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Auto-aiming (or Auto-targeting) allows for a character to attack or interact with an object or enemy that's very near to the player or within their field of vision.
Derived from the Spanish word for "little war", guerrilla warfare is waged by a small and mobile armed force against a larger, more regimented force. It typically involves the use of ambushes, sabotage, and other offensive tactics meant to overcome an enemy's greater numbers.
Animals that have the ability of speech and in some cases are anthropomorphic.
Pressing a button to zoom-in. For example: in a flight combat game or a shooter without iron sights.
Sometime companies include the name of a company in a title. Usually it's their own, but they have been known to shill for others.
Games in which specific enhancements are made when played on an Xbox One X.
A game mode that allows you to train for combos, moves, etc.
The deliberate animation of breasts, meant to titillate as a means to conform to more realistic physics.
The act of killing a fellow teammate in a game, to boost score or just for fun. This often results in being booted from games, and several games allow the server to do this automatically.
A destructible environment means the player has the ability to destroy his/her surroundings. This allows players to use the environment to their advantage.
Decapitation is the removal of the head of a person or animal.
Touchdowns are the primary way to score in American Football. A touchdown can be scored by running the ball into the endzone or completing a pass which goes into the endzone. A touchdown gives the scoring team 6 points. Found in all American Football games.
An individual that plays American Football.
Receiving damage or dying as a result of falling.
Weapons can often be upgraded with new attachments, augmentations, or magical enchantments. These upgrades result in the original item being more powerful than originally intended.
Hostages exist to be saved, guarded, and occasionally executed.
Stealth kills are special kills in video games that usually occur when the AI is not aware of the threat of the player.
You don't know how to play our game, so we'll teach you how.
A gang isn't just two crude dudes, it's a whole mess of them. There's all kinds of different gangs represented in games: street gangs, organized criminals, and even high school cliques.
Drifting is a technique used in motorsports that involves intentionally over-steering the car to create a slide. This is done both as a competitive and exhibitive technique.
An organized series of matches, ending with one victor.
An environmental hazard that can be exploited to inflict massive areal damage, exploding barrels are one of the most ubiquitous objects to be found in games. The most common methods of ignition include shooting and throwing. Exploding barrels are usually distinguished from the non-exploding kind by a conspicuous red tint.
Why go it alone when you can roll with a team? Squad Tactics let you issue commands to a whole crew of A.I controlled squad mates, who can(among other things) plant bombs, fire at specific targets, take cover, and talk smack.
Variable and dynamic simulation of weather conditions can be used to add variety, atmosphere (a rainy day in an RPG) and/or challenge (rain on the racetrack in a driving game) to a game.
Female ninja.
A shadow is an area where direct light from a light source cannot reach due to obstruction by an object.
In-Game Advertising is the placement of advertisements for real-world products within the game, sponsored by companies external to the developer.
A style of play in multiplayer gaming with the purpose of annoying, irritating and angering other players.
Grinding is the ability to slide along the edge of an object, usually a rail of some kind, with the trucks of a skateboard, the sole of a rollerblade, or the pegs of a BMX bike, in addition to grind boots or simply the character's feet.
Platforms conveniently moving you towards your destination to allow the crossing of large expanses which would otherwise be impossible to cross.
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