and win the game for them, reminding players that as weak as minions may be compared to the main heroes, there's a reason you can't just ignore them entirely.
** There are several of these associated with Platform/Nintendo3DS hacks, aka homebrew.
*** Ninjhax: Uses the game ''VideoGame/CubicNinja''
*** Tubehax or [=YouTubehax=]: Uses the [=eShop=] [=YouTube=] app
*** Ironhax: Uses the [=eShop=] game ''Ironfall Invasion''
*** [=OOThax=]: Uses the ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime 3D'' cartridge
*** [=Smashax=]/[=SSBhax=]: Uses the SSB cartridge or its demo
*** Sighax: A boot ROM-level exploit which allows any firmware to run on a 3DS
** Boomer Shooter: A nickname for retro (or {{Retreaux}}) FirstPersonShooters in the style of ''VideoGame/{{Quake}}'' or ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}''.
** Border Gore: Almost always seen within ''Creator/ParadoxInteractive'' games. It refers to borders between different territories and nations that are, not to put a fine point on it, ''completely fucked up'' in terms of being bothersome for the player and above all unsightly as hell. Most often seen with AI nations, players have been known to start wars exclusively because the territorial lines look more like a crime scene than a map and they don't want to look at whatever unholy mess of snaking territories and nonsensical enclaves the AI's done ''this'' time.
** Disney Trio of Destruction: A term used by developers and users of the Dolphin [[UsefulNotes/{{Emulation}} emulator]] to refer to the [[https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-disney-trio-of-destruction%E2%84%A2 trio of Disney tie-in games]] for the Wii which were deceptively difficult if not impossible to emulate even on a relatively powerful desktop computer.
** ''VideoGame/PolyBridge'' and sequels are referred to as "Government Corruption Simulators" as one of the ways to score high is to be under budget, and so players will build the flimsiest bridge that can still get the car(s) to their destination, safety and sanity standards be damned, the joke being that the money "saved" this way has been embezzled.
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