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Featured mainly in fighting games, special attacks usually require more than just pressing a button to activate. They are usually unique or at least varied between characters.
Third-party developers and publishers occasionally engage in the practice of releasing a title or piece of DLC on only one platform for any number of reasons. Sometimes these are permanent while others are only platform exclusive for a certain window of time.
Nudity is qualified as either exposed buttocks, breasts, or genitalia or general lack of clothing. Video game nudity is largely a rarity outside of the PC market.
When characters make conversation during normal gameplay, rather than a dialog-focused scene.
Romance in video games can either be interactive, in which the player attempts to woo another character, or an unchangeable part of the story of a given game.
Gamescom 2012 was held in Cologne, Germany, from August 15th to 19th.
An Easter Egg is an intentionally hidden cheat or hidden content in a video game, also known as a "secret".
Dancing is the movement of a body, usually rhythmic and to some kind of music. A lot of times, it happens between two people and may be romantic.
Decapitation is the removal of the head of a person or animal.
When the player character (re)visits a certain area or location that was also present in a previous game, or visited later on in the same game, with some alterations.
Sony's game streaming service for PS4 and PC.
The 2005 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California on May 18-20.
Games officially verified by Valve to be fully playable on Steam Deck.
Since 1998, an independent group of about forty worldwide media outlets who determine the best games of the Electronic Entertainment Expo.
The severing of limbs is a good way for designers to make every battle a bloodier, gorier mess. Or sillier in the right situations.
Customization in games that allow users to change various parts of their equipment or moves to fit their gaming style.
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.
Games that feature characters whose hair movement is governed by a physics engine.
Games based on TV shows, which includes live-action and cartoons.
Many males, and some females, experience pattern baldness, a gradual loss of hair.
While most games feature achievements with gamerscore values in multiples of five, not all games do so.
A circumstance in video games where the player will defeat large numbers of enemies without any assistance from AI or other players. This may occur for part of a game or the entirety of it.
The act of taking one's own life.
Winged, usually flying creatures, many of which enjoy perching on branches and defecating on unfortunate victims below.
A post-processing blurring effect used mostly by modern action games, particularly modern first-person shooters. Used to blur foreground or background elements to simulate a lens focus.
Used by protagonists when opening a door that is locked, or just for looking really cool.
Electricity is commonly used as a damage-introducing element causing inanimate objects to become harmful (electrified water, floors, cables, etc). It can also refer to a power wielded by characters that generates sparks, is conductive to metal surfaces, forks or branches, and is often blue in color.
A concept in a game where the playable character can't run out of ammo, and doesn't need to pick up/buy ammo. In some cases, you still have to reload your weapon, but you will still have an endless amount of magazines.
A cutscene that is viewed through the eyes of the protagonist or some other character. POV stands for "point of view".
Sequels that have the player controlling a different character than the preceding game(s).
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