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The sport of Bobsleighing.
Dogs normally characterized by their black spots-on-white coat appearance. Popular with firefighters and Disney fans.
Cyberpunk is an aesthetic choice that is employed in many different media, it focuses on technology and how that technology encroaches on our natural, daily lives.
A humanoid race in the Star Wars universe, they come from the planet Shili and have distinct horns on their heads.
The ability in a first person shooter to shoot bullets through walls and objects at enemies. This usually results in less damage and accuracy once the bullet passes through the wall/object, and may only work on certain materials or thicknesses.
The Cold War is the period of tension between the USA and the Soviet Union that dominated world politics from the mid 1940s all the way until the early 1990s.
This concept was most notably brought to light by Bungie in Halo 3. This mode allows you to save video of a game session you played, make movie clips, and take screen shots. You can often upload them to the games' official website.
Illuminati or the "The New World Order" the evil religious cult that's hell bent on controlling the world.
In some games the protagonist goes through unwanted surgery, often in first person view.
BASE Jumping is the act of packing a parachute to jump off a stationary object, such as a building or a mountain. B.A.S.E. stands for Buildings, Antennas, Spans(bridges), Earth(mountains).
Rap song that is played as the end credits roll. Usually contains subject matter pertaining to the game/developer, or performed by a character in the game.
Similar to the Wilhelm Scream, this is an often used voice sample heard in many games, e.g. Starcraft and Half-Life 2. It is also known as the "TIE fighter scream" for it's similarity to the sound the passing fighters make in Star Wars: A New Hope.
A bullet sponge refers to a non-player character or object that takes an unusually large number of bullets or other projectile to destroy (e.g. Tank in Left 4 Dead franchise).
A main menu background that changes scenery as the game progresses.
A highly trained, military unit that conducted black ops for the US government. The height of SOG activity was during the Vietnam War.
Weapon bob refers to the sway of a held weapon when a player is in motion in a first-person shooter.
Military term, indicating that a spotter is requesting fire support in close proximity to friendly forces. Players are ill-advised to linger in such areas.
An event in a video game in which the screen is split up into multiple frames to give the player better overview of everything that's going on.
Nova-6 is an experimental biological weapon originally developed by the Nazis in World War II that the Russians get a hold of in Call of Duty: Black Ops.
A deadly game where the loser faces instant death.
A framing device for storytelling in which the main character is recounting the events of the game's plot (the actual gameplay) to someone as a flashback while they are being interrogated.
The Napalm Strike is a killstreak reward in Call of Duty: Black Ops, as well as a weapon in the Worms Series.
A political organization and army in South Vietnam and Cambodia that fought the United States and South Vietnamese governments during the Vietnam War
In the context of the Vietnam War, the North Vietnamese Communists were referred to as the North Vietnamese Army (NVA).
A Token Minority is a concept in games, television, movies, and books wherein a single character of a different ethnicity is added to a cast of characters who all share the same--or very similar--ethnic background. It's often used to add the pretense of diversity to an otherwise homogeneous set of characters.
Regular difficulty not difficult enough? Enable hardcore mode for a more brutal gaming experience.
The usually self-appointed leader of a region with totalitarian control. Usually will come into power through violence and will stay in power until he dies or is killed.
Decontamination is the process of removing hazardous materials from a person or object. In games, this is usually achieved by lasers, rather than water as in the real world.
The Vietnam War was a military conflict, fought in Indochina between 1955 and 1975. It led to the reunification of North Vietnam and South Vietnam into the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in July 1976.
Tracking is a skill or ability used by classes such as Rangers which allows the player to quickly locate an NPC.
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