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Player versus Environment, commonly abbreviated as PvE, is a gaming term that originated in MMOs to refer to gameplay in which players fight against computer controlled creatures or characters.
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.
The online service used on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita.
Trophies are an incentive-based system for the completion of various objective in PS3, Vita, and PS4 titles.
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!
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.
Professional gaming is the world where players make a salary by playing games for a professional eSport organization. The professional gaming scene is built upon tournament managing organizations like TheCGS, ESWC, WCG and their sponsors.
A promotional video / commercial done to promote a release, sometimes directed by a known filmmaker, and often using live actors and a high production value.
A way of attempting to control a population via media.
Psychic abilities are featured in many different video games and in many forms, from the PSI powers of Ness from Earthbound to the mind-reading abilities of Psycho Mantis from Metal Gear Solid.
A designer can use a racial stereotype to make a character easier to understand, though in the process the character may come across as offensive and hurtful.
Radial Menus are menus that appear in a circular pattern to display the options the player has.
The ability to automatically assign fresh troops to a designated location.
The act of acquiring resources for the purpose of building structures and/or unit construction. Resource gathering is a staple of the RTS (Real Time Strategy) genre.
The console versions of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 have reversible cover art. One side is blue and Allied themed, the other side is red and Soviet themed.
Two or more factions, either with the same or completely different goals, that constantly try to one-up each other. The player is sometimes forced to pick a side to root or work for during the struggle. Other times the rivalry is only mentioned in the plot.
A rush can be one of two things; in real-time or turn-based strategy it's pumping many units out quickly. In team-based shooters it is running across the map as soon as possible.
Characters who speak with a Russian accent.
SecuROM is a controversial form of DRM, most famously used on EA's strategy game Spore.
A sequel (also called a follow-up) is a game that carries forward the gameplay concepts, and often the story, of a previous game to which it is officially linked.
Skirmish modes are found mainly in strategy games. They involve playing multiplayer game modes against AI opponents.
Citizens of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, which was a country that emerged after the Civil War in The Russian Empire.
A digital distribution service owned by Valve Corporation. