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First-turn carnage is when racing vehicles have large multi-vehicle wrecks on the first turn of the race. This usually happens when there is not enough of a straight-away between the starting grid and the first turn to seperate the faster vehicles from the slower vehicles.
When someone takes someone else's soul or life essence. They may do it to get more health, power-ups, or just because they are just plain evil!
Symbolic or artistic imagery that evokes male genitalia.
Stunt casting is the practice of hiring a relatively well-known actor to play a small or supporting role. It is often done with the intention of using name recognition to broaden a game's potential audience.
Weapons with multiple functions or combinations of different weapons that can be used at the same time.
That Orlando Magic are a professional Basketball team that competes in the NBA.
A person under 18 committing minor crimes such as vandalizing public properties.
A phenomenon by which one or more aspects of a character are exaggerated to the point of becoming a much bigger and more pronounced part of their identity than they previously were, even to the point of becoming the character's defining characteristic. Named after The Simpsons character Ned Flanders, who in-between the show's earliest and latest seasons had his religious background exaggerated to the point of becoming an intolerant Fundamentalist.
The fourteenth annual PAX East took place March 21-24, 2024 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston, Massachusetts.
The spear counterpart of Damsel in Distress, this is when a male or male-presenting character is captured/kidnapped and must be saved by another character.
Some non-dedicated platforms have games built into them so it can be enjoyed despite owning any games. Prior to any form of OS for platforms, the built-in games were accessed only when no game was inserted or required previous knowledge of a 'hidden' button presses. Later platforms the built-in games could be accessed through an onscreen menu.
Females with the double X chromosome, contrary to the fighters of the XY variety.
Games that overlay realtime characters or objects over FMV (full motion video) cutscenes to lessen the contrast against the realtime portion of the game.
Characters that intentionally resemble a member of the game's development team.
A shout to intimidate opponents or inspire allies' during battle.
A flying reptile. Although mistaken for dinosaurs, they are very much not dinosaurs.
Having made an appearance in almost all of the Final Fantasy games, the Bomb is a fearsome-looking creature, resembling a levitating ball of fire with a twisted grin.
Warhammer 40k faction. A more traditional military made of volunteered citizens trained in warfare, the Guardsmen are the basic infantry of the Human Imperium.
World of Darkness is White Wolf's horror/fantasy universe in which all of their games take place. After a long hibernation, White Wolf (now owned by Paradox Interactive) are making a strong push to making more World of Darkness games.
Games with characters that, for either physical or psychological reasons, are unable to speak. Not to be confused with a silent protagonist.
While completely normal from the neck down, these characters seem to be lacking a bit of skin up top. Creepy.
Minerals are the primary resource featured in many games.
Psionics, psychic abilities or mind powers, Are abilities either supernatural or through technology that use the brain/mind to manifest powers. These can include Telepathy, Psychokinesis, Pyrokinesis, etc.
Popularized by Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and seen in many games since, to "prestige" is to reach the maximum level of experience in a multiplayer game and reset your character to do it all again.
A short description about a given difficulty level. "Intended for players new to the genre," "Meant for long time fans," etc.
Big flat fish. You find them in tropical waters, typically around coral reefs.
Controlling by using different gestures such as touch, swing, twist, flick, and more!
The main character is a humanoid rat.
Unbreakable glass is glass which is impervious to destruction, and is often used to show a story scene without allowing player interference.
A compulsive need for and use of a habit-forming substance characterized by tolerance and by well-defined physiological symptoms upon withdrawal; persistent compulsive use of a substance known by the user to be harmful.
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