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| Name | Games | Last Edit | |
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Death |
1415 |
11/04/2009 |
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Difficulty Level |
798 |
09/28/2009 |
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Digital Distribution |
486 |
04/27/2009 |
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Direct2Drive |
396 |
05/03/2009 |
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Day/Night Cycle first appears in Castlevania II: Simon's Quest |
346 |
09/27/2009 |
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Dragons |
313 |
05/13/2009 |
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Downloadable Content |
290 |
08/16/2009 |
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Destructible Environment first appears in Outlaw |
264 |
08/14/2009 |
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Double Jump first appears in Dragon Buster |
258 |
11/10/2009 |
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Dual Wielding first appears in Phantasy Star II |
257 |
11/17/2009 |
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Demons first appears in Demon Attack |
251 |
10/30/2009 |
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Dog |
237 |
10/17/2009 |
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Digital Rights Management |
229 |
10/17/2008 |
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Damage Numbers |
215 |
08/27/2008 |
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Dungeon Crawling first appears in Beneath Apple Manor |
185 |
06/24/2009 |
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Downloadable Game |
183 |
07/28/2009 |
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Dialogue Trees |
179 |
11/04/2009 |
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DoT (Damage over Time) first appears in Gauntlet |
172 |
08/01/2009 |
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Dark Humor |
169 |
09/07/2009 |
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Damsel In Distress first appears in Donkey Kong |
167 |
10/13/2008 |
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Dinosaurs |
166 |
07/28/2008 |
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Deathmatch |
155 |
01/10/2009 |
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Detective |
155 |
08/07/2009 |
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Draw |
144 |
07/30/2008 |
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Decapitation first appears in Halloween |
124 |
08/13/2009 |
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Drifting |
112 |
10/04/2008 |
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Dwarves |
111 |
10/20/2009 |
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Drowning first appears in Frogger |
105 |
04/26/2009 |
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Disembodied Voice |
93 |
09/20/2009 |
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Darkness |
90 |
07/28/2009 |
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Dancing first appears in Breakdance |
90 |
08/16/2009 |
|
Dystopian World |
87 |
07/28/2008 |
|
Disease |
87 |
10/22/2009 |
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DPS (Damage per Second) |
84 |
01/31/2009 |
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Destructible Cover first appears in Outlaw |
81 |
05/24/2009 |
|
Dedicated Servers |
76 |
07/30/2008 |
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Damage model |
74 |
02/17/2009 |
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Deliberately Retro |
65 |
08/14/2009 |
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Drugs |
63 |
11/23/2008 |
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Ducks first appears in Carnival |
63 |
10/30/2009 |
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Digging |
61 |
12/13/2008 |
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Dismemberment |
60 |
10/14/2009 |
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Drafting |
52 |
07/30/2008 |
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Dreams first appears in Super Mario Bros. 2 |
51 |
07/28/2008 |
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Disguise |
50 |
07/29/2008 |
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Demon Invasion |
50 |
10/22/2008 |
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Dimension Travel |
49 |
07/26/2008 |
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Dark/Night Elves |
49 |
10/14/2009 |
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Disorientation first appears in Bomberman '93 |
48 |
10/04/2008 |
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Doctor |
44 |
09/17/2009 |
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Duality |
44 |
02/04/2009 |
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Dashboard View |
44 |
08/05/2008 |
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Dodge |
44 |
11/04/2009 |
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Drunk Character |
41 |
11/02/2009 |
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Double Entendre in Game Names |
41 |
07/30/2008 |
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Development Hell |
41 |
07/31/2008 |
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Dash |
40 |
09/25/2008 |
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Desperation Move |
40 |
07/26/2008 |
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Double Cross |
38 |
08/19/2008 |
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Diplomacy |
37 |
12/23/2008 |
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Duel |
36 |
10/27/2009 |
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Downer Ending |
35 |
09/13/2009 |
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Dual-Joystick Shooter first appears in Robotron: 2084 |
35 |
10/09/2009 |
|
Decay |
34 |
10/05/2008 |
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Durability |
33 |
09/16/2009 |
|
Double K.O first appears in Street Fighter |
33 |
10/06/2009 |
|
Different Versions |
32 |
07/02/2009 |
|
Drop-in/Drop-out |
31 |
07/10/2009 |
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Divinity explained by Space Aliens |
31 |
08/04/2008 |
|
Disarm |
29 |
04/10/2009 |
|
Digitized Sprites first appears in Pit-Fighter |
28 |
08/08/2009 |
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Defend X for Y amount of time |
27 |
10/16/2009 |
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Dreamworld |
27 |
02/01/2009 |
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Deicide |
26 |
05/25/2009 |
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Dramatic Death |
26 |
08/05/2008 |
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Dry Bones first appears in Super Mario Bros. 3 |
26 |
11/06/2009 |
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Developer Commentary first appears in Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader |
25 |
08/29/2009 |
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Disembodiment |
25 |
08/14/2008 |
|
Divine Punishment |
25 |
11/13/2009 |
|
Derby County Football Club first appears in League Challenge |
23 |
09/20/2009 |
|
Disfigurement |
23 |
08/03/2008 |
|
Demo first appears in Super Mario Bros. |
23 |
11/06/2009 |
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Dodge Jump |
22 |
08/11/2008 |
|
Detroit Red Wings |
22 |
04/15/2009 |
|
Damage Flash |
21 |
06/28/2009 |
|
Dratini first appears in Pokémon Red/Blue |
21 |
08/19/2008 |
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Ditto first appears in Pokémon Red/Blue |
21 |
09/03/2009 |
|
Doduo first appears in Pokémon Red/Blue |
21 |
08/18/2008 |
|
Dugtrio first appears in Pokémon Red/Blue |
21 |
08/18/2008 |
|
Debuff |
20 |
09/23/2009 |
|
Deadly Gas |
20 |
11/16/2009 |
|
Diglett first appears in Pokémon Red/Blue |
20 |
08/24/2009 |
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Dodrio first appears in Pokémon Red/Blue |
20 |
08/18/2008 |
|
Dolphin |
20 |
04/29/2009 |
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Dance Fighting |
19 |
07/31/2009 |
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Dogfight |
19 |
04/21/2009 |
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Dewgong first appears in Pokémon Red/Blue |
19 |
08/18/2008 |
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Dragonair first appears in Pokémon Red/Blue |
19 |
08/19/2008 |
|
Dragon Kill Points |
18 |
11/02/2009 |
|
Dear Diary, today I turned into a Zombie first appears in Resident Evil |
18 |
10/21/2009 |
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Hey, How's Your Knowledge Of Zelda?
Answer some questions, and you might win a copy of Spirit Tracks!
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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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Super Street Fighter IV Hands-On
We mess around with a few of the new characters in Capcom's upcoming Street Fighter update.
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Atlus Bringing 3D Dot Game Heroes To North America
It's coming in May!
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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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Most Popular Achievements (11/7 - 11/13)
Oh hey, right, this thing. Sorry it's late!
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Hey, How's Your Knowledge Of Zelda?
Answer some questions, and you might win a copy of Spirit Tracks!
|
|
|
Super Street Fighter IV Hands-On
We mess around with a few of the new characters in Capcom's upcoming Street Fighter update.
|
|
|
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.
|
|
|
Atlus Bringing 3D Dot Game Heroes To North America
It's coming in May!
|
|
|
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.
|
|
|
Hands-On: Ridin' Zelda's Spirit Tracks
A few minutes with Nintendo's next DS Zelda installment.
|
|
|
Most Popular Achievements (11/7 - 11/13)
Oh hey, right, this thing. Sorry it's late!
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