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When there is in-game advertising in one game for a different title, normally one by the same developer.
Games based on literature. This does not include licenses of another adaptation.
An Xbox 360 and Games for Windows Live feature that lets you purchase and download full Xbox, Xbox 360, and PC games through the Live Marketplace.
An interesting revelation. While some games will only accept a START button press, many other games aren't as strict.
Gamescom 2009 was a video game convention that took place in Cologne, Germany from August 19 - August 23, 2009.
The 2011 Gamescom takes place at the Cologne Trade Fair Center, Germany from 17-21 of August.
Gamescom 2012 was held in Cologne, Germany, from August 15th to 19th.
Genocide refers to killing on massive scale, often systematic and for political or religous reasons.
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A gigantic dweller of the deep; this creature has been featured in many video games, movies, stories, and legends. Beware, when a giant squid is near, for death (or fun) follows.
Gliding is an ability that allows a character to extend their jump further usually through the help of wings or other aerodynamic tools. Unlike flying, gliding usually doesn't allow the character to gain or maintain altitude, but only slows its descent.
A glitch is an action performed within the bounds of a game engine that was not intended by the game's developers. Glitches are often performed by the player, though they can also occur independently.
Usually depicted as magical when in games, glyphs are simplistic symbols that are often tangible to the player character.
Creatures that bleat. Some are also satanic.
This tag is for all games and characters that deal in the concept of gods, demigods, half-gods and the like.
A grapple is a maneuver in which one character grabs an enemy and usually throws or damages the enemy. Most grapples occur in fighting games.
Greatest hits is a general term for re-releases of games which have sold a certain number of copies, as part of a program managed by the console manufacturer.
A grief beard is facial hair that appears on a character after something tragic happens to them in a storyline. The amount of tragedy and how the character is handling it can often be seen in the beard itself.
A gameplay mechanic that simulates your ability to retain your grasp on an object.
Guards guard stuff, block doors, and sometimes arrest you.
When a developer begs and pleads and offers to do laundry for even a tiny guest appearance, sometimes those famous characters will still flake on them. At least they still have their laundry.
Commonly reffered to as seagull, the gull is a (mostly) white aquatic bird known for its cheeky behaviour.
The smoke that rises out the barrel of a gun.
The term 'gypsy' typically refers to exotic people who live a nomadic lifestyle travelling while selling and trading goods. The official name for the real-life ethnic group is "Romani", with many of that group considering the word "Gypsy" offensive.
"Hand to hand. It is the basis of all combat." -Gray Fox
Any stealth operative or athletic character knows this ability. Necessary if you're hanging on a ledge and don't want to fall.
A form of execution, or suicide, in which a person is hanged by the neck until dead - from a broken neck if they're lucky, strangulation if they're not.
Havok Physics (Havok) is a physics API developed by Irish company Havok and released in 2000. It is used in video games as a physics engine, allowing for realistic interactions between in-game entities.
Some games allow people to swim. Many, however, have water that hurts or kills the player when entered.
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