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Counter-terrorists fight terrorists wherever they are found. These professional soldiers are highly disciplined and skilled in their profession.
A non-interactive sequence within a game most often used for plot advancement.
An in-game design interface that allows the player to configure aspects of a game, among other things.
The process of creating a movie, whether it be live-action or animated.
Forge is a mode in Halo 3, Halo: Reach, and Halo 4, which allows players to alter their favorite multiplayer maps and easily share them with friends and the Halo community.
A glitch is an action performed within the bounds of a game engine that was not intended by the game's developers. Glitches are often performed by the player, though they can also occur independently.
Graphic Filters are removable filters that change the look of the graphics in a game. They can range from making a game look like an old film, to smoothing the pixellated graphics of an old game.
An Iconic concept of video games is the use of an idle animation for the players character, when during gameplay there's no control given. It's an example of emergent game design, and is used as a way to add depth to action characters.
An in-engine cinematic is a type of cutscene that is rendered in real time using the game's graphics engine.
Map Makers or Editors are built-in tools that allow the average gamer to tweak or fully customize a map of their own, with no mod or programming skills required.
When the President wants to go for a burger, you know that all your cake is a lie.
No HUD games are ones that either lack a Heads Up Display, or find a way to integrate it into the game environment. Many games do this to add a sense of immersion or artistic quality to their games, or to reduce screen clutter.
A cutscene that is viewed through the eyes of the protagonist or some other character. POV stands for "point of view".
Games that feature two teams; one red, one blue.
Source SDK provides Valve's best tools for the modding community. It allows anyone to create animations and levels for any Source-based game.
A speedrun describes the action of a player attempting to complete a game in the fastest time possible. The rules of speedruns can vary, but generally allow glitching and sequence breaking as long as the player does not cheat with external devices/tools or tampering with the game.
Whether with a button press or menu, taunts destroy friendships and can even make the computer go crazy.
Terrorists can be found terrorizing people all over the world of video games. While there is no consensus on how to define the term "terrorism", terrorists are generally considered to be people who express their ideals through violence.
An alien alliance consisting of several unique species that serves as one enemy in the Halo franchise.
Allows a cinematic view of your vehicle in the Driver series.
Cutscenes that cannot be interrupted or bypassed through player interaction.
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.
A type of media spanning from broadcast television, to blockbuster films, to YouTube content.
Games that allow in-game recording and uploading to YouTube.
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