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Deathtraps that alternate between being active and inactive. Usually unavoidable in active state.
The ability for an athlete or character, especially in extreme sports or platforming games, to rotate their bodies in a frontal or backward motion, creating inertia that propels them into a flipping motion.
The act of using somebody's assets without giving the original creator credit.
When a developer creates a game that could be perceived as a new instalment in an existing franchise that they've worked on before, but doesn't share the same name due to licensing issues or other reasons, it's called a spiritual successor.
Everyone that is born has parents. These games feature adults with children of their own.
The Daleks are a race of mutant aliens from the planet Skaro, who travel in armoured metallic shell. They are the most iconic creatures in the popular British Sci-Fi show, Doctor Who, and have featured as the main antagonist in several Doctor Who games.
Weapons that use a freezing effect to damage opponents, slow them up, or freeze them solid.
Coyotes are canid species indigenous to Northern and Central America. They generally hunt in pairs and can reach speeds of 40 mph.
For games that have neon particles aplenty, particularly when things explode.
A professional and amateur sport, played world-wide, in which two teams advance a ball up and down a court in order to score "field goals," by throwing the ball through a basket or hoop. The team with the highest score at the end of timed play wins.
God Mode is an ability, often entered through a cheat code, that gives the player god-like abilities.
A Half Elf is the offspring of a human and an elf. In many cases, they are discriminated against by both humans and elves, which guides them to a nomadic life as bards, druids, or rangers.
Commonly used in 16-bit era simulation games, negotiation is the act of attempting to reduce or increase the cost of a service.
Certain foliage in video games that leads you to believe it is possible to move through when, in fact, it is not.
A designated place or container in the game used to hold trophies, typically those earned from completing specific tasks.
A hostile artificial intelligence, or "rogue AI", is a synthetic being that has turned on its creators. Among the most famous rogue AIs from video games are SHODAN (System Shock) and GLaDOS (Portal).
The 2002 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California on May 22-24.
Progressive Scan means non-interlaced scanning. It is also known as "Enhanced Definition" (EDTV) and means the video signal outputs at 480p.
Static background images that are not drawn in real time.
People that make games are crazy, that's been evident since the 70s. Like a lot of crazy people they look at too much H.R Giger and realize that the human body is a truly disturbing thing.
A Final Boss encounter against an opponent designed to look like/represent a fetus.
An online digital distribution system for arcade games in Japan.
The Tokyo Game Show 2011 takes place in the Makuhari Messes from the 15th-18th of September. The show's theme is 'GAME - Dancing Your Heart'.
Hopping Chinese vampires that suck life force.
An English professional soccer club based in the city of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.
Wigan Athletic is an English Football Club that currently plays in the Premier League.
A professional soccer club based in Bolton near the town of Horwich, Lancashire, England.
A football team in the English Premier League.
A professional soccer club, based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England,
A major football tournament played between English football clubs.
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