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A graphical effect used in video games where an object blocks light and around the edges of the object the light is significantly brighter than normal.
The opposite of open-ended gameplay, linear gameplay uses scripted events, Quick time events, cut scenes, and a restricted path to tell a story exactly how the writer intends, and control elements of the action.
Some games will give the player hints and tips on how to play while the game loads.
Playing multiplayer games with a mix of online and local players. For example, two players playing Mario Kart locally on the same console partaking in online races with other people.
Machinima is the concept of making a movie out of a video game. Popularized by the series, Red vs Blue.
MLG (Major League Gaming) is the most successful and well-established competitive gaming league in the world. Encompassing many competitive multiplayer games, from Super Smash Bros Brawl to Halo 3, becoming a professional gamer through MLG is the goal of aspiring players all around the world.
This concept is for games in which at least one of the main characters is male.
Matchmaking is a technique which allows players or teams to be matched with others for the purpose of playing an online multiplayer game.
From Beat-em-ups to fighting games to modern FPS, one dude hitting another has made an enjoyable pastime.
Mercenaries, Soldiers for Hire, have been found fighting in conflicts since the dawn of human warfare. These hired guns show a desire to turn their talent in the art of death to a more profitable profession.
A computer can be accessed which will allow you to play a recreation of Zork and a dual joystick shooter called Dead Ops Arcade.
Armed forces. The arm of government that deals with fighting wars and protecting a nation from external or internal threats
A type of primate with tails; often monkeys are depicted as causing havoc the moment they are encountered.
Some action-oriented games make use of motion capture technology to make character's movements realistic.
An online multiplayer grouping system that allows players to join a party and "travel" from match to match together automatically.
A continuously updated tally of each player's score, kills, deaths, and other info in a multiplayer match. It can usually be pulled up while playing by pressing a button or key.
Sometimes one playable character just isn't enough.
The Napalm Strike is a killstreak reward in Call of Duty: Black Ops, as well as a weapon in the Worms Series.
The National Security Agency is an agency that is responsible for analyzing and gathering foreign communications and intel. The NSA is also responsible for keeping the US government's own network and communications secure.
Members of the German National Socialist Party, which controlled Germany from January 1933 unto the end of World War II in May 1945. Nazis and characters inspired by them are often used as villains in video games.
A common concept used in World War II games, where the limited knowledge of everything the Nazis did helps create an alternative history.
Nazi Zombies are a combination of two of gaming's main bad guys, Nazis and Zombies.
In the context of the Vietnam War, the North Vietnamese Communists were referred to as the North Vietnamese Army (NVA).
Nova-6 is an experimental biological weapon originally developed by the Nazis in World War II that the Russians get a hold of in Call of Duty: Black Ops.
A USB haptic mouse replacement peripheral. The name comes from the fact that the falcon is the predator of the mouse.
Seemingly used to convey secret messages to spies in the field, these mysterious shortwave radio broadcasts have appeared in video games over the years.
Games which allow players to interact with others over the internet.
Games with achievements or trophies that can only be obtained while playing online multiplayer.
The concept of operating a computer inside a game via its own operating system. The player might have access to a virtual desktop or console commands to reach the desired information.
Optional Censorship gives one the ability to remove or obscure content that is possibly offensive or objectionable.
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