alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 10 months agoGrab these essential Steam boomer shooters at discounts up to 75% off right nowwww.pcgamesn.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up145
arrow-up145external-linkGrab these essential Steam boomer shooters at discounts up to 75% off right nowwww.pcgamesn.comalessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 10 months agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-squareKichae@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up7·10 months agoBecause “Gen X shooter” doesn’t roll off the tongue in the same way, and because they had their resurgence at a time when “boomer” was coming into its own as a more generic term for “old”. But it’s still dumb AF.
minus-squareBelgdore@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·10 months agoIt’s boomer because things go boom it’s a reaction name for looter shooter.
minus-squareFenrisulfir@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-210 months agolol so confidently incorrect
Because “Gen X shooter” doesn’t roll off the tongue in the same way, and because they had their resurgence at a time when “boomer” was coming into its own as a more generic term for “old”.
But it’s still dumb AF.
It’s boomer because things go boom it’s a reaction name for looter shooter.
lol so confidently incorrect