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Sure, these days have almost every game sporting the newfangled 3D, but way back when, everyone had to live with plain old 2D. 2D, or two dimensions, limit the game to scrolling backgrounds, but some games even now make use of this basic concept.
Games that allow 8 players to play a game on the same console/pc/arcade cabinet simultaneously.
Character Creation refers to characters created by players themselves, rather than developers.
The ultimate pressure feature. Players have to complete the task at hand, be it defeating opponents or cutting the right wire, in the allotted time.
A system allowing players on different gaming platforms to play together.
The concept of purchasing media and having it delivered over the internet. No physical representation of this content is given, and although the content resides on the user's hard drive they are typically granted a license to the product, rather than ownership of it.
This is an external application usually officially packaged with preorders or as a demo to promote soon-to-be-released games.
A fake glitch is a "glitch" coded into the game, designed to confuse, scare, or amuse the player.
At E3 2013, Microsoft announced their Games with Gold campaign. The campaign offered two downloadable games a month for free for Xbox Live Gold subscribers for a limited number of months. On October 18, 2013, Microsoft stated they were extending the promotion indefinitely.
In-game references to the Bomb Squad or anything Giant Bomb.
It's arguably the one move that symbolizes the medium to those outside it. The ability to jump, be it onto a building, a platform, or a skull, is one of the all time most important abilities ever put in a video game.
A method of attempting to scare the player by the sudden unexpected occurrence of an event - often accompanied by some sort of audio sting.
Games with achievements or trophies that can only be obtained while playing online multiplayer.
The eleventh PAX Prime took place August 29-September 1, 2014 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington.
Pixel art refers to digital images composed of visible pixels, drawn with individual pixel-level intent and precision.
QR codes, short for quick response codes, are a type of barcode that can contain much more information than the traditional barcode.
Sometimes when players beat a game, the credits sequence will end with the phrase similar to, "Thank you for playing!".
When a certain amount of time is given to the player to reach a goal or finish an objective.
Games in which there is built-in Twitter support.
User Generated Content describes any content the end user produces to add onto the content given by the developer. User Generated Content has grown in popularity, with LittleBigPlanet, Forza Motorsport 3, ModNation Racers and Spore being great examples.
"Winners Don't Use Drugs" is a splash screen in most 90s arcade games attract modes.
A subscription service from Microsoft on Xbox platforms and Windows 10. Described as "Netflix for video games", users pay a monthly fee to gain access to a range of titles or buy to own them at a discount price.
Xbox Live is Microsoft's online gaming service.
Xelu's Buttons are a set of public domain controller button prompts that have been used in a wide range of titles across multiple platforms.
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