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A combat maneuver in which one attacks or threatens the side of an enemy unit or formation. Used primarily to negate cover or gain a tactical advantage by attacking from an unexpected direction.
The absence of gravity.
Games which have a title that has the same punctuation mark twice or more in a row.
A stronger, more psionic-focused variant of the Sectoid. It possesses more health then normal Sectoids and has a propensity for casing Mind Control.
Games which allow for addons or extensions to their code using the Lua scripting languages.
An even stronger variant of the Muton species of alien. The Berserker is capable of extreme amounts of damage, but only at melee range.
Recognizing excellence (and messes) in games since 2008.
A character who gets washed ashore on some island or other remote place.
This small, grey alien race is the first main alien species you encounter in both X-COM: UFO Defense and XCOM: Enemy Unknown. Their large brains give them some basic psionic abilities.
The Ahool are a cryptid, often said to look like a giant bat or winged ape
Much like Harem, but this applies to a lone lead female character with several attractive male character's that she can be romanticly involved with.
The Dark Avengers is the name applied to a team of villainous counterparts to the Avengers, led by Norman Osborn.
PlayStation 3 games that utilize the "tilt" functionality of the SIXAXIS or DualShock 3 controllers for minor or major gameplay mechanics.
Tennis is a sport that involves making a ball hit your opponent's side of the court by hitting it with a racket.
Much like a map editor but with the ability to design ones own missions; first seen used in Operation Flashpoint series
A guessing game where players try to guess a word or phrase letter-by-letter, with incorrect guesses resulting in a figure being drawn in a noose. The game is won when the word or phrase is guessed or filled out, and lost when the hung figure is completed.
Nihilism is a philosophy that life is meaningless.
A mode found in certain Turn-Based Strategy games where all the players take their turns at the same time instead of in a sequence.
Sports games that feature pre-existing videogame characters, rather than real athletes.
Your current position shows you what place you're in during racing games, events and more!
Leaping fish-bot foes of Sonic the Hedgehog.
Content such as modes, characters, maps, ect. that are exclusive to a single platform in a multiplatform game.
Some games only allow the player character to carry a single item in their inventory at one time.
An English soccer club based in Manchester.
An English professional soccer club based in the city of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.
Balrogs are an ancient race in Middle-earth. The last surviving one, known as Durin's Bane, was discovered by dwarves in the mines of Moria.
A professional soccer club in the Morumbi district of São Paulo, Brazil.
Unattainable or broken achievements are achievements that no longer unlock, never unlocked from the start, or require an online component to a game that no longer exists.
A professional soccer club based in Bolton near the town of Horwich, Lancashire, England.
Aston Villa are a Birmingham-based professional football club, founded in 1874 and currently playing in the English Premier League. They are one of most successful clubs in England and were founders of both the Football League (in 1888) and the Premier League (1992).
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