@alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca • 4 months agoGrab these essential Steam boomer shooters at discounts up to 75% off right nowwww.pcgamesn.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up145arrow-down19
arrow-up136arrow-down1external-linkGrab these essential Steam boomer shooters at discounts up to 75% off right nowwww.pcgamesn.com@alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca • 4 months agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-square@Kichae@lemmy.calinkfedilink5•4 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-square@Belgdore@lemm.eelinkfedilink5•4 months agoIt’s boomer because things go boom it’s a reaction name for looter shooter.
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