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PhysX is a realtime physics engine middleware originally developed by Ageia and now maintained by nVidia. It is the only currently available physics engine that supports hardware acceleration.
The CL4P-TP General Purpose Robots, better known as Claptraps, are robots who assist the population of Pandora in Borderlands. The first Claptrap in the game (the one on the title screen) is almost always dancing for some reason.
A common concept in RPGs and MMOs, color-coded loot is a concept where the quality/rarity of loot items are defined by a series of colors.
When the player's death is addressed and integrated in-game as a part of the player's continuing story. This often involves reincarnation of sorts, or the player continues by moving on to a different character.
Autism describes a loose collective of neurodevelopmental conditions, the most common of which tend to be difficulty socializing, repetitive behavior, and sensory sensitivity.
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Games that either require or optionally support the HTC Vive.
Games set in, or focused primarily around, the years between 1970 and 1979.
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The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. They compete in the National Football League as a member club of the American Football Conference North division.
The Indianapolis Colts are an NFL team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They currently belong to the AFC South division. They were founded in 1953 as the Baltimore Colts, and moved to Indianapolis in 1984.
The New Orleans Saints are an NFL Football team home to New Orleans, Louisiana.
The Los Angeles Chargers are a professional American football team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Chargers compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's American Football Conference West division.
The Los Angeles Rams, formerly the Saint Louis Rams, are an American professional football team in the NFL.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Flordia. They joined the NFL as an expansion team in 1976
One of the original AFL teams,took part in the first Super Bowl opposite the Green Bay Packers.
Warping allows the player to take a shortcut, bypassing part of a game.
Placing the player in an environment and making them feel alone. Games often use this for atmospheric effect.
A dead end is when a path or road is blocked off, whether intentionally or accidently, and players are forced to turn around.
A location where the player character is relatively assured to avoid patterns of incoming fire or enemy movement.
In many MMOs, some items, typically keys, will disappear from your inventory once you log out.
A enemy robot in descent 2 that splits into many smaller robots when destroyed.
Games with organic tissue covering or growing out of the walls (or floor). Typically seen in horror games. This concept does not cover situations where characters are actually inside larger organic beings.
Hidden Objects is a gameplay mechanic in which the player must find specific items within a static scene.
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