Welcome to the first-ever Side Quest — a new bonus series from Gamertagged Studios where we take a step back from guest interviews and turn the mic inward. These episodes are where we unpack the chaos, creativity, and purpose behind everything we’re building.

In this debut episode, the full cast (Scarto46, Misha 2.0, Portabella, and Ryanocerus) comes together to share the origin story of Gamertagged — why it exists, how it started, and what it means to tell stories around digital identity.

We dive into the early pandemic spark that kicked this off, the many names we considered before landing on Gamertagged, and how we designed the show format to prioritize anonymity, safety, and emotional storytelling. We also explain the heart behind our finale segment, ReRoll, where we co-create visual representations of each guest’s digital identity using AI.

If you’ve been wondering who we are, why we care, or what kind of space we’re trying to build — this is your invitation inside the studio.

🎙️ Featuring: Scarto46, Misha 2.0, Portabella, Ryanocerus
🎧 Produced by: Gamertagged Studios
🌐 Learn more & join the community: https://linktr.ee/gamertagged

Tell us your gamertag story 🎮

Support the show

Gamertagged is a podcast by Gamertagged Studios.
Digital identities. Real stories.

We explore the stories behind gamertags, usernames, and online personas—through interviews with gamers, creators, and the people behind the persona.

Want your own card? Share your story. Join the community.
Find everything here: linktr.ee/gamertagged

What happens when a random name generator becomes your identity?

In this episode of Gamertagged, we sit down with Twitch streamer and lo-fi creative Dilutedspine—a digital persona born in a friend’s garage and shaped through shoutcasting, sci-fi, Tarkov diplomacy, and deeply human moments online.

We unpack what it means to build a digital self without compromise, trace his journey from Steam setup to Twitch therapy sessions, and explore why empathy still matters in every lobby.

And yes—we dive deep into one of the weirdest, most cursed rituals on Twitch: Vape Foot.

In the ReRoll segment, we turn all of that into something visual: the official Dilutedspine trading card—vaporwave armor, cyborg limbs, and a foot that vapes. It’s weird. It’s beautiful. It’s canon.

Tell us your gamertag story 🎮

Gamertagged is a podcast by Gamertagged Studios.
Digital identities. Real stories.

We explore the stories behind gamertags, usernames, and online personas—through interviews with gamers, creators, and the people behind the persona.

Want your own card? Share your story. Join the community.
Find everything here: linktr.ee/gamertagged

Welcome to the debut episode of Gamertagged, where digital identities become real stories.

This week, we sit down with Ryanocerus: lo-fi legend, Destiny titan, and the mind behind a name that fuses rhino-strength with synthwave aesthetic.

We trace the full evolution of his gamertag, from chaotic Xbox nights and cheeky Discord handles to Match.com profiles and a fully realized music persona. Along the way, we talk about creativity, contradiction, and how a tag can become a reflection of the self.

It all leads to the ReRoll segment, where we collaboratively design Ryanocerus' official Gamertagged trading card, capturing the vibe, voice, and vision behind the name.

Whether you're a gamer, a creator, or just curious about the stories we carry online this is the origin you didn’t know you needed.

Tell us your gamertag story 🎮

Support the show

Gamertagged is a podcast by Gamertagged Studios.
Digital identities. Real stories.

We explore the stories behind gamertags, usernames, and online personas—through interviews with gamers, creators, and the people behind the persona.

Want your own card? Share your story. Join the community.
Find everything here: linktr.ee/gamertagged