Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, released in 2012, made bomb defusal one of its defining modes, and the detonation of a planted C4 became one of the game's most recognisable audio moments. As gameplay clips, montages and streams spread across video platforms, the blast was lifted out of matches and reused as a standalone effect for fails, jokes and dramatic edits. It remains popular because the sound instantly signals a high-stakes failure or climax, even for viewers who have never played the game, and it fits neatly into short-form video pacing.