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| Name | Games | Last Edit | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Cutscene first appears in Maniac Mansion |
854 |
10/24/2009 |
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Combo first appears in Street Fighter II |
650 |
01/12/2009 |
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Cooperative Play first appears in Gauntlet |
584 |
04/25/2009 |
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Crosshair |
552 |
01/30/2009 |
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Cheat Code first appears in Manic Miner |
526 |
10/09/2008 |
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Currency first appears in Pool of Radiance |
415 |
11/09/2008 |
|
Character Creation |
386 |
11/21/2008 |
|
Cartoon Character |
372 |
09/10/2008 |
|
Collectibles |
356 |
08/31/2008 |
|
Customizable Characters first appears in Wasteland |
339 |
08/17/2008 |
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Crouching |
318 |
11/11/2009 |
|
Character Select Screen first appears in The Oregon Trail |
314 |
09/20/2009 |
|
Cat |
273 |
07/12/2009 |
|
Continue |
251 |
01/31/2009 |
|
Cover Athlete |
221 |
08/16/2008 |
|
Checkpoints |
221 |
11/10/2009 |
|
Comic Book Character |
193 |
08/01/2008 |
|
Classes |
188 |
11/11/2009 |
|
Controversy first appears in Gotcha |
170 |
10/23/2009 |
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Celebrity Tie-in first appears in Pelé's Soccer |
169 |
06/30/2009 |
|
Countdown Timer |
167 |
11/06/2009 |
|
Cel-Shading first appears in Jet Grind Radio |
153 |
10/12/2009 |
|
Cornering |
147 |
09/21/2009 |
|
Chiptune |
139 |
08/28/2009 |
|
Crossover |
136 |
09/22/2008 |
|
Construction |
134 |
07/30/2008 |
|
Crime fighting |
128 |
08/03/2008 |
|
Customization |
127 |
09/23/2009 |
|
Circle-Strafing |
119 |
07/31/2008 |
|
Commentary |
118 |
05/18/2009 |
|
Charge |
118 |
06/13/2009 |
|
Capture The Flag first appears in Quake |
118 |
11/11/2009 |
|
Climbing |
113 |
10/09/2009 |
|
Conservation |
111 |
07/27/2008 |
|
Critical Hit |
102 |
06/17/2009 |
|
Cover System first appears in Rolling Thunder |
99 |
08/02/2008 |
|
Character Growth first appears in Super Mario Bros. |
95 |
07/29/2008 |
|
Cyborg |
93 |
08/05/2008 |
|
Camping first appears in Quake |
92 |
10/15/2009 |
|
Custom Soundtrack |
90 |
07/26/2008 |
|
Connectivity |
89 |
08/09/2009 |
|
Cloak |
88 |
07/27/2008 |
|
Cooking |
88 |
07/29/2008 |
|
Corrupt Government first appears in Grand Theft Auto |
86 |
11/09/2008 |
|
Canceled Game |
83 |
10/23/2009 |
|
Characters Without Pupils |
82 |
07/30/2008 |
|
Create-A Modes |
80 |
08/11/2009 |
|
Cow |
79 |
10/10/2009 |
|
Clan |
79 |
08/02/2008 |
|
Can't Swim |
79 |
01/31/2009 |
|
Clowns first appears in Circus |
76 |
08/26/2008 |
|
Cheap Death |
75 |
08/03/2008 |
|
Chicken |
75 |
11/03/2009 |
|
Card Battle |
72 |
07/29/2008 |
|
CQC/CQB |
71 |
11/04/2009 |
|
Crowd Control first appears in Doom |
71 |
08/21/2008 |
|
Class Change |
70 |
04/26/2009 |
|
Comic Relief |
68 |
08/24/2008 |
|
Cross-dressing |
67 |
09/19/2009 |
|
Cliffhanger first appears in Donkey Kong Country |
66 |
08/20/2008 |
|
Card Collection |
66 |
07/30/2008 |
|
Crafting |
64 |
07/29/2008 |
|
Control Grouping |
64 |
07/29/2008 |
|
Censored Version |
64 |
09/03/2008 |
|
Cults |
60 |
08/01/2008 |
|
Clear Save |
59 |
07/29/2008 |
|
Crowds |
59 |
07/28/2008 |
|
Content Editor |
58 |
07/29/2008 |
|
Context Sensitive first appears in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time |
53 |
11/10/2009 |
|
Chess |
52 |
04/20/2009 |
|
Clone first appears in Robotron: 2084 |
52 |
11/02/2009 |
|
Cameo Appearance |
48 |
07/31/2008 |
|
Comic Book Cutscene |
48 |
07/25/2008 |
|
Changing Sides |
47 |
09/02/2008 |
|
Counter System |
47 |
08/06/2009 |
|
Control Point |
44 |
08/25/2008 |
|
Commerce |
43 |
07/29/2008 |
|
Civil War |
41 |
07/31/2008 |
|
Cartoon Physics |
41 |
09/10/2008 |
|
Camouflage |
40 |
08/07/2009 |
|
Class-based Shooter |
40 |
07/25/2008 |
|
Challenges |
40 |
08/17/2008 |
|
Crude Renditions of Real People |
40 |
07/25/2008 |
|
Cheap Scare |
39 |
08/24/2008 |
|
Conquer the World |
38 |
11/17/2009 |
|
Chocobo first appears in Final Fantasy II |
38 |
08/11/2008 |
|
Corridor Crawler first appears in Maze War |
38 |
08/06/2009 |
|
Combat-based Platformer |
37 |
07/30/2008 |
|
Communism first appears in Communist Mutants From Space |
37 |
11/12/2009 |
|
Cyclops |
37 |
09/07/2008 |
|
Conspiracy |
36 |
01/15/2009 |
|
Character Screen |
36 |
10/11/2009 |
|
Cartoon Cutscene |
35 |
11/21/2009 |
|
Corruption |
35 |
03/21/2009 |
|
Crotch Damage |
35 |
04/24/2009 |
|
Crying |
34 |
08/11/2008 |
|
Collection Marathon |
34 |
07/25/2008 |
|
Custom UI first appears in EarthBound |
33 |
05/16/2009 |
|
Convict |
32 |
10/06/2009 |
|
Chicago Bears |
32 |
08/03/2008 |
|
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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New Resident Evil 5 Single-Player Content Starts Feb. 17
Two new story-based episodes, a bunch of costumes, and a catch-all Gold Edition package are on the way for your horror-shooting needs early next year.
|
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Brad Pitt Plunges Into Dark Void
Pitt's Plan B production company options the film rights to Capcom's upcoming jet-packs-and-aliens adventure.
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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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EA Announces The Next Mercenaries Game
"Mercs Inc." to continue Pandemic's legacy of explosions and open-world-type stuff.
|
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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.
|
|
|
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.
|
|
|
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.
|
|
|
New Resident Evil 5 Single-Player Content Starts Feb. 17
Two new story-based episodes, a bunch of costumes, and a catch-all Gold Edition package are on the way for your horror-shooting needs early next year.
|
|
|
Hands-On: Ridin' Zelda's Spirit Tracks
A few minutes with Nintendo's next DS Zelda installment.
|
|
|
Play The Zelda Trivia Challenge, Part Two
Five more questions to tease your brain and maybe net you some cool stuff.
|
|
|
Brad Pitt Plunges Into Dark Void
Pitt's Plan B production company options the film rights to Capcom's upcoming jet-packs-and-aliens adventure.
|
|
|
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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