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Gamescom 2009 was a video game convention that took place in Cologne, Germany from August 19 - August 23, 2009.
A translucent "ghost" representation of a prior performance in a racing game.
A form of racing designed to test the car and driver's skill and endurance. It evolved into closed circuit racing like modern Formula 1 and MotoGP. Even the Mario Kart series has it.
Head Tracking is a concept which allows a game to follow the movement of the players head and change what is displayed on the screen relevant to the players head movements.
A lap is one circuit around a race track. This is featured in many, but not all racing games.
Games that obtained permission to feature real-life licensed car brands.
The opposite of open-ended gameplay, linear gameplay uses scripted events, Quick time events, cut scenes, and a restricted path to tell a story exactly how the writer intends, and control elements of the action.
Some games feature the ability to switch the gameplay camera perspective between first and third person, either as an option or as a gameplay element.
The Nissan Motor Company is a Japanese automotive manufacturer, well-known in gaming for its variety of sports, luxury and civilian cars.
Games where racing takes place off-road; the terrain is usually rough and unwieldy.
Games which allow players to interact with others over the internet.
Games that have had an Original Soundtrack album released.
The 2010 Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) took place at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington from September 3-5.
An in-game mode which allows players to pause the action on screen and manipulate the camera to take a screenshot. First seen in Gran Turismo 4.
A staple of almost any racing game, the pit is the on-track location where players fix their cars, as well as modify their setups to account for changing track conditions.
Third-party developers and publishers occasionally engage in the practice of releasing a title or piece of DLC on only one platform for any number of reasons. Sometimes these are permanent while others are only platform exclusive for a certain window of time.
These are games that support the PlayStation Eye.
These games, franchises, characters, or companies have some connection with PlayStation Home. They could have some related digital wares available, have their own Space, or even be playable.
The online service used on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita.
Trophies are an incentive-based system for the completion of various objective in PS3, Vita, and PS4 titles.
Who needs 2D when we've got 3D? 3D, or 3 dimensions, is what we're used to seeing in almost every game these days, letting us do all sorts of awesome stuff like run in circles!
Where a video game comes with something "exclusive" only when you Pre-Order it, sometimes from a specific location. This can be a piece of DLC or it can be something not in-game or even "exclusive" or early access to demo or beta.
A rally is generally any race involving a series of progressive check points, as opposed to laps around a defined track.
Rev Matching is done when performing a downshift with a manual transmission to match the engines revs to the new gear being shifted into. Rev Matching is often also referred to as ''heel-toe'' shifting (Using the toes to brake while increasing rev with the same foot using the heel).
The wheels are already in motion when you begin the race, there's no turning back.
An alternative to two-player split-screen, this technology alternates the display of two separate game views onto the entire screen.
Sometimes, you want to play games with a real person who's sitting right next to you. These games have you covered.
In auto racing, standing starts have the cars or go-karts stationary in the starting grid as the race begins. To commence racing in a standing start, a set of red lights is needed before the green one goes off to start the race.
A grid that is organized for the start of the race in rows of 2, 3 or more. Very useful for standing starts in various racing titles.
When a certain amount of time is given to the player to reach a goal or finish an objective.
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