Iconic Games
Donut County
You are a hole in the ground that swallows an entire town, and it is the most relaxing apocalypse ever.
Culture
Gaming Chairs Meme
It must be the chair -- the $500, RGB-lit, racing-seat-inspired throne that definitely makes you play better.
Psychology
The Overjustification Effect
Start paying someone for their hobby and watch them stop enjoying it -- external rewards poison intrinsic motivation.
History
World of Warcraft Launch (2004)
Blizzard made an MMO so accessible and addictive that 12 million people paid monthly to live in Azeroth, and some of them never really left.
Engines
Decima
Guerrilla Games' in-house engine — shared with Kojima Productions for Death Stranding and powering the Horizon series.
Based on infomaxxxing codebase