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They are more than a fish. They are more than a man. Death will rise from the tides, they are murloc.
Games that involve the player saving a president from being killed, kidnapped, or otherwise harmed.
Sometimes it's hard to resist the urge to accumulate a vast amount of valuables.
The United States Air Force was created in 1947 after WWII ended and they first saw combat in the Korean War. They are the main airborne force for the US Military.
Sometimes a character will come up on your HUD to tell you an important piece of information. This usually consists of voice acting, occasionally Full Motion Video, and is pretty useful when you need to learn about things like doing barrel rolls.
An Air Combo differs from a Juggle in that the character jumps up to meet his enemy. Instead, they launched them and then attacks their opponent in the air.
In some games, the differences between the difficulty settings are more significant than tweaked health, damage and currency. This could be new or changed enemies, boss battles, mechanics or items
High-tech exoskeleton wearing, sword wielding warriors featuring prominently in the Metal Gear and Mortal Kombat franchises. Several characters assume the identity of a Cyborg Ninja throughout several console generations.
Sometimes the best way to get past security is to find your nearest barrel or cardboard box and hide in it
The Rule of Three dictates that a certain action must be repeated three times, usually when fighting a boss battle, in order to complete an objective.
The 2011 Gamescom takes place at the Cologne Trade Fair Center, Germany from 17-21 of August.
When a game's title is in the form of '(game name) for (platform name)'.
Video games that include a physical cloth or paper map in their packaging.
Crawling is a form of locomotion in which a person lies down and uses the hands and knees to move around, or by dragging the body along the ground.
Real-Time Polygonal Tessellation is a method of drawing polygonal models. A dynamic process, tessellation renders and dumps triangular polygons in proportion to distance and level-of-detail. It is a flagship feature of DirectX 11 and OpenGL.
A species of waterfowl.
These big'uns would love to smash you into a pulp by charging full-speed in a perfectly straight line, but if you take two steps to the right you'll be safe and sound ... for a few seconds at least.
Various mammals of the family Leporidae, especially of the genus Lepus, similar to rabbits but having longer ears and legs and giving birth to active, furred young.
Proprietary game engine developed by Crystal Dynamics.
This describes when the player is able to interact directly with a character's body. While this is often meant to be erotic, there are cases where it has a non-sexual context within games.
A system where bonuses are unlocked based on the amount of users that pre-purchase a particular game via Steam. This system was first introduced for XCOM: Enemy Unknown.
In the Fullmetal Alchemist universe, a homunculus is a being that seeks to be human. They are created when a person has failed to resurrect someone from the dead with Alchemy. They look exactly like the dead person who was being revived except they have tattoos on their bodies.
First-person games in which the player character casts a shadow.
A type of bird that is known for its loud honking noises.
A Game Jam is a gathering of game developers from various disciplines (Programmers, Artists, Audio Engineers, Writers, et cetera) to develop a game in a short period of time.
"Dear Diary. Went to See Movie. Ate Some Ice Cream. Murdered in a horrific, mysterious way. At least I don't have to jog tomorrow!"
A version of a game purchased in one part of the world may not be playable in another. Region free games however, can be played anywhere.
These games were popular enough to be adapted for the theater.
Geomancers use their magic to interact with and alter nature and the world around them, destroying their enemies with the power of Mother Earth.
A sport in which the player throws a ball down a lane in order to knock over 10 pins that are set up in a triangular shape.
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