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Many online games allow text chat with other players.
What lies ahead, and is distant from the present.
It's the designer's go-to guy. If they want to steer a player in a given direction they'll lock an in game door and force the player to find a way to either unlock it or find an alternate route.
This describes a section where the player is locked in one place, using a large gun mounted on a platform which itself is usually moving.
A method of controlling a vehicle or character via a pair of identical sticks. The control resembles that of a tank.
Sometimes a co-op game allows the various players to choose their own individual difficulty levels. This is typically implemented by higher difficulty levels causing that player to be able to deal damage less easily and to also receive more damage from enemies.
Video games contain a lot of activities for players to do underwater, from exploration to combat. Sometimes games treat water as simple low gravity movement, while other games treat underwater more realistically.
The main armed force the United States and responsible for all major land operations.
The naval arm of the United States armed forces.
Games with vehicles that can be controlled. This applies to games that AREN'T focused on just driving, but just happen to have a vehicle segment or the ability to pilot one.
Anti-Cheat technology made by Valve. Not just used in Source Games.
Vehicular combat combines driving and combat to form a unique fast paced action game. Many games are purely vehicular combat based (e.g. Twisted Metal or Vigilante 8) or can contain have sections for such combat (e.g. Halo or Mass Effect).
A visual obstruction is an extra layer added to the player's viewpoint. Most common in first person games to add to the notion that you are looking through a character's eyes. Obstructions include blood, water and ice crystals.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
The ability to communicate via voice.
War is a series of organized conflicts carried on by force of arms between two or more nations or groups. Whether it never changes or has already changed is up for debate.
WASD, or WADS, is the most common and often the default setting to move the player character in computer games with a first or third person perspective.
Realistically rendered water can really immerse you in a game. Just don't try to dive into your TV!
When games ship with website integration. These sites can be used for viewing user-uploaded gameplay videos, stat tracking, and browsing user-generated content.
An audio signal that contains noise at the same level at all frequencies. Appears on TV screens and video transmissions as static "snow".
Wii and Wii U games that can be played using the Classic Controller (Pro).
A devastating future war in many game's narratives. Some games take place in a post-World War III setting where humanity struggles to live with the consequences of WWIII, while other games are centred around preventing global warfare from ever happening.
Xbox Live is Microsoft's online gaming service.
Xbox 360 and original Xbox games that have been approved to run on the Xbox One's backwards compatibility feature.
Pressing a button to zoom-in. For example: in a flight combat game or a shooter without iron sights.
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