id Software LLC is an American company that creates video games. It is based in Richardson, Texas, and was established on February 1, 1991, by four people who worked at a computer company called Softdisk. These individuals included programmers John Carmack and John Romero, game designer Tom Hall, and artist Adrian Carmack.
Doom is a 1993 first-person shooter game made and sold by id Software for computers using MS-DOS. It is the first game in the Doom series. The player controls a space marine, who is later called Doomguy, fighting against large groups of undead humans and demons.
The video game crash of 1983, sometimes called the Atari shock in Japan, was a major decline in the video game industry in the United States between 1983 and 1985. This decline was caused by several problems, such as too many video game consoles and games being available, many of which were not well-made. People also became less interested in console games and started preferring personal computers instead.
Gamergate, also called GamerGate (GG), was a group of people who spread harmful messages online. This group was not officially led and was against efforts to support women, diversity, and progress in video games. They used the hashtag “#Gamergate” mainly in 2014 and 2015.
In video games, a loot box (also called a loot crate or prize crate) is a virtual item that players can use to get a random selection of other virtual items, such as customizations for a player’s character or important game items like weapons and armor. Loot boxes are often used to earn money, either by buying them directly or by earning them during gameplay and later purchasing “keys” to open them. These systems are sometimes called “gacha,” a term from Japan based on capsule toys, and are often found in gacha games.
Flappy Bird is a simple mobile game created in 2013 by Dong Nguyen, a Vietnamese game developer who worked under his company, Gears. The game is a side-scroller where the player controls a bird named Faby, trying to fly through green pipe columns without touching them. The player’s score increases with each pipe they pass.
In 2011, the PlayStation Network experienced an outage, often called the PSN Hack. This happened because hackers broke into Sony’s PlayStation Network and Qriocity services. They stole personal information from about 77 million accounts.
Hector Martin Cantero, born on September 9, 1990, is also known as marcan. He is a Spanish computer expert and was once the main programmer for the Asahi Linux project. He is also recognized for hacking several versions of the PlayStation, the Wii, and other devices.
Eldrick Tont “Tiger” Woods (born December 30, 1975) is an American professional golfer. Many people think he is one of the best golfers in history and one of the most well-known athletes today. He has the most wins on the PGA Tour, ranks second in men’s major championships, holds many golf records, and is in the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Hou Yifan (Chinese: 侯逸凡; pinyin: Hóu Yìfán; born February 27, 1994) is a Chinese chess grandmaster, four-time Women’s World Chess Champion, and professor at Peking University. She is the second-highest-rated female chess player in history. A chess prodigy, she became the youngest female player to earn the grandmaster title at age 14 years, 6 months, and 16 days.