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Souls are the spiritual essence of living things.
In some video games, souls are used as the unit of currency for in game purchases and upgrades. Turns out that the worth of a person's soul is about 1/500th of that sweet new sword.
A speedrun describes the action of a player attempting to complete a game in the fastest time possible. The rules of speedruns can vary, but generally allow glitching and sequence breaking as long as the player does not cheat with external devices/tools or tampering with the game.
Exactly three times more impressive than a normal S-rank.
Valve's counterpart to Microsoft's popular achievement system.
Steam Cloud is a built in feature in some Steam games, it synchronizes game saves, settings and other data to the internet for access from any computer that has Steam installed.
Not to be confused with just any metal case, SteelBook is a brand of metal packaging for disc-based media.
Often used to show their dominance over those tiny creatures called insects, and sometimes just for fun!
Usually the room before a boss battle, filled with ammo, health and other goodies for players to stock up on.
Moving to the left or right without rotating the body axis. The technique, also called side-stepping, is useful in FPS games to avoid incoming fire without turning away from a target.
The Style Meter acts as multiplier to the score/currency earned through combat and even rewards non-damaging actions like evades or taunts while discouraging repetitive moves and stalling. A frequent feature in the Devil May Cry series.
A succubus is a demoness with the appearance of a beautiful woman that seduces men to steal their energy during sexual encounters.
The time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon. Followed by Twilight.
Commonly found in fighting games, a super meter increases when either a character takes or gives damage (depending on the game). There are many variations on the super meter, depending on the franchise or game.
When a character in a game unleashes their true power and 'levels up' in a sense. Examples are super sonic, super saiyan, no more heroes, mushrooms in mario, devil trigger... etc.
Be it bionic, demonic, or just plain magic; the supernatural arm often comes alone, but one is usually enough to give its owner extra powers.
Some games force you to try and survive as long as possible without losing, or tasks you with surviving a certain number of "waves" of enemies before granting you victory.
Whether with a button press or menu, taunts destroy friendships and can even make the computer go crazy.
The ability to move from one area to another instantaneously - typically through some sort of special power or device.
A television news program, often used to give a wider perspective on the events of the game.
The player character is seen at a distance from a number of different possible perspective angles. There is generally a movable camera but it can also be in a fixed position. It most commonly refers to a viewpoint behind the player character.
2010 Edition of the Tokyo Game Show that is to be held from September 16 to September 19.
The Tokyo Game Show 2012 took place in the Makuhari Messes from the 20th-23rd of September. The show's theme was 'Spreading Smiles Through Games'.
A transformation is a different stage or form for something. Usually an upgrade.
Twins are two offspring conceived simultaneously as a result of the same pregnancy. They can be of the same or different sex.
Unexpectedly changing from one character to another during the plot.
An additional difficulty level that becomes unlocked after meeting certain criteria, such as beating the game or dying many times in the same area.
Extra objects, characters, or content in a game that can only be accessed after completing a certain task such as completing the game, or by using cheat codes.
Developed by Epic Games, Unreal Engine 3 is the third generation of the Unreal engine, and is base for numerous games, such as Unreal Tournament 3, Gears of War and Roboblitz.
Weapons can often be upgraded with new attachments, augmentations, or magical enchantments. These upgrades result in the original item being more powerful than originally intended.
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