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Windows Phone allows mobile games to tie into Microsoft's existing Xbox Live infrastructure, including accounts, avatars, and achievements.

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Digital Distribution
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Digital Distribution is the concept of purchasing digital media via the internet and having it sent to the user directly via the internet. No physical representation of this content is given but the content resides on the users hard drive and is legally owned by them.
Achievements
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Achievements are extra challenges added into video games that sometimes carry a point value or unlock bonus material, and are sometimes solely for bragging rights.
Xbox Live
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Xbox Live is Microsoft's online gaming service. Xbox Live has two subscription plans: Silver, which is free, and Gold, which is subscription-based.
Touch Controls
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Used with a touch screen to provide an interface for games and applications without the use of physical buttons.
2D
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Sure, these days have almost every game sporting the newfangled 3D, but way back when, everyone had to live with plain old 2D. 2D, or two dimensions, limit the game to scrolling backgrounds, but some games even now make use of this basic concept.
Leaderboard
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A leaderboard is a way for players of any multi-player game to know where they rank within the game's community.
High Score
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In many games there is a ranking system, the players with the highest point value are listed in a "high score" table.
PlayStation Trophies
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Trophies are an incentive-based system for the completion of various objective in PlayStation 3 titles.
Polygonal 3D
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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!
Steam
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Steam is a digital distribution service owned by Valve. Originally created to distribute its own games, Steam has since expanded to become the de facto standard for digital distribution of PC games, and supports community features, downloadable content and achievements. Starting 2010, Steam now offers Mac games as well.
Online
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Games which allow players to interact with others over the internet.
Apple Game Center
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Apple's Game Center service brings matchmaking, achievements, and friend lists to games that choose to support it.
Boss Fight
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A boss fight is a culminating challenge that pits the player against one or more enemies representing a greater threat and/or difficulty than those previously faced. These scenarios typically feature unique antagonists.
Secret Achievements
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Secret achievements are achievements that have a hidden title, requirement and score. This is usually to refrain from spoiling some aspect of the game.
Zombie
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A term used to (inaccurately) describe the walking dead. They feed largely on the flesh of the living, but are sometimes depicted as craving brains specifically. They often move slowly, due to rigor mortis, but are extremely deadly in large numbers. Unfortunately, they're always found in groups. Shotgun time!
Jump
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It's arguably the one move that symbolizes the medium to those outside it. The ability to jump, be it onto building, onto platforms, or onto skulls, is one of the all time most important abilities ever put in a video game.
Downloadable Content
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Downloadable Content adds new features and content to already-distributed video games via the Internet. Examples include new maps for FPS games, new songs for rhythm games, and new cars for racing games.
Bosses
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Video game bosses are usually the main antagonist, and arch nemesis of the main protagonist. In most cases the end of a game is when the main character defeats the final boss.
Gravity
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Gravity is a physical phenomenon, specifically the mutual attraction between all objects in the universe. In a gaming setting, gravity determines the relationship between the player and the "ground," preventing the player or game objects from flying off into space, and hopefully acting in a predictable/realistic manner.
Licensed Game
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These games are based off of an established license, such as a movie or comic. Examples are the James Bond and Spider-Man franchises.
Death
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The main line of distinction between victory or failure in video games, death is the process of a biological being ceasing to be alive.
Lives
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The concept of lives in video games evolved to let the player get a second chance after failing once. The most recognizable symbol is the heart.
Fire
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In games, fire can be an obstacle, a tool, a weapon, or a solution. Just don't play with it...unless you really want to.
Options Menu
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Options menus give you the option to change anything the game lets you change. Whether you want subtitles or not, sound effects or not, the game to be harder or not, anything you want that the game lets you change, you can change in the options menu.
Currency
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Currency has all forms in video games. It is used to buy characters, vehicles, weapons, and more.
Original Soundtrack Release
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Games that have had an Original Soundtrack album released.
Games on Demand
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An Xbox 360 and Games for Windows Live feature that lets you purchase and download full Xbox, Xbox 360, and PC games through the Live Marketplace.
Digital Rights Management
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DRM is the controversial practice of creating "access control technology", incorporated into digital media in an attempt to prevent piracy.
Free to Play
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Free to Play titles allow a user to play a full version of the game without paying an initial purchase fee.
Countdown Timer
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The ultimate pressure feature. You have to complete the task at hand, be it finishing your opponent or cutting the right wire, in the allotted time depending on which game you're playing. So be quick or you lose.

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