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What is a Gamertag? The Strange Evolution of Gamers' Chosen Identities

by devaccess



In real life, you don’t get to choose your own name. Sure, once you’re an adult you can legally change it, but by then, you’ve already spent a large chunk of your existence already being called something.

But thankfully for the internet and video games, we are all given a second chance.

The opportunity to fully rebrand – the power to create an alter-ego that can express our identity and tell the rest of the world what we are all about.

A gamertag.

Written by: Josh Bury (@ThrownGauntlet)
Edited by: Chris Barrow
Hosted and produced by: Miles Hacket (@miles_hackett)
Graphics by: Diego Bernal Gómez (@diegomographics)

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41 comments

Clean GamiNG TV March 24, 2019 - 3:13 am

1337 gamer is me. Xbox1030 is my gamertag on xbox. Might stream this weekend on mixer

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Naive Gamer March 24, 2019 - 3:13 am

DONT BE NICE FLAME THE COMMENT SECTION

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Naive Gamer March 24, 2019 - 3:13 am

Pentakill To Balls

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B. v. Alem March 24, 2019 - 3:13 am

I know a guy whose tag is "Stove"

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tomatobros March 24, 2019 - 3:13 am

Best nicknames will be always belong to Quake legends Thresh, fatal1ty, makavell1, cooller, Cypher, vo0, say this names in arena and u will be rewarded by the elder gods.

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Thomas Lee March 24, 2019 - 3:13 am

Cameraman is right, being a Manu fan is embarrassing.

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Lio March 24, 2019 - 3:13 am

Liokardo. I tried changing it, then modifying it, but I didn't like that.
It fulfilled its purpose. It is original and simple.

It is recognizable, thus I will use it for a very long time.

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Fifi 08 March 24, 2019 - 3:13 am

My most used gamertags are Falunkas and Falikosek, often with PL or 2000 (not my birth year, more of a thing like "Destructor 5000")
I know PL sounds stupid to other Poles, so I started adding some sarcasm…
Therefore, my most recent nickname (in Dauntless) is…
FalunkasNiePL.
basicaly means "not PL".

Im not sure how I came up with Falunkas and Falikosek (sometimes I shorten these to Falunk and Falik) but I know how I came up with my other nick, Falip1.
I simply decided to change one letter from my name and add a number.

The nick you see above this comment is actually my real life nick and my birth month.

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Silas Hinton March 24, 2019 - 3:13 am

Who here is just using default xbox live account name?

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XenOsky disturbedMind March 24, 2019 - 3:13 am

My 1st online game was J3R1Ch0… yes 2002…

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iSoulCurser GT March 24, 2019 - 3:13 am

"Oh the arrows gonna connect on my nuts"

I'm dying

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Lem0nDr0pz March 24, 2019 - 3:13 am

I’ve always taken the gamertag, Lem0nDr0pz. I love the number zero, the letter zed, and my favourite candy is the lemon drop!

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rednekdashie March 24, 2019 - 3:13 am

My league name is in l33t 5p3ak but my others are similar to my YouTube name. Think you guys forgot xX names. xXEdgelordcuckXx, also the people that toss random ass symboles in their names like crescent moons and shit. I'm a tick guilty for my Japanese brackets 『』

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Kyle Barnes March 24, 2019 - 3:13 am

There is no secret to 133t 5p3@k. We thought it was cool…that's about it

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cody bon March 24, 2019 - 3:13 am

I'm glad that awful jersey was addressed during the video. Take that stupid thing off miles!

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n0etic Fox March 24, 2019 - 3:13 am

Yep, my handle is basic 1337 and I offensive but I have a major objection, we already use the gamer handles in names for bands and sports teams. You can see hundreds of people in media that in essence use gamer tags with any person that has a public alias. It is a name that they picked and now use.

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Coffee March 24, 2019 - 3:13 am

Ez 4 ence

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Raiden Khomz March 24, 2019 - 3:13 am

theScore esport.. enough said

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Arfor Afro March 24, 2019 - 3:13 am

While you get to choose the tag, you never know which tag is the one you will be know as.

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Ayden Abercrombie March 24, 2019 - 3:13 am

PPMD Kreygasm

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MetalSam25 March 24, 2019 - 3:13 am

I love my gamertag/username it has personal meaning to me. Sure numbers might not be that cool but it's better than using a 0 instead of an O or a 1 instead of an I/L. My number has a meaning and I love it

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Fuhila March 24, 2019 - 3:13 am

Don't know when I started to use my battletag literally everywhere where I go. It just grew onto me and I see it as my 'gamer identity', lol. It's Fuhila btw. But I prefer to get called 'Fuhi' over voice. It's just sounds so cute!

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Deepak Nohwar March 24, 2019 - 3:13 am

My friend's gamertag is Flyingpussy

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Deepak Nohwar March 24, 2019 - 3:13 am

My ign is ETERNALeffect what's yours

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Rasenpapi On ig March 24, 2019 - 3:13 am

People who want gamertags gone in esports probably don’t feel the culture and have never had classic experiences with gaming online

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perc March 24, 2019 - 3:13 am

why are they so bad at anything with esports or gaming… this is just sad

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Artan Blacknight March 24, 2019 - 3:13 am

My names over the years
Waringkoh(for my main until my current one)
Kailan
Kylar
Artan
Artan Blacknight(first one that’s not an mmo character name)/ArtanBNight for when my name is too long

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Northerners Plays March 24, 2019 - 3:13 am

1 question. Why are you wearing a ManU top from about 5 years ago? Joking loved the video man

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Niels Kivioq March 24, 2019 - 3:13 am

THATS IT I’m naming my self Patient_Pencil

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Gabriel Angelos March 24, 2019 - 3:13 am

If you think ESports gamers are the only "sport" with inappropriate names.

Look up some of the crazy shit horses get named in horse racing.
Those poor announcers.

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Joe Di Sunno March 24, 2019 - 3:13 am

Doctor PeePee

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A G March 24, 2019 - 3:13 am

For my name AG which is too small ;-; which make it easy to call
but companies dont allow it so have to use AG.1436 -_-

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Sam Hardie March 24, 2019 - 3:13 am

i dont think tags will ever die, its almost like a jersey number, people buy a C( shirt with mang0 on the back instead of 18

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Meow nover March 24, 2019 - 3:13 am

There are quiet alot of people who call me by my online username

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Risto Karatisto March 24, 2019 - 3:13 am

Yeet speak (meme speak)

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bin Hellseher March 24, 2019 - 3:13 am

It's annoying to get called "sadly" in public by some friends

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GrinReaperXDesign March 24, 2019 - 3:13 am

Nonono, sponsors aren't gonna ruin this one too

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Xenots March 24, 2019 - 3:13 am

I think my gamertag ‘Xenots’ is pretty unique ??‍♂️

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Cr1mSoN Plays March 24, 2019 - 3:13 am

Are you saying my name is stupid!?

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Jose Rodas March 24, 2019 - 3:13 am

At least the guy is good at his job

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Ethan Pierce March 24, 2019 - 3:13 am

al0t in rocket league

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