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2005–2009

The Xbox Live and WoW era.

Xbox Live made console gaming social. World of Warcraft consumed millions of lives. This was peak online gaming community — before everything moved to social media.

▣PC

World of WarcraftTeam Fortress 2League of Legends betaLeft 4 DeadCrysisEVE Online

◈Console

Xbox 360PS3WiiHalo 2 & 3Call of Duty 4Gears of War

✦Tabletop

D&D 4th EditionWarhammer 40k 4th EdSettlers of Catan boomArkham Horror

IGN2005

Xbox 360 Launches — Achievements Change Gaming Forever

Microsoft's new console introduces Achievement points. Suddenly every action leaves a permanent record. Players realize they will never fully stop chasing the next unlock. Gamerscore becomes a bragging right and an obsession.

You remember this if you were there

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Your WoW guild was more organized than most companies

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Halo 2 custom lobbies — people you played with every single night for years

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The Xbox Live friend list as your actual social network

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Getting a Wii at launch and your whole family suddenly caring about gaming

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CoD 4 prestige mode — grinding just to restart with nothing

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Vent and TeamSpeak before Discord existed — barely worked, used it anyway

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The Era Room.Every gamer. Every era.

The Xbox Live and WoW era.

The Era Room.
Every gamer. Every era.