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The 2008 E3 Media & Business Summit took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California on July 15-17.
These games, franchises, characters, or companies have some connection with PlayStation Home. They could have some related digital wares available, have their own Space, or even be playable.
A lich is a powerful sorcerer who became undead through a magical ritual they cast on themselves. Usually lichdom is achieved to extend their "lives" or give themselves more power. They can control vast hordes of undead.
A blob consisting of some icky substance, the slime monster is one of the most used RPG monster clichés besides rats.
Female ninja.
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.
Games often feature in-game music, however some have taken the effort to create their own radio stations, with DJ's, talkback, and a variety of music.
Scorpions are an eight-legged arachnids with two large pincers and a venomous stinger on the tail, used to kill or subdue prey and defend against aggressors. Though their sting can be very painful to humans, few scorpion species can kill a healthy adult.
A route shorter than the usual one.
A professional and amateur sport, played world-wide, in which two teams advance a ball up and down a court in order to score "field goals," by throwing the ball through a basket or hoop. The team with the highest score at the end of timed play wins.
Usually found in adventure games, when players combine two or more items to create one or more new items.
A boss character in a game which shows up again later as a regular enemy.
An individual who specializes in armed combat.
Men too tough to cover up their chest.
Ants are small insects that live in nests and work together for a queen. Can be gene-modified to grow huge.
Most games based on this mythology adapts the One Thousand and One Nights tale.
An online digital distribution system for arcade games in Japan.
A concept where the game must be restarted if you are killed. It is a mechanic found in most arcade games, but the term is usually used in reference to the RPG genre where the mechanic is less common, particularly "roguelike" games as well as strategy games such as Fire Emblem or Final Fantasy Tactics where characters die if they are defeated in battle. Often used as a significant plot device.
In many games such as Devil May Cry and God of War, Orbs, or "Souls", if you will, spawn out of the enemies you destroy and provide you with either sweet life or power. Many times these "Orbs" can also be used as a currency of sorts to upgrade.
A boss that players fight multiple times throughout the game. They usually follow the player as they progress.
Usually due to bugs and glitches, some games cannot be "finished" without the use of unintended modifications.
Resurrection is the act of being brought back to life. One must have already been living and have died in order to be able to be resurrected.
Games that are arguably the most fun in a "party" scenario with multiple players in one room.
Some video games utilize a system that has the player occasionally consuming food items to keep their hunger under control. Ignoring it can result in decreased stamina, or in some cases, death of the player's character and a "Game Over" screen.
Sometimes when players beat a game, the credits sequence will end with the phrase similar to, "Thank you for playing!".
PlayStation Plus is a premium PlayStation Network subscription service.
An unofficial translation of a video game, created by people not associated with the original development team.
In video games, dithering is a graphical technique using pixel patterns to simulate additional colors or transparency. While far more common on CRTs, many games still use the technique, especially games which use pixel art.
Games where the player character is constantly running.
An initiative from Sega starting in June of 2017, that brings titles from every Sega platform to mobile for free.
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