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Who needs 2D when we've got 3D? 3D, or 3 dimensions, is what we're used to seeing in almost every game these days, letting us do all sorts of awesome stuff like run in circles!

Used by protagonists when opening a door that is locked, or just for looking really cool.

Extraterrestrials appear in many, many video games in a massive variety of styles. Sometimes they're evil bloodthirsty invaders, sometimes they're adorably cuddly sidekicks, and sometimes they're very much like us.

Automated Grenade Throw refers to games that have specific controls for tossing a grenade, as opposed to being forced to switch out your current weapon with a grenade before throwing.

A point within the game whereby the game saves its current state whether it be for the purpose of a more convenient respawn point or a gameplay design (such as in racing).

Circle-strafing is strafing around a target while facing it. This is useful for disorienting the target's aim, making for an easier kill.

How do you like to play your game? Do you prefer getting up close to enemies with melee weapons, or would you rather snipe opponents from a distance? Do you like to cast magic and summon creatures, or is healing other players more your style? Classes allow players to choose a particular archetype in a game and play the role they want to play, instead of the one they don't.

Games involving any form of vehicular crash landing or emergency landing

Crouching is an essential part of many shooters, and can be useful to stay under cover.

The main line of distinction between victory or failure in video games.

Downloadable Content is anything that adds content on to an already-released game, whether it be new songs for Rock Band or new cars for Forza Motorsport 2.

Something that blows up in a huge firey hell! Usually due to ill placed explosives or general "accidents"

A console game is high definition if it operates at a resolution of at least 720p, or 1280x720. A console able to achieve this resolution is HD-capable. For a variety of reasons, the term does not apply to PC games.

Whether it be a close up shotgun shell, far off sniper rifle, explosive, or backstab, the "one hit kill" is a popular kill strategy. Usually hard to master and even harder to avoid, the instant kill is loved and hated by gamers everywhere.

It's arguably the one move that symbolizes the medium to those outside it. The ability to jump, be it onto building, onto platforms, or onto skulls, is one of the all time most important abilities ever put in a video game.

Kill Stealing involves a player killing another player's target in order to gain his or her "prize". These include loot, experience points, a point score, etc.

One of the smaller innovations in the gaming industry was making the player's targeting reticle change colours depending on the situation.

All militaries have some kind of uniform.

Nuclear war, frivolous dumping of toxic waste, forced evoluitonary virus; sometimes these things go horribly awry. These games all feature some variety of mutant life, formerly human or otherwise.

Occurs when a player kills an enemy using a sniper rifle without the aid of the scope. Generally in FPS games, sniper rifles are not equipped with crosshairs, thus making this feat impressive.

The 2008 Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) took place at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in Seattle, Washington on August 29-31.

These games, franchises, characters, or companies have some connection with PlayStation Home. They could have some related digital wares available, have their own Space, or even be playable.

Trophies are an incentive-based system for the completion of various objective in PlayStation 3 titles.

Swearing, cursing, call it what you want. It is an expression of anger or frustration, in most cases. Can be game related or used by other players online.

As the name implies, it occurs when a game has unpredictable, always different levels, created by the game itself on the fly. Largely used to evoke a sense a freshness in every play session, but often critisized by the overall lack of "human polish" presented.

Regenerating health is a gameplay mechanic which automatically refills the players health bar after successfully escaping damage for a set amount of time. It is typically seen in Western RPGs and modern first-person shooters.

Many games feature a story which involves saving the world and its inhabitants, often single handedly.

When a game usually a shooter gives you a weapon to begin your mission with. Normally they are used infrequently but can be relied on when all options and or ammo are gone i.e. pistols, grenades or knives.

Sometimes silent protagonists come to their senses in sequels or prequels and decide to freely speak their mind.

Elite and specially trained/equipped military troops tasked with carrying out specific and dangerous/sensitive tasks beyond the remit of regular military personnel. Many games feature special forces soldiers or units as protagonists or enemies.

A squad is a group of military personnel who work together as a group. Popular in both single-player and multiplayer games, the other players within the squad can be either AI or other people.

A Multiplayer game mode where two or more teams fight against each other to the death.

A series of organized conflicts carried on by force of arms, between any two or more nations or groups.War is accepted when a nation for example puts out their grounds on another nation grounds.