Minecraft was initially called "The Cave Game" during beta testing, referring to caves which were dangerous but provided resources. A previous arcade game pioneer from the 80s and 90s is making a comeback this year to challenge new consoles. The game that gained popularity during 2020 lockdowns when social interaction wasn't possible was Among Us.

2. Q1 Minecraft was developed by Notch in 2009. But initially during its beta
testing, it wasn't actually called minecraft, but “_______ game”. The
name refers to a feature that is highly resourceful but dangerous in the
current version of the game.
Fill in the blank(Good).

3. A1
THE “CAVE” GAME

4. Q2 Are they the same characters, or are they different? If they are
different, name the respective games they are from. (extra flex points
for naming the character(s))

5. A1
THEY ARE DIFFERENT;
LEFT - DOOMSLAYER FROM DOOM,
RIGHT - MASTER CHIEF FROM HALO

6. Q3 A previous pioneer in video gaming, once a big name in the 80's and 90's
arcade scene is making a comeback this year to take on the likes of the
ps5 and xb0x/s.
What is the name of the brand?

7. A3

8. q4 The game series halo tells a story between the character we control,
Master Chief, and an AI whom he has a very personal relation with. A
large company has decided to use the same name for its digital
assistant.
Name the AI.

9. A4
Cortana

10. q5 Released in 2017, it initially garnered lukewarm response but then shot
up in popularity during the covid-19 lockdowns when social interaction
wasn't possible.
Which game?

11. A5

12. Q6 Amnesia, A horror game led to the
exponential popularity of this gamer, who
used to upload his reactions while playing
this game on youtube.Now he usually
uploads meme reviews, Diss tracks and
Minecraft let’s plays.
Name this gamer.

13. A6
pewdiepie

14. Q7 X is a serbian character in the game Y. In the game his cousin lures
him to America by lying to him about how he was living “the American
Dream”, having a lot of money, a big mansion (and a lot of girls ;) ).
When he eventually reaches America, he realises it was all a lie, and
actually, his cousin was heavily involved in gang riots in and around a
fictional version of new york city, so he has no choice but to join in. This
game was inspired by the Russian movie, ‘Brat’ (translation: ‘brother’).
Identify Y

15. A7
GTA IV

16. Q8 Name the first ever computer game created.

17. Q8
PONG

18. Q9 Name this character and the game
he is from. In the beginning of the
game, he arrests the protagonist
and takes away all his belongings.
In the ending of the game, he dies
when he drives a firetruck off a
bridge

19. A9
Officer Tenpenny ,
GTA San Andreas

20. Q10 X is a small automobile manufacturer based in Germany. They make
sports cars heavily based on Porsche Models. But the company gained
popularity for a completely different reason. Porsche had signed an
exclusive licensing agreement with EA , which meant that no other
company could use the popular brand and its cars in its games. But
since X made cars which looked very similar to Porsche, almost all other
racing games produced had cars from X rather than Porsche, which led
to its popularity outside Germany.
Name X.

22. A10
RUF

23. Q11 Popular game counter strike was
initially released as a mod for a
groundbreaking (at the time) first
person shooter.
What was that game?
The name of this game is also the
term for to the time taken for half of
a radioactive sample to decay.

24. A11
Half Life

25. Q12 Considered to be one of the most unforgiving games of all times, you play
the role of an undead character completing missions and quests. This
game was so good that it is popularly cited as an art form due to its
design and philosophy. It has been an inspiration for many games like
the “Witcher” series, the “God of War” series and many more. The
popular Netflix TV show, “Stranger Things” also took inspiration from it.
Name the game.

26. A12
Dark Souls

27. Q13 The popular battle royale game PUBG started off as a mod for another
single player game. As you can see in the following photos, the aim of the
game is zombie survival. . The name can be said to relate to the day on
which the zombie apocalypse begins.
What is the game?

28. A13 DayZ

29. q14 This game is considered to be an urban legend, arising from the
mysterious psychological effects, including hallucinations, amnesia
and night terror, that affected the people who played this game. It
was thought to be linked to government experimentation in the U.S.
and it also disappeared without a trace exactly a month after its roll
out to the arcades.
Name the game.

30. A14

31. Q15 Charles Martinet is best known for being the voice of Mario in the
popular game series. But apart from that he also voices a character in
the game “Skyrim”. But this character is far from the lovable little
italian plumber, it's a humongous beast who had almost caused the
extinction of the human species.
Name this character, or his species.
HINT: Skyrim is heavily inspired from
ancient english tales about knights
and their quests.

32. A15
A DRAGON