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A dog is an animal, of which there are estimated to be 400 million of in the world. Said to be man's best friend, they naturally appear in many video games.
The twenty-third annual Electronic Entertainment Expo took place June 13-15, 2017 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California.
Frequently seen in RPGs and Fighting games, The EHI helps players calculate the current health of opponents.
All the enemies in the game show up in the credits, sometimes before the people who made the game.
Any video game (especially RPGs) that allows the player the opportunity to talk to everyone, from companion characters to minor NPCs to surviving or reformed villains, during its playable epilogue to see what became of them.
To elude, escape, or get away from. Some games require players to escape from some people or things to perform some objective or avoid death.
A main menu background that changes scenery as the game progresses.
A punishment where a person or group are sent from their homeland and not allowed to return.
Experience Points are part of a character advancement system commonly found in RPGs. These points are generally gained by defeating an enemy or completing a task.
When will those crazy scientists learn? Be it killer robots, invasions from outer space, sentient computers or mutations; they always seem to have the habit of leaving a big mess behind for you to clean up.
A powerful release of energy. This energy is usually expelled in all directions very quickly, typically giving off orange or red flames.
A fake glitch is a "glitch" coded into the game, designed to confuse, scare, or amuse the player.
A scripted sequence or even an entire level where the player character is falling from a great height. Gameplay typically includes avoiding debris or battling enemies (or sometimes both).
A device used in many games with vast open worlds, to travel instantaneously from one place to another. It sometime appears in the form of an item or skill.
Games which feature a Twitter-like feed that is written by the developers, and not by real users.
Foreshadowing is a plot device that allows the creators to leave subtle (or not-so-subtle) hints about future events in the game.
A listing of games that have functional mirrors inside the game. An in-game mirror must display the character as they move in order to qualify.
GameMaker is an easy-to-use, no programming required 2D game development tool for Windows and Mac, first created by Mark Overmars and now developed and maintained by YoYo Games Ltd.
Genocide refers to killing on massive scale, often systematic and for political or religous reasons.
These spooky entities are the spirits of the dead, returned from beyond their graves for generally sinister purposes. There's generally about even odds whether a particular ghost will be helpful or malevolent towards the living, but some ghosts just want to be left alone entirely.
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.
A digital distribution platform that focuses on providing DRM-free computer games, both old and new.
More effective than any hospital. These games let you heal damage; ranging from a black eye to a gunshot wound, just by having a snack.
Health is a value that gauges how much damage players can take in a game before they die or pass out. Also known as life in some games. Health is usually represented by a bar or a percentage instead of an exact amount. Found in most non sport games
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.
Holding hands implies a second character or object, often controlled by AI, who must be physically escorted through the game.
The expression of care and love, an act performed in many games.
Humans are bipedal, sapient primates capable of abstract reasoning, language, and emotions.
A digital storefront which donates some of its profits to charity.
IGF is the Independent Games Festival, an annual gathering of Indie developers. The term also refers to the associated awards.
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