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Usually refers to the end of the world.
ASCII is often used as a way to replace images where they can't be used, i.e. maps in a text based guide. In the past, adventure-games have also used ASCII-art.
Launched by Blizzard in 1997, this service provides a solid online foundation to Blizzard's franchises such as the Diablo, StarCraft and WarCraft series. As a constantly evolving service, a new version, Battle.net 2.0, was released in 2010 with the release of Starcraft 2.
Games that can be played with a CGA monitor and graphics card. CGA, Color Graphics Adapter was the first generation of color graphics for the IBM PC.
Chiptunes are musical compositions that are synthesized by a computer or console sound chip.
A visual effect where color channels are deliberately misaligned.
A virus which affects computer systems.
Either a force of over arching evil or a parody of the real world. The corporation is a common concept found in Video Games.
The CP System is a family of arcade system hardware manufactured by Capcom for their arcade games from 1988 to 1999, including the Street Fighter II and Street Fighter III games.
A graphic filter designed to give players the sensation of using a CRT monitor.
Microsoft's proprietary 3D graphics API used in computer and console games.
Spectrasonics Distorted Reality 2 is a sample library used in many video games, movies, and television shows.
The modified Neon Engine that is used to power Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising, among other games. Created by Codemasters.
Electronic music is one of the broadest classifications of music, and has been a staple of video game soundtracks since the 90s. The genre's main trait is the use of electronic instruments.
Full Reactive Eyes Entertainment (named to fit the acronym 'FREE') is a quasi-genre invented by designer Yu Suzuki, describing a blend of adventure and open-world sandbox gameplay found in the Shenmue franchise.
General MIDI (also known as GM or GM 1) is a standardized specification for electronic musical instruments that respond to MIDI messages. It is used in the large majority of older DOS and Windows games.
Taking advantage of computers and machinery as weapons, in solving puzzles, etc. or otherwise changing up gameplay.
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 use of everyday objects as weapons of destruction, often combination.
In-Game Advertising is the placement of advertisements for real-world products within the game, sponsored by companies external to the developer.
Sending or receiving fake email inside a game.
The ability of a player to interact with items or geometry in the game world, whether for story or gameplay reasons or simply for immersion.
The mysterious organisms, or machines, that tend to the maintenance of The Citadel. Little is known about these aphid like workers.
Developed by Slightly Mad Studios, this engine powers games such as Project CARS and Shift 2: Unleashed.
Game within a game. Can either have no effect on other portions of the primary game or have drastic impacts. In order to qualify as a meta game it must be outside the normal experience and have seperate rules that govern it.
A science that focuses on atomic and molecular scales.
New Purchase Incentives is a business strategy established by publishers to encourage consumers to buy games new. It is also primarily used as a means of profiting from used game sales where they otherwise could not.
The successor of the Aurora Engine. Created by Bioware for Knights of the Old Republic.
The concept of operating a computer inside a game via its own operating system. The player might have access to a virtual desktop or console commands to reach the desired information.
A term referring to those obsessed with a specific field of interest, especially anime and manga.
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