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Cold-blooded aquatic animals that have scales and breathe through gills.
The tenth annual PAX East took place March 28-31, 2019 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston, Massachusetts. It was the second PAX East to span four days.
Dragons were originally messengers from heaven, according to early Buddhist texts. In games, they can be among the most fearsome of adversaries, but there are some exceptions.
A series of Steam features related to cross-platform play, including cross-buy, cross-play, and Linux compatibility layers.
Some games let players customize their character (or characters). Degree of customization may vary, with some games simply allowing to choose between different types of clothes, while others provide more detailed tinkering of features such as the distance between a character's eyes or hair color.
Weapons can often be upgraded with new attachments, augmentations, or magical enchantments. These upgrades result in the original item being more powerful than originally intended.
The last boss you face in a game, usually representing the final climax of the game.
An umbrella term for any sexual orientation or gender identity that is not straight.
Whenever there's a new Pixar, superhero or Harry Potter movie they have to make one of these.
The act of bending at the knees from a standing position. Crouching is an essential part of many shooters and platformers, and can be used by players to stay behind cover or avoid incoming projectiles.
Winged, usually flying creatures, many of which enjoy perching on branches and defecating on unfortunate victims below.
Enemies that prefer to keep a distance to the ground, and swoop down occasionally to do some damage.
Feline animals commonly kept as pets. There are many different breeds and varieties.
Armed forces. The arm of government that deals with fighting wars and protecting a nation from external or internal threats
An numeral indication of how much damage a character can sustain. The loss of all hit points results in the death of the character or another penalty.
Referencing a TV show, celebrity, song, trend, historical event, etc. is one of the easiest ways to get a laugh. This can be either a throw-away gag, like the name of an achievement, or the main subject of the game.
An Xbox 360 and Games for Windows Live feature that lets you purchase and download full Xbox, Xbox 360, and PC games through the Live Marketplace.
Games that have been removed from sale from various digital store fronts.
A leaderboard is a way for players of any multi-player game to know where they rank within the game's community.
Dialogue trees are a feature through which the player selects responses from a list of choices, eliciting reactions from NPCs and determining the path of the conversation and story.
The concept of a game referencing another game through mockery, parody or even directly. A game reference to the same franchise does not count.
The minimap is a small, simplified version of a larger map. This plays a vital role in many games, especially Real Time Strategy, where it is important to have an overview of the entire map.
Roguelike is a sub-genre of role-playing games characterized by the exploration of randomly-generated dungeons and permanent death. These characteristics were featured in the classic computer game Rogue, hence the term "Roguelike".
Video games that, for better or for worse, are based on an existing non-video game franchise. Usually drawn from movies, tie-in games have also been made about TV shows, novels, and even one-hit wonder pop bands.
Games that ask the player whether they are sure about the decision that they have just made.
Swearing, cursing, call it what you want. It is an expression of anger or frustration, in most cases.
Games that either require or optionally support the HTC Vive.
Classes are different archetypes and playstyles that players can choose to play their game with.
The ninth annual PAX East took place April 5-8, 2018 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston, Massachusetts. It was the first PAX East to span four days.
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.
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