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The NHL team formerly known as the Atlanta Thrashers relocated to Manitoba in 2011. The name is homage to the original Winnipeg Jets who were relocated as the Phoenix Coyotes in 1996.
The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are named after the famous W. C. Handy song "St. Louis Blues", and the Blues play in the 19,150-seat Scottrade Center in downtown St. Louis.
A traditional Japanese vengeful ghost. Common appearance tropes include long, stringy black hair (which usually obscures the face) and a white dress or kimono.
The ability to see in the dark without mechanical means.
First seen in Halo: Combat Evolved, this style of gameplay helps manage balance in shooters by forcing players to choose between weapons
In some free roaming driving games such as Mafia and the Driver series, a speed limit is enforced by the police as opposed to games such as the GTA series where such felonies are ignored.
Games in which players drive buses.
By and large, a hick is an uncultivated person living rurally. Hicks are known to shoot at livestock-abducting aliens, produce moonshine, and marry their cousins.
Despite its importance in daily life, most games do not place an emphasis on properly stopping and carefully positioning a vehicle.
Nuclear war is a conflict in which nuclear weapons are used.
Formerly known as the "Quake II Engine", id Tech 2 is the second generation of game engines from id Software.
Automated Grenade Throw refers to games that have specific controls for tossing a grenade, as opposed to being forced to switch out your current weapon with a grenade before throwing.
Leaning is a concept that allows a character to angle their body. Often used to look around corners. Primarily found in First Person Shooters.
The blood stains or visible bullet holes/knife slashes on a character models body.
Removing a weapon or item from another person/creature so you can make use of it. Useful for stealth based games.
When the player's actions cause enemies to say specific lines of dialog, such as "He's here!" or "Who turned out the lights?"
Projectiles that once fired can be retrieved again, either from the corpse of victims or, more likely, from the environment around it.
This stealth mechanic is based entirely on the enemies' range of vision. Light and shadows play no part in whether or not the enemy can see the player.
The sound meter is a tool to measure the sound that the player produces.
The permanent existence of one's body after death.
Sick 'em, boy!
The phenomenon of an enemy who is heavily resistant to damage (or even invulnerable) everywhere on its body - except for its back.
Londo Bell is the protagonist group from Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack and Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn. It is also the name given to the player's team in most early Super Robot Wars games.
A cinematic technique used in video games cut scenes to show something of amazing scale.
A corrupt military organization that serves as the antagonistic force of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam.
The peashooter is the default weapon used at the start and after dying in many arcade style games.
A Newtype is theorized to be the next step in human evolution in the Gundam universe. This metamorphosis appears most clearly as a heightened mental state.
A game that depicts the future similar to what the retro era (1920s to 60s approx) would have envisioned or a game that takes place in modern/future times with style or references from the retro era. Also, games with technology or culture that would be considered outdated by the time the game takes place.
The main character of all Power Pros games. This big headed, no legged, round handed guy has been in every game and can be customized in player creation.
Nippon Professional Baseball is the highest professional baseball league in Japan.
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