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Some television shows are ripe for interactive adaptations. Like Grey's Anatomy, or The Young Ones.
These games are based off of established licenses, such as movies, comics, or TV shows. Examples are the James Bond 007 and Spider-Man franchises.
Games based on TV shows, which includes live-action and cartoons.
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.
A digital distribution service owned by Valve Corporation. Originally created to distribute Valve's own games, Steam has since become the de facto standard for digital distribution of PC games.
FMVs are pre-rendered videos used in place of real-time graphics. Using FMV was an attempt to make videogames look "more like movies", sometimes with CGI animation and others with live-action actors speaking directly to players. The downside is that FMV requires a lot of disk space, and live-action FMV in particular can look terrible by comparison.
Hidden Objects is a gameplay mechanic in which the player must find specific items within a static scene.
Medical professionals who specialize in animal care.
Games whose main character is so egotistical that the whole game just HAS to be named after them.
A lawyer is someone who can practice law and can be a representative in a court case, usually representing the plaintiff or the defense.
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