Concepts

7193 Concepts: Grid; Compact

Green Man Gaming

An online digital distribution service started on 2012.

Appears in 380 games

First appeared in Krypton Egg
Breaking the Fourth Wall

In video games, breaking the fourth wall occurs when a game becomes aware of it is game-nature or when a character directly acknowledges you, the player.

Appears in 241 games

First appeared in Duck Hunt
E3 2013

The nineteenth annual Electronic Entertainment Expo will take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center on June 11-13, 2013.

Appears in 48 games

First appeared in Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn
Ludum Dare

Worldwide game jam competition.

Appears in 0 games
Animal Antagonist

Animal antagonists feature in works where the player character is a human or reasonably humanoid (such as an alien) and the primary villain or an important rival is an animal. They may have some human-like tendencies such as speech or wearing clothes, but ultimately are non-anthropomorphic.

Appears in 21 games

First appeared in Donkey Kong
EVO Championship Series

The World Fighting Game Championships in all but name. From the year 2000, the Evolution Championship Series has been the most prominent fighting game tournaments event. It features the best players from all over the world.

Appears in 42 games

First appeared in Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting
DLC Season Pass

A system that allows players to pay upfront and receive all of the DLC for a game, including DLC that has not yet been released. This lets the players receive a discount compared to buying DLC individually.

Appears in 28 games

First appeared in Mortal Kombat
Kitsune

Foxes of Japanese folklore capable of magic such as shape-shifting. Their power and age are said to correlate with the number of tails they possess.

Appears in 12 games

First appeared in Shin Megami Tensei
Forced Defeat

A situation in a game where a character will be defeated no matter what action the player takes. The character may be defeated in a cutscene or the player may be forced to fight until they are defeated.

Appears in 35 games

First appeared in Final Fantasy IV
Second-Person Perspective

In second person point of view, the action is shot from the perspective of a character who is not the protagonist. To qualify, the player must continue being in control of the protagonist, but see action through the eyes of another character which he can interact with. Typically, the player views themselves from another character's point of view. Two second person games are Second Person Shooter Zato, a free online game, and Siren (also known in EU as Forbidden Siren) for PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360.

Appears in 49 games

First appeared in Zork I: The Great Underground Empire
Mid-Game Haircut

In fiction, characters sometimes cut their hair to signify a great change or growth in themselves.

Appears in 18 games

First appeared in Samurai Shodown II
Imperial Japanese Army

The Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) was the official ground based armed force of Imperial Japan from 1871 to 1945

Appears in 4 games

First appeared in Battlefield 1942
Archeology

The study of and search for remains of human culture and history (or that of other civilizations).

Appears in 46 games

First appeared in Jungle Hunt
Aurora Engine

The spiritual successor to the Infinity Engine. This 3D engine made its appearance in the Neverwinter Nights series, and provided a toolset along with multiplayer where players could be Dungeon Masters and make their own stories and play them out with friends.

Appears in 8 games

First appeared in Neverwinter Nights
Persistent Character Damage

Damage modeling added to a character throughout a game that lasts through the duration of the game.

Appears in 23 games

First appeared in Resident Evil 2
Ultimate Team

Ultimate Team is a popular mode in many EA Sports titles with players collecting cards to create a team.

Appears in 0 games
Hidden Objects

Hidden Objects is a gameplay mechanic in which the player must find specific items within a static scene.

Appears in 153 games

First appeared in Where's Waldo?
Humble Bundle

An ongoing series of charity sales where consumers pay whatever amount they want for a bundle of games, often from indie developers.

Appears in 111 games

First appeared in Out of This World
60 FPS on Consoles

Theoretically, all PC games can run at a solid 60 frames per second and beyond. On consoles, this frame rate is a much rarer commodity, with many games targeting only 30, sometimes even struggling to keep up.

Appears in 186 games

First appeared in Daytona USA
Warlock

In games they're often described as being masters of the dark arts. Basically, wizards gone bad.

Appears in 21 games

First appeared in Dragon Warrior
Tutorials Disguised as Diagnostics

No, we're not teaching you how to play the game. We're just running these here tests. Now, do you want to invert your controls?

Appears in 15 games

First appeared in Deus Ex
Piranha Plant

A species of carnivorous plants that reside in pipes. Some versions can also spit fireballs.

