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In video games, breaking the fourth wall occurs when a game becomes aware of its nature as a game, or when a character directly acknowledges the player.
A concept in which a person or object is on fire and taking continuous damage. It often takes fast movement, water, or an item to heal.
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 platform operated by Epic Games.
In games, fire can be an obstacle, a tool, a weapon, or a solution. Just don't play with it...unless you really want to.
The ability to create, shape, and control fire at will. This is a common and well known power in fiction, its appearance dating back to ancient literature.
The concept of a game referencing another game through mockery, parody or even directly. A game reference to the same franchise does not count.
Games that feature an unexpected change to the core gameplay (not just a minigame).
A digital storefront which donates some of its profits to charity.
IGF is the Independent Games Festival, an annual gathering of Indie developers. The term also refers to the associated awards.
“Indie” or “independently developed” games are video games which are developed by a studio without the support of an external publisher.
Games released coinciding with new hardware.
These games have an agenda - social, political, or otherwise. The message is hard to miss.
A function of the Wii U that allows games to be played exclusively through the Wii U GamePad.
By definition, a pirate is a (mostly naval) robber without commission from a sovereign nation. While maritime robbery has been around since ancient times, Piracy had its highpoint during the 17th century. They are easily identified by the "Jolly Roger", which is the traditional name of the famous skull flag.
Many games feature the concept of alternate dimensions. These can include the Physical, Astral, Elemental, and Ethereal among others depending on the theology. RPG's sometimes utilize these planes as the realms of gods.
A public testing period is, or has been, offered for the general public prior to sale or general availability. Access is generally granted through giveaways, preorders, or crowd-funding rewards.
Games that feature this concept require the player to wait for a certain amount of real time.
Games that have an open gameplay structure that allow players to interact with the world as they choose.
In-game jokes or Easter eggs involving references to characters or events from earlier in a game or the game's series.
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.
Games officially verified by Valve to be fully playable on Steam Deck.
A series of Steam features related to cross-platform play, including cross-buy, cross-play, and Linux compatibility layers.
Not to be confused with just any metal case, SteelBook is a brand of metal packaging for disc-based media.
A distinctive song associated with the game (often played during the introduction/end credits). Note: This concept deals just with songs with lyrics, as opposed to instrumental pieces.
Supporting characters who are heard throughout the course of the game, but are never seen physically by the player.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
Games in which the infrared pointer is used for gameplay purposes, like aiming for instance
Wii U games that support use of the Wii Remote (or Wii Remote Plus)
Zombies, more accurately called the walking dead, are reanimated corpses who feed on the living, and have become a ubiquitous video game enemy. They often move slowly, but can be deadly in large numbers, which is unfortunately how they tend to travel. Shotgun time!
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