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Game » consists of 13 releases. Released Oct 09, 2007
While most games' end credits differentiate whom did what and what position each person holds in the company, games with single-entity developer credits present the entire staff of the development house as an equal member of the team with an equal influence in the creation of the game. More often than not, the team is listed in alphabetical order.
A box, sphere, or hemisphere surrounding a level or map textured with a background image to make the level look larger than it actually is.
The phenomenon of time, or at least a character's perception of it, moving more slowly. Bullet time is an enhanced version of slow-mo.
Whether it be cigarettes, cigars or pipes, tobacco or otherwise, everyone knows that smoking is bad for you - and that it makes you look undeniably cool.
Eliminating a target with a long-range rifle.
Valve Corporation's proprietary game engine that debuted in summer 2004 with Counter-Strike: Source and later that same year with Half-Life 2. It may be worth noting that the first Source game released a full 2 weeks ahead of Counter-Strike, and that was Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
A reversed thumbstick layout for left-handed players. The option isn't default, but is available in most games.
An eight legged arachnid. Some make webs to catch prey and some are poisonous. None have made a web grand enough to be called a parlor, though.
The Spike Video Game Awards recognized the best games of 2007.
User-made image files that can be tagged on walls in-game.
A gameplay mechanic which allows the player to move faster than the normal speed. Usually for a set amount of time.
Using stealth often requires the player to accomplish their objective without being detected by enemies. Methods of detection can vary from game to game, and can be based on an enemy's line of sight, how quiet the player is, or even how the player interacts with the environment.
Stealth kills are special kills in video games that usually occur when the AI is not aware of the threat of the player.
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.
An API feature built in to Steam that allows developers to support and customize multiple controller types on any device using Steam.
A series of Steam features related to cross-platform play, including cross-buy, cross-play, and Linux compatibility layers.
Often used to show their dominance over those tiny creatures called insects, and sometimes just for fun!
Sticky grenades are a type of explosive that is thrown and sticks a surface such as the body of an enemy, thus making the explosive damage inescapable.
A trickjumping technique used to increase a player's speed.
Moving to the left or right without rotating the body axis. The technique, also called side-stepping, is useful in FPS games to avoid incoming fire without turning away from a target.
A massive Combine synth designed for heavy assault, in Half-Life 2 and Episodes One and Two.
The option to display dialog and other information with text on screen.
The act of taking one's own life.
The time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon. Followed by Twilight.
Propelling oneself with kinetic usage of limbs while submerged in liquid (or otherwise fluid material).
The ability to move from one area to another instantaneously - typically through some sort of special power or device.
Whether by item or otherwise, temporary invincibility provides the user a brief moment where they are impervious to attack.
Also known as the Universal Union, the Combine is a trans-dimensional empire comprised of enslaved species spanning an unknown number of universes, and Earth is their latest annexation.
What lies ahead, and is distant from the present.
A dance made famous by Michael Jackson in the music video for "Thriller."
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