List of video game concepts
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Anthropomorphism |
787 |
07/31/2008 |
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Artificial Intelligence first appears in Pong |
724 |
11/21/2009 |
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Achievements first appears in Kameo: Elements of Power |
672 |
10/25/2009 |
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Aliens first appears in Space Invaders |
558 |
07/30/2009 |
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Anime Games |
272 |
11/02/2008 |
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A.I. Companion |
204 |
10/13/2008 |
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Annual Games Installments |
190 |
09/26/2008 |
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Alternate Costumes |
159 |
07/28/2008 |
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AI Bots |
155 |
09/12/2008 |
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Auto-Scrolling Levels |
153 |
07/04/2009 |
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Atmosphere |
150 |
10/22/2009 |
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Attributes |
148 |
10/21/2009 |
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Alien Invasion first appears in Space Invaders |
134 |
08/03/2008 |
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Anti-Hero |
114 |
02/27/2009 |
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Acrobatics/Acrobatic Hero |
97 |
07/29/2008 |
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Auto-Save |
94 |
08/14/2008 |
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Auto-Aim |
87 |
01/03/2009 |
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Aggro |
82 |
11/07/2009 |
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Attachments |
80 |
08/01/2008 |
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Attacking opponents during race first appears in Road Rash |
80 |
07/31/2008 |
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Antagonist |
77 |
08/04/2008 |
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Assassin |
72 |
07/31/2008 |
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Alternate Fire first appears in Unreal |
71 |
03/08/2009 |
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Alchemy |
69 |
08/10/2009 |
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Abilitease |
69 |
09/11/2009 |
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Ancient Advanced Civilization Technology first appears in Metroid |
68 |
05/22/2009 |
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Alternate Reality |
67 |
08/18/2009 |
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Arm Cannon |
66 |
04/16/2009 |
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Amnesia |
65 |
10/09/2009 |
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Arsenal Football Club first appears in 1st Division Manager |
64 |
07/15/2009 |
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Active Ability |
62 |
08/12/2008 |
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Aerial Combat |
61 |
08/01/2008 |
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Alignment |
60 |
07/23/2008 |
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Air Strike |
53 |
08/26/2008 |
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Androgyny |
52 |
03/29/2009 |
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Anti-Cheat System |
50 |
08/06/2008 |
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Assist first appears in Streets of Rage |
49 |
06/27/2009 |
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Arena Combat |
44 |
08/14/2008 |
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Android |
43 |
09/06/2009 |
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Action one-liners |
43 |
11/15/2009 |
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Anti-Gravity Racing first appears in F-Zero |
41 |
09/30/2008 |
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A.I. Construct |
41 |
10/13/2008 |
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Automated Grenade Throw |
40 |
11/06/2008 |
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Air Manipulation |
39 |
02/12/2009 |
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After-Credits Story-Changing Ending |
38 |
08/02/2008 |
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Atheism |
37 |
08/29/2009 |
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Age Progression |
36 |
08/12/2008 |
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Animal Companions |
36 |
06/24/2009 |
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Ancient Curse |
36 |
07/30/2008 |
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Action Points |
36 |
06/21/2009 |
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Advergames |
36 |
11/05/2008 |
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Automap |
36 |
08/12/2009 |
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Air juggling |
35 |
11/03/2009 |
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Animation Canceling |
34 |
11/05/2008 |
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Animal Cruelty |
33 |
03/22/2009 |
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Abstract Art Style |
32 |
08/03/2008 |
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Animal Weaponry |
32 |
08/19/2008 |
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Alien Languages |
31 |
07/28/2008 |
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Arthurian Legend |
30 |
08/30/2009 |
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Ants |
30 |
11/13/2009 |
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Applause |
29 |
05/17/2009 |
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Autopilot |
29 |
08/27/2008 |
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Angel |
29 |
07/29/2008 |
