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Sometimes a character will come up on your HUD to tell you an important piece of information. This usually consists of voice acting, occasionally Full Motion Video, and is pretty useful when you need to learn about things like doing barrel rolls.
An ability with which a person can uphold exceptional equilibrioception. In other words, not falling over.
The group that created Nazi Zombies and the WunderWaffe. They also work with the Element 115
A path that is displayed on screen to help guide the player to certain objectives.
Going barefoot is to go without the assistance of any type of footwear including shoes, boots, socks, wraps, etc.
When the player character can execute a jump that is higher or farther than their normal jump. This can require holding the jump button or performing some different control input, and can be limited by energy or a cooldown.
A position in basketball. The point guard is usually the main ball-handler and generally a good passer.
A position in basketball. The shooting guard is usually a perimeter offensive weapon and secondary ball-handler.
A position in basketball. Generally the most versatile position who is of decent height and can play either inside or outside.
A position in basketball. Generally a post-player who helps the Center rebound and on defense, but can occasionally be a dominant force.
Sudden Death occurs when two or more players/teams have the same score at the end of the game. It can also be a penalty that activates when a player of match is taking too long. The players will then have to get rid of each other in a hurry.
Athletes are people that play sports, anything from baseball to football to track and field. Athletes in video games typically give gamers a chance to hit that home run or kick the winning goal that normally would take years of training to do.
No longer just a pastime for bored individuals, the simple act of whistling has played an integral part in games such as the Splinter Cell series.
Characters in sports games made to resemble real athletes who are not licensed to the game. This may include pro athletes who own their own likenesses (e.g. Michael Jordan) or college athletes.
The 3rd annual Microsoft promotion of Xbox Live Arcade games.
Nameless and disposable characters, who follow commands from whoever they see as their leader or boss.
The 2011 Interactive Achievement Awards celebrated the best games of 2010.
Possibly the greatest advancement in shirt technology since the invention of the button, the half-tuck shows one has class and simultaneously doesn't give a damn.
A character, or even an entire story line, can be stuck in a limbo, meaning that if nothing is done to progress the action or the story until a certain criteria is met, the action or story will repeat itself forever.
Vignetting is the photographic process of reducing brightness around the edges of the screen. It is added to focus the player's attention to the center of the screen, although it has also been used for cinematic effect.
The Spike Video Game Awards recognized the best games of 2010.
The tenth annual Game of the Year awards from Giant Bomb.
These games include an option for testing the performance of the hardware on which it is running.
In some first person games, the map is an object the players interact with in-game. Players press a button and the map comes up in front of the character's point of view.
Get in the car and turn the stereo up loud. We're goin' on a road trip.
Creepers are exploding enemies from Minecraft, named for their habit of remaining perfectly silent until ready to explode, at which point they emit a sharp hissing sound that is feared by all players.
These games feature a world map largely comprised of islands and other landmasses separated by vast bodies of water that must be crossed on ship.
Spectral scourges and festering phantasms beware, these heroes aim to clear out the harmful haunts of our humble homes.
A trend becoming more common in mobile/handheld games, geolocation functionality influences the game environment or data, based on the ability of the software to detect the device's geographic locale.
A joke phrase that was originally coined by Will Wright for a loading screen in SimCity 2000.
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