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A digital distribution service owned by Valve Corporation. Originally created to distribute Valve's own games, Steam has since become the de facto standard for digital distribution of PC games.
Strength beyond normal human bounds, i.e. lifting cars, bending metals, shattering a street with one's fist.
A graphical effect that shows a massive amount of world or is used to give a sense of grand scale.
The player character is seen at a distance from a number of different possible perspective angles. There is generally a movable camera but it can also be in a fixed position. It most commonly refers to a viewpoint behind the player character.
Games whose main character is so egotistical that the whole game just HAS to be named after them.
A mechanical system designed to capture or cause harm. Either the player can set traps for their enemies or others set them for the player.
Primitive community based around common ancestry or interests.
Supporting characters who are heard throughout the course of the game, but are never seen physically by the player.
Games with vehicles that can be controlled. This applies to games that AREN'T focused on just driving, but just happen to have a vehicle segment or the ability to pilot one.
Vehicular combat combines driving and combat to form a unique fast paced action game. Many games are purely vehicular combat based (e.g. Twisted Metal or Vigilante 8) or can contain have sections for such combat (e.g. Halo or Mass Effect).
A visual obstruction is an extra layer added to the player's viewpoint. Most common in first person games to add to the notion that you are looking through a character's eyes. Obstructions include blood, water and ice crystals.
Some games focused on bloody battle can become rather tedious when you get surrounded by people that yell and curse ceaselessly.
WASD, or WADS, is the most common and often the default setting to move the player character in computer games with a first or third person perspective.
Variable and dynamic simulation of weather conditions can be used to add variety, atmosphere (a rainy day in an RPG) and/or challenge (rain on the racetrack in a driving game) to a game.
Witches are women who can perform magic. There can be good witches and bad witches.
Xfire is a downloadable instant messenger client and Digital Download Store for Windows. It is targeted at gamers and has many features related to gaming.
A dead body reanimated through the use of mechanical or cybernetic additions.
This game mechanic occurs when a character enters a room, and the camera zooms around showing one particular pathway that the character should take, ending with a shot of the final door, window, or hole they should navigate to.
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