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When a game's title succinctly describes or indicates how the game is played, or a specific game mode.
Games which had been licensed out to toy manufacturers to create a tie-in toyline, Usually aimed at children or collectors depending on the audience of the games the toys were based off.
A mechanical system designed to capture or cause harm. Either the player can set traps for their enemies or others set them for the player.
You don't know how to play our game, so we'll teach you how.
TwitchTV is a live-streaming service dedicated to video games. Some online games feature the ability to stream gameplay to TwitchTV directly within the game itself.
A mod is a user-created patch that alters any part of a game, or adds new content to it. At the extreme, "total conversion" mods can change the game so much that an entirely new experience is created.
Illager mob who attacks with an iron axe.
The ability to communicate via voice.
The word "voxel" is a portmanteau of "volumetric" and "pixel" (which in turn is a portmanteau of "picture" and "element"). Essentially a three-dimensional cube, they are used to build objects in a virtual space, especially terrain.
WASD, or WADS, is the most common and often the default setting to move the player character in computer games with a first or third person perspective.
Realistically rendered water can really immerse you in a game. Just don't try to dive into your TV!
Games where weapons break down overtime after extended periods of usage.
Like a Werewolf, but a hedgehog.
Microsoft's application storefront introduced in Windows 8.
The Wither is the second mob boss to be added to Minecraft. They were introduced in version 12w34a, and were made spawnable in version 12w36a.
The Wither Skeleton is a new hostile mob introduced to Minecraft in 12w36a. They are primarily used to spawn the Wither.
Wolves are mammals closely related to dogs and are known for howling in moonlit forests and hunting in packs to pester players in numerous RPG games.
World Building games focus on the ability of the player to created his own little world just as he wants it. Good examples, are The Sims, Black and White, and Spore.
A handful of games deemed of historical significance have been inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame every year since 2015.
A subscription service from Microsoft on Xbox platforms and Windows 10. Described as "Netflix for video games", users pay a monthly fee to gain access to a range of titles or buy to own them at a discount price.
Xbox Live is Microsoft's online gaming service.
Games in which specific enhancements are made when played on an Xbox One X.
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!
Pigmen found in The Nether. They do not attack until provoked, and will drop Grilled Pork and Feathers when defeated.
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