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Adorable Mass Slaughter first appears in Lemmings |
29 |
08/11/2008 |
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Ambush |
28 |
11/24/2009 |
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Ambient Music |
28 |
03/31/2009 |
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Alien Abduction |
25 |
09/16/2009 |
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Alert first appears in Metal Gear |
24 |
08/01/2009 |
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Alternate Form |
24 |
08/25/2009 |
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Anguish |
24 |
01/21/2009 |
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Aural Characters |
24 |
03/30/2009 |
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Archer first appears in Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra |
24 |
11/25/2009 |
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Advancing Wall of Doom |
23 |
11/26/2009 |
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Articuno first appears in Pokémon Red/Blue |
22 |
09/01/2009 |
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Accelerometer |
22 |
10/08/2009 |
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Animal Husbandry |
22 |
07/28/2008 |
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Abra first appears in Pokémon Red/Blue |
21 |
09/03/2009 |
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Armageddon |
21 |
07/31/2008 |
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Amazon |
21 |
10/06/2009 |
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Aura |
21 |
11/23/2008 |
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Archeology |
21 |
08/01/2009 |
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Ages first appears in Myst |
21 |
07/26/2008 |
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Alakazam first appears in Pokémon Red/Blue |
20 |
09/03/2009 |
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Aerodactyl first appears in Pokémon Red/Blue |
20 |
08/19/2008 |
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Active Time Battle first appears in Final Fantasy IV |
20 |
06/04/2009 |
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Audio Logs first appears in System Shock |
20 |
10/27/2009 |
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Arbok first appears in Pokémon Red/Blue |
19 |
09/03/2009 |
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Adamantoise first appears in Final Fantasy II |
18 |
06/20/2009 |
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Aggressive Door Opening |
18 |
10/21/2009 |
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Agents first appears in Elevator Action |
18 |
07/15/2009 |
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Air Current |
18 |
05/13/2009 |
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Arcanine first appears in Pokémon Red/Blue |
17 |
09/04/2009 |
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Azumarill first appears in Pokémon Gold/Silver |
17 |
05/14/2009 |
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Another World |
17 |
11/11/2009 |
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Angelic Bosses |
17 |
10/24/2008 |
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Australian Grand Prix |
17 |
08/01/2008 |
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Adeptus Astartes (Space Marines) first appears in Space Crusade |
17 |
11/11/2008 |
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Achievment Attempt Detection first appears in The Orange Box |
17 |
08/14/2009 |
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Artificial Life (A-life) first appears in NiGHTS into Dreams... |
16 |
08/22/2008 |
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Akatsuki first appears in Naruto: Ninja Council 2 |
15 |
09/24/2009 |
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Pandemic Shutdown Leads to Office Space Tribute
If there was a TV channel called "men beating office equipment," I'd DVR every minute.
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EA Announces The Next Mercenaries Game
"Mercs Inc." to continue Pandemic's legacy of explosions and open-world-type stuff.
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Hands-On: Ridin' Zelda's Spirit Tracks
A few minutes with Nintendo's next DS Zelda installment.
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Most Popular Achievements (11/14 - 11/20)
As the year winds down, it's clear that one game will stand alone... well, for the next few weeks, anyway.
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Play The Zelda Trivia Challenge, Part Two
Five more questions to tease your brain and maybe net you some cool stuff.
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Five Years In The World Of Warcraft
A bit of reminiscence about Blizzard's little juggernaut from a few of the developers who have been there.
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Pandemic Shutdown Leads to Office Space Tribute
If there was a TV channel called "men beating office equipment," I'd DVR every minute.
|
|
|
EA Announces The Next Mercenaries Game
"Mercs Inc." to continue Pandemic's legacy of explosions and open-world-type stuff.
|
|
|
Play The Zelda Trivia Challenge, Part Two
Five more questions to tease your brain and maybe net you some cool stuff.
|
|
|
Hands-On: Ridin' Zelda's Spirit Tracks
A few minutes with Nintendo's next DS Zelda installment.
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|
|
Most Popular Achievements (11/14 - 11/20)
As the year winds down, it's clear that one game will stand alone... well, for the next few weeks, anyway.
|
|
|
Five Years In The World Of Warcraft
A bit of reminiscence about Blizzard's little juggernaut from a few of the developers who have been there.
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