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A hub for quests.
Many online games, particularly MMORPGs, require a monthly payment to pay. This fee goes towards upkeep for the game, such as maintaining servers or the salaries of customer support,etc.
Puffles are small furry animals that are native to Club Penguin island and make popular pets.
The turn-based battle system used in Final Fantasy X.
The taboo act of engaging in sexual activity with one's own blood relatives. Generally frowned upon because it results in genetic deformities in any offspring created.
Games that contain a tool that allows players to create a custom emblem for their character that then shows up in-game, typically in a multiplayer setting.
The bighorn sheep is one of two species of wild sheep in North America with large horns, the other being the Dall sheep (Ovis dalli).
An in-game interface where players can purchase items using real-world money, or currency that costs real money.
Pill bugs are crustaceans, not insects. Pill bugs often curl into tight balls when threatened.
A concept in pinball machines/games that can allow a player a free game.
Games that are played without holding any type of controller or peripherals.
A group of Superheroes from the DC Universe
An unkempt patch of tall grass high enough to completely hide the player from view while acting stealthy
The fifth major iteration of the Unreal Engine from Epic Games was revealed on May 13, 2020 in preparation for the new console launches of PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X.
A simple dance pose which became popular in the late 2010s. Similar poses have existed in the tokusatsu genre since the 70s.
Games which allow players to play online with consoles of multiple generations.
The Bulldog, or commonly referred to as the English Bulldog, is a breed of dog that originated in England and is the national animal of the United Kingdom.
Ghosts are small, sapient machines created by the Traveler shortly after the Collapse. Their sole purpose is to locate and resurrect deceased individuals capable of wielding the Light as Guardians, and to support their Guardian charge in combat.
A series of two-player pencil-and-paper games where players take turns calling shots on their enemy's concealed fleet of ships on a grid. While it is known by many names, it is best known for the Milton Bradley board game version known as Battleship.
A combat maneuver in which one attacks or threatens the side of an enemy unit or formation. Used primarily to negate cover or gain a tactical advantage by attacking from an unexpected direction.
Beware of these telepathic foes that can cause panic among your soldiers with psionic attacks and even take control of their minds. They are the most powerful race of aliens in the original X-COM: UFO Defense.
Suppressing fire is firing your weapon at the enemy to force them to stay in cover, to reduce their mobility and their ability to return fire and reconnoitre your position. Impossible to do right in games, due to the fearlessness caused by players not feeling pain when they are shot.
The Floaters are genetically engineered and cybernetically enhanced beasts, serving as soldiers and agents of terror for the invading alien forces in the first X-COM game.
An achievement/trophy that a player can only get by interacting with another player online who has already earned the same achievement/trophy.
A list and grouping of military jargon in games
A Chryssalid is an alien race from the XCOM series of games. It's known for it's ability to "impregnate" it's foes with an egg which will then hatch a new Chryssalid after a few turns.
Chryssalid Zombies are what spawn after a Chryssalid has impregnated someone in a previous turn. They are from the XCOM series of games.
A Cyberdisc is an enemy unit from the XCOM franchise. The seemingly harmless looking Cyberdisc is actually capable of inflicting quite a bit of damage, as well as exploding upon death.
The Thin Man is an enemy unit featured in XCOM: Enemy Unknown. A fairly common unit, it has average attack power and health.
The Drone is an enemy unit found in the XCOM series. They are fragile support units whose main function is to repair Cyberdisks and Sectopods, though they do posses mild offensive capability.
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