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Achievements are extra challenges added into video games that sometimes carry a point value or unlock bonus material, and are sometimes solely for bragging rights.
The concept of moving blocks around to certain areas such as highlighted squares, or switches, or in order to get past a maze.
Button Mashing is a term used to describe gameplay where certain skills can be only realized explicitly through mashing buttons, a reckless player trying to get results or when the game rewards the player(s) who bash buttons the fastest. The latter example is common in Party Games.
A concept in games with multiple characters, a screen with pictures of all playable characters with the possibility of stat listings.
Typically found in fighting games, combos are a series of strung-together moves.
The main line of distinction between victory or failure in video games, death is the process of a biological being ceasing to be alive.
Digging is a strategic mechanic of many games. Digging allows the ability to unearth valuables and strategize pathways.
The controversial practice of incorporating "access control technology" into digital media so as to limit what owners of that media can do with it, most commonly for the stated purpose of preventing piracy.
Sometimes you need to crush a little rock to gain access to valuable objects - or even to find your way out of a sticky situation. The drill is your friend.
The 2008 E3 Media & Business Summit took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California on July 15-17.
Falling Debris, rocks, or other items that may possibly cause damage to the player character.
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.
In many games there is a ranking system, the players with the highest point value are listed in a "high score" table.
A leaderboard is a way for players of any multi-player game to know where they rank within the game's community.
When a certain amount of time is given to the player to reach a goal or finish an objective.
Games whose main character is so egotistical that the whole game just HAS to be named after them.
Unlockable gamerpics are a form of reward for completing certain tasks in Xbox 360 games.
Xbox 360 and original Xbox games that have been approved to run on the Xbox One's backwards compatibility feature.
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