Appears in 49 games

First appeared in Super Mario Bros.
Fake Reloading Animation

It's common in games, especially third-person shooters, for the player character's reloading animation to merely mime the motion of reloading, instead of actually doing so.

Appears in 31 games

First appeared in Martian Gothic: Unification
Steam Trading Cards

Steam Trading Cards is a built in feature in the Steam client. It lets users collect cards from certain games and trade them with eachother amongst other things.

Appears in 6 games

First appeared in Half-Life 2
Controversy

Video game controversy revolves around the psychological effects that video games with graphic violence or sexual content in them can have on players. Other sources of controversy can range from video game addiction in general to specific issues such as ethnicity, gender, politics, or religion.

Appears in 237 games

First appeared in Gotcha
Google Play Game Services

Google Play game services is a collection of gaming services for Android, iOS and the web. Features include achievements and multiplayer matchmaking.

Appears in 7 games

First appeared in World of Goo
Class-Based Shooter

Players can choose from a selection of classes to play as in order to complete objectives, or support their team in the most effective way.

Appears in 56 games

First appeared in Starsiege: Tribes
Blood Dragon

Introduced in the eponymous Far Cry 3 expansion/spin-off, Blood Dragons are the most dangerous enemies in the game. Their blood is used by Sloan in his nefarious experiments.

Appears in 0 games

First appeared in Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
Multiplayer Online Battle Arena

Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) is a sub-genre of the Real-Time Strategy genre. The gameplay is characterized by single unit hero strategic combat between two small teams of players, each trying to destroy the opponent's base.

Appears in 21 games

First appeared in S.L.A.I.
Role-Playing Shooter

A Role-Playing Shooter is a game that rolls both Shooting and Role-Playing elements together.

Appears in 117 games

First appeared in Xanadu: Dragon Slayer II
Ars Goetia

The compendium of 72 demons that King Solomon summoned and confined to do his bidding. It contains the rites and symbols used to summon the demons.

Appears in 8 games

First appeared in Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
Indie Royale

Indie Royale sells bundles of independent games for cheaper than they would cost purchased separately. Purchasers can choose to pay more than the current minimum to lower the minimum price for others.

Appears in 153 games

First appeared in Serious Sam: The First Encounter
Beholder

While essentially just a floating head with a bunch of eyes, the beholder is a classic Dungeons & Dragons Monster.

Appears in 23 games

First appeared in Bard's Tale
Ragdoll Physics

A physics system used to procedurally generate life-like body movement.

Appears in 253 games

First appeared in Motocross Madness
Automatic Input Device Detection

When a game (particularly on PC) can automatically detect what type of controller (gamepad, keyboard, flight stick, etc) that the player is using at any given moment.

Appears in 1 games

First appeared in Trials Evolution
Apple Game Center

Apple's Game Center service brings matchmaking, achievements, and friend lists to games that choose to support it.

Appears in 75 games

First appeared in Pac-Man
Chiptune

Chiptunes are musical compositions that are synthesized by a computer or console sound chip.

Appears in 223 games

First appeared in Gun Fight
PAX Prime 2013

The tenth annual PAX Prime will take place August 30-September 2, 2013 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington. It will be the first 4-day PAX.

Appears in 0 games
New Orleans Pelicans

The New Orleans Pelicans are a professional basketball team that competes in the NBA. The Pelicans, then known as the Hornets, played in Charlotte from 1988 to 2002 before moving to New Orleans. Due to hurricane Katrina, the team played most of their home games in Oklahoma City for the '05-'06 and '06-'07 seasons.

Appears in 11 games

First appeared in NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC
Durability

Durability refers to the condition of your currently equipped weapons and armor, among other things. Overusing the said item without repair generally results in it breaking or otherwise becoming non-functional. Many games with role-playing elements incorporate this feature.

Appears in 67 games

First appeared in Hoi Hoi
Poverty

A lack of basic needs like money, clean water, shelter, and food.

Appears in 21 games

First appeared in EverQuest
Wii U Pro Controller Support

Wii U games supporting the Pro Controller either in addition to or as a replacement for the Wii U GamePad.

Appears in 26 games

First appeared in Balloon Fight
E3 2012

The 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California on June 5-7.

Appears in 262 games

First appeared in Jet Grind Radio
Sith Empire

An empire of the Sith that stands against the Galactic Republic for control of the galaxy.

Appears in 3 games

First appeared in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

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