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A system that gives a game the technical capability to implement the effects of gore which include but are not limited to, dismemberment, charring, beheading and gibbing. Gore systems have progressed significantly over the years from enemies scattering into pixels to highly detailed body tearing.
Spider-like parasitic animals from an unknown universe with amazing powers of genetic transformation. Introduced in the original Half-Life, headcrabs come in several varieties, all of which are incredibly dangerous to unsuspecting or unprepared humans.
Health is a value that gauges how much damage players can take in a game before they die or pass out. Also known as life in some games. Health is usually represented by a bar or a percentage instead of an exact amount. Found in most non sport games
A United States Marine Corps special forces unit sent to clean up the mess caused by the Black Mesa incident.
Death From Above.
A three-legged 'dog' creature that appears in Half-Life. It attacks the player in packs and emits LOUD sonic waves.
Humans are bipedal, sapient primates capable of abstract reasoning, language, and emotions.
A digital storefront which donates some of its profits to charity.
The Ichthyosaur is one of many alien species encountered in Half-Life that have been teleported to Earth from the borderworld Xen
When stuff that always used to work suddenly break down when you need it the most and you either have to fix it or find another way around.
The ability of a player to interact with items or geometry in the game world, whether for story or gameplay reasons or simply for immersion.
Sometimes, players experience an unfortunate event that results in all their weapons and items being taken away from them.
It's arguably the one move that symbolizes the medium to those outside it. The ability to jump, be it onto a building, a platform, or a skull, is one of the all time most important abilities ever put in a video game.
Rather than utilitarian names like "Level 3" or "Warehouse", many games give each level a unique title that has some relevance to its content.
It's easy to lose oneself in the heat of battle. Luckily, some games will alert the player as to when they are close to death.
Armed forces. The arm of government that deals with fighting wars and protecting a nation from external or internal threats
Standalone games that originally only existed as mods for other games.
Oftentimes developers will release the tools they used to create a title to the fans that play it. This Mod Support allows normal gamers to re-define their gaming experience and share their work with the public, promoting creativity and community.
No Clip is a command used to render the surface appearance of objects in the game environment while disabling their boundaries of collision detection.
Characters controlled by the game for players to interact with, as opposed to player characters which are controlled by whomever is playing the game.
A USB haptic mouse replacement peripheral. The name comes from the fact that the falcon is the predator of the mouse.
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.
Usually leading up to a late title card, some games put opening credits at the beginning of the game while you're actually playing! This is usually done to make the whole thing feel more cinematic.
Some weapons players use in video games are organic, or even living. The ammunition for these weapons is often organic as well, making them unique.
The permanent existence of one's body after death.
An advanced shading model, including diffuse, ambient and specular shading, with per-pixel lighting. Developed by Bui Tuong Phong, it was introduced to gaming with the Sega Hikaru arcade system in 1999. Since the mid-2000s, it has been the most widely used shading model in modern 3D video games.
Player versus Player, commonly abbreviated as PvP, is a gaming term that originated in MMOs to refer to gameplay in which players fight against other player controlled characters.
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!
Referencing a TV show, celebrity, song, trend, historical event, etc. is one of the easiest ways to get a laugh. This can be either a throw-away gag, like the name of an achievement, or the main subject of the game.
A public testing period is, or has been, offered for the general public prior to sale or general availability. Access is generally granted through giveaways, preorders, or crowd-funding rewards.
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