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** ''Explanation:'' [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/vivian-james A fictional female gamer] who originated from [[4chan]]'s /v/ board in collaboration and The Fine Young Capitalists in 2014, in part as a response to the Quinnspiracy preceding GG. Although initially intended for an indie game project TFYC was involved in (later released as ''Afterlife Empire'' on Steam), Vivian has since taken a memetic life of her own and inspired a number of other mascots and personifications. In addition to her associations with both [[4chan]] and [[8chan]] as well as being an unofficial GG mascot, she's also affectionately seen as an [[Anthropomorphic Personification]] of sorts for modern gaming.
* "Literally Who."
** ''Explanation:'' A term usually associated with either figures implicated in the events leading up to GG or the more vocal anti-GG detractors, most notably Zoe Quinn, Anita Sarkeesian and Brianna Wu; "Literally '''Wu'''" in the latter's case sometimes. Dating back to 2014, it was both intended to highlight how such figures aren't the center of attention regarding the controversies surrounding GG and an attempt to deny such people of (even more) publicity;
* "Not taking your games away."
** ''Explanation:'' [http://blogjob.com/oneangrygamer/2014/12/shes-not-gonna-take-your-games-away-says-jim-sterling-gta-5-gets-banned/ A phrase attributed] to Jim "[[Jimquisition]]" Sterling back in 2013, it originally served as a defence of [[Feminist Frequency]], pointing out how it purportedly wasn't calling for censorship in gaming. In light of GG, variations of the phrase came to be associated with anti-GG and certain elements in games media (including Sterling himself), particularly as mocking rebuke to accusations of unethical, censorious and slanderous practices. [[Ironic Echo|Which proved]] [[Harsher in Hindsight]] when games like ''[[Grand Theft Auto]] V'' were being pulled from shelves in countries like Australia, with more than a handful of anti-GG and game journalists ''endorsing'' such actions.
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