Foreign language acquisition (FLA) through video games has been widely researched in order to assess its impact on the development of foreign language skills and examine its effectiveness in enhancing foreign language learning. This paper discusses the viability and benefits of language contact in video games, as well as its accelerative effects on FL acquisition. Firstly, an explanation of language contact and FL acquisition is provided, through definitions by Thomason (2001) and Eddy (2011). Secondly, the concept of FLA is further explored through video games as a medium for language contact, detailing the idea of learner motivation and engagement as critical roles in FLA, inspecting the broadening of vocabulary in FL learners through games, as well as discussing the development of language skills observed in such learners. Finally, this paper covers the potential value of FL teaching through the medium of video games, while focusing on the prospective future and possibility of video games becoming a valid teaching tool alongside contemporary study material. Modern language acquisition has been made readily accessible to almost all FL learners with access to the internet and contemporary technology, with video games being one of the least likely, yet at the same time strangely attractive and effective approaches to foreign language learning. The concluding section summarizes and validates the positive influence of this approach to FL acquisition, through improved vocabulary, lessened insecurity and anxiety, as well as establishing games as a safe-space where learners are privy to feedback and improvement.