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An online multiplayer grouping system that allows players to join a party and "travel" from match to match together automatically.
Multiple endings is a term used to describe different outcomes or conclusions to a game based on the previous actions of the player.
The Necrons are soulless metal warriors, awakening from a long slumber in their ancient tombs. They serve the C'tan, ancient gods that feed on the energy of the living.
Games in which, instead of playing on "Easy" or "Hard", players play on "Marine" or "Way of the Samurai".
Games which allow players to interact with others over the internet.
OnLive was a cloud gaming service offering video game streaming through a user's computer, smartphone, or TV.
The goddamn bugs whacked us, Johnny.
Orcs/Orks/Orques are a fictional race of tough humanlike creatures, often with green or black skin, originally coming from the Saxon word for the Normans during the invasion, meaning demon or foreigner.
Games that have had an Original Soundtrack album released.
Various effects using "particles" (billboard/sprite planes or full models).
An ability that doesn't require input from the player to be used.
The 2008 Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) took place at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in Seattle, Washington on August 29-31.
The inaugural Penny Arcade Expo East took place at the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center in Boston, Massachusetts on March 26-28, 2010.
In video games Plasma is often used as a core ingredient in weapons due to its high temperature. Due to the amount of damage it can inflict it is effective against any type of target, whether organic or metallic
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!
For some reason or another, Your Majesty, you simply can't build any more units. I don't know, go build some houses or something.
Those with the mental capacity and ability to use Psychic Powers by tapping the Warp.
Rain can heavily increase the atmosphere of a video game. Some games use it to add detail to an environment, while other games use it to make it difficult to see.
The ability to automatically assign fresh troops to a designated location.
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 RPGs and modern first/third-person shooters.
Dialogue from NPCs that constantly repeats.
The act of acquiring resources for the purpose of building structures and/or unit construction. Resource gathering is a staple of the RTS (Real Time Strategy) genre.
The player never really dies, but is revived or respawned with little to no penalty.
Some games bought at physical stores and online retailers can be activated on Steam using its CD key. Some come with compulsory Steam activation, while for others it is optional.
Two or more factions, either with the same or completely different goals, that constantly try to one-up each other. The player is sometimes forced to pick a side to root or work for during the struggle. Other times the rivalry is only mentioned in the plot.
If a person is made of metal and has circuitry instead of a circulatory system, then their game belongs on this list.
Rocket artillery is any platform, and it's own rocket ordinance, designed to fire with some accuracy towards a distant enemy. The distance involved usually means they must be fired indirectly.
Classic form of numbering that gives things a more regal feel.
Game mechanics traditionally found in role-playing games that are incorporated into a non-RPG title.
A rush can be one of two things; in real-time or turn-based strategy it's pumping many units out quickly. In team-based shooters it is running across the map as soon as possible.
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