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| Name | Games | Last Edit | |
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0 |
09/14/2008 |
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2.5D |
123 |
10/01/2009 |
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2D first appears in Tennis for Two Simulator |
1260 |
10/25/2009 |
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2D Depth Attack first appears in Battletoads |
18 |
08/11/2009 |
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3D first appears in Battlezone |
1553 |
11/22/2009 |
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3D Stereoscopy |
45 |
07/31/2008 |
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3rd Street Saints first appears in Saints Row |
2 |
11/20/2008 |
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3 Round Burst |
16 |
07/29/2008 |
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4 Player Co-op |
50 |
09/16/2009 |
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4X first appears in Master of Orion |
48 |
07/26/2008 |
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60 FPS on consoles |
127 |
05/26/2009 |
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Aardvark |
2 |
10/16/2008 |
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Abandonware |
15 |
09/03/2009 |
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Aberrant A.I. Behaviour |
13 |
11/24/2009 |
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Abilitease |
69 |
09/11/2009 |
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Abra first appears in Pokémon Red/Blue |
21 |
09/03/2009 |
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Absol first appears in Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire |
12 |
11/08/2008 |
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Abstergo Industries first appears in Assassin's Creed |
1 |
01/10/2009 |
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Abstract Art Style |
31 |
08/03/2008 |
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Accelerometer |
22 |
10/08/2009 |
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A.C.E.S. first appears in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 |
1 |
07/31/2008 |
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Achievements first appears in Kameo: Elements of Power |
671 |
10/25/2009 |
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Achievment Attempt Detection first appears in The Orange Box |
17 |
08/14/2009 |
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Acme Corporation |
12 |
05/05/2009 |
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Acolyte first appears in Ragnarok Online |
2 |
11/08/2008 |
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Acrobatics/Acrobatic Hero |
97 |
07/29/2008 |
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Action one-liners |
43 |
11/15/2009 |
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Action Points |
36 |
06/21/2009 |
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Active Ability |
62 |
08/12/2008 |
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Active Dimension Battle first appears in Final Fantasy XII |
1 |
07/31/2008 |
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Active Reload first appears in Gears of War |
6 |
10/13/2009 |
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Active Stealth |
7 |
08/11/2008 |
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Active Time Battle first appears in Final Fantasy IV |
20 |
06/04/2009 |
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ADAM first appears in BioShock |
3 |
03/22/2009 |
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Adamantoise first appears in Final Fantasy II |
18 |
06/20/2009 |
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Adaptation |
6 |
02/18/2009 |
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Addiction |
13 |
09/25/2009 |
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Adeptus Astartes (Space Marines) first appears in Space Crusade |
17 |
11/11/2008 |
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Adjustable Character Level first appears in The World Ends With You |
3 |
07/25/2009 |
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Adorable Mass Slaughter first appears in Lemmings |
29 |
08/11/2008 |
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Adultery |
5 |
07/15/2009 |
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Adults Only |
0 |
07/21/2009 |
|
Advancing Wall of Doom |
21 |
07/29/2008 |
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Advergames |
36 |
11/05/2008 |
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Advisor first appears in Half-Life 2 |
7 |
07/29/2008 |
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Aerial Combat |
61 |
08/01/2008 |
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Aerial Dodge |
3 |
11/03/2009 |
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Aerial Grapple |
8 |
10/19/2008 |
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Aerodactyl first appears in Pokémon Red/Blue |
20 |
08/19/2008 |
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After-Credits Story-Changing Ending |
36 |
08/02/2008 |
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Aftertouch |
8 |
07/25/2008 |
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Agent first appears in Enter the Matrix |
3 |
07/31/2008 |
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Agents first appears in Elevator Action |
18 |
07/15/2009 |
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Age Progression |
36 |
08/12/2008 |
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Ages first appears in Myst |
21 |
07/26/2008 |
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Aggressive Door Opening |
18 |
10/21/2009 |
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Aggro |
82 |
11/07/2009 |
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AGI |
13 |
09/01/2008 |
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Agile Mutant/Undead Enemy |
15 |
05/19/2009 |
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AI Bots |
155 |
09/12/2008 |
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A.I. Companion |
204 |
10/13/2008 |
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A.I. Construct |
41 |
10/13/2008 |
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A.I. Director first appears in Left 4 Dead |
2 |
07/05/2009 |
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Aipom first appears in Pokémon Gold/Silver |
9 |
07/02/2009 |
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Air Current |
18 |
05/13/2009 |
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Air/Electricity Element |
1 |
10/16/2009 |
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Air juggling |
35 |
11/03/2009 |
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Air Manipulation |
39 |
02/12/2009 |
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Air Strike |
53 |
08/26/2008 |
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Akatsuki first appears in Naruto: Ninja Council 2 |
15 |
09/24/2009 |
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Akavir |
1 |
04/21/2009 |
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Akrid first appears in Lost Planet: Extreme Condition |
3 |
08/05/2008 |
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Alakazam first appears in Pokémon Red/Blue |
20 |
09/03/2009 |
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Albatoss |
6 |
05/20/2009 |
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Albino |
1 |
01/12/2009 |
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Albino Cyclops first appears in Serious Sam II |
1 |
07/24/2009 |
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Alchemist first appears in Etrian Odyssey |
2 |
11/01/2008 |
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Alchemy |
69 |
08/10/2009 |
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Aldmer |
0 |
07/29/2008 |
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Alert first appears in Metal Gear |
24 |
08/01/2009 |
|
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Alghoul |
0 |
10/08/2009 |
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Alien Abduction |
25 |
09/16/2009 |
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Alien Invasion first appears in Space Invaders |
134 |
08/03/2008 |
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Alien Languages |
31 |
07/28/2008 |
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Aliens first appears in Space Invaders |
558 |
07/30/2009 |
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Alignment |
60 |
07/23/2008 |
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All Cup Tour first appears in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! |
1 |
11/10/2009 |
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Alliance |
11 |
11/10/2008 |
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Alligator |
5 |
05/07/2009 |
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All-out Attack first appears in Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 |
4 |
04/26/2009 |
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Alma |
4 |
07/31/2008 |
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Alpha Section |
1 |
07/29/2008 |
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Alpha Squadron first appears in StarCraft |
1 |
09/01/2009 |
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Altdorf |
1 |
08/01/2008 |
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Alter ego |
12 |
10/25/2008 |
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Alternate Costumes |
159 |
07/28/2008 |
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Alternate Fire first appears in Unreal |
71 |
03/08/2009 |
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Alternate Form |
21 |
08/25/2009 |
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Alternate Game Over Screen |
12 |
07/27/2009 |
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Alternate Reality |
67 |
08/18/2009 |
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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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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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EA Announces The Next Mercenaries Game
"Mercs Inc." to continue Pandemic's legacy of explosions and open-world-type stuff.
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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 (11/14 - 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.
|
|
|
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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