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Getting extra stuff on a new game from a previous game save on the player's system.
Criminals banded together with a common goal in mind. Can range from a band of thugs to the Mafia.
In many games that feature team-based competition, "Friendly Fire" is the ability shoot or somehow directly impair ones own teammates.
Removing a weapon or item from another person/creature so you can make use of it. Useful for stealth based games.
Games where you cooperate with other players to accomplish certain goals, yet at the same time compete for power (items) and glory (wealth).
The 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California on June 2-4.
A bright flash, usually red and seen on the borders of the screen, that indicates damage or injury.
Radar is a player assist device included in the Heads Up Display of many games that represents the player's surroundings and the positions of objects, vehicles and enemies.
Avatar Awards are items or clothing that are unlocked for Xbox Live avatars by completing certain tasks within the game.
Block Party, or House Party in EU, is a Spring-based promotional event in which a series of Xbox Live Arcade games are released once a week in March 2010.
When one type of ammo fits all.
Games often feature working light switches that allow the player to manually switch on and off the lighting in a room.
Need to sneak around unseen? Darken the room by shooting out some lights.
The Maians are a race of inteligent space-farers who are friends with Daniel Carrington
The Skedar are a militant alien race and the main antagonistic force in Perfect Dark.
Some weapons players use in video games are organic, or even living. The ammunition for these weapons is often organic as well, making them unique.
These are awards given to players at the end of a multiplayer match, and may or may not have any gameplay consequence. Most common to first-person shooters, examples of these awards include "most accurate", "most teammates healed", "most damage taken", etc.
Pressing a button to zoom-in. For example: in a flight combat game or a shooter without iron sights.
Elevator music is used in many games as a humorous contrast to the action. Although this pleasant, bland muzak went out of usage in elevators in the 1980s, it continues on in video games set both in current times and the future.
Face Mapping allows the player to insert their facial likeness onto a character within the game. It has become a recurring feature in a few EA Sports games, such as the FIFA and Tiger Woods franchises.
First coined by Arkane Studios on their game "The Crossing", Cross-player is a blend of single-player and multi-player, allowing human players to take control of the enemies (who are normally controlled by AI).
Unbreakable glass is glass which is impervious to destruction, and is often used to show a story scene without allowing player interference.
The ability to see through walls.
An organization specializing in military research that are the main antagonistic force in the Perfect Dark games.
An organization dedicated to science and military research led by Daniel Carrington.
A person leading a double life. This character has more than one way in which they present themselves to the world.
A symbiote is any living creature that coexists with another, usually proving a benefit of some sort. It gives it's host the ultimate power, but at a cost.
These big'uns would love to smash you into a pulp by charging full-speed in a perfectly straight line, but if you take two steps to the right you'll be safe and sound ... for a few seconds at least.
A multinational corporation in Marvel Comics and affiliated media. It's normally associated with oil and other energy resources, but also has its hands in other ventures. Usually portrayed as evil or at the very least having illegal dealings.
Over-the-shoulder is a camera view point popularized by Resident Evil 4 that is featured in most modern third-person shooters and third-person action games.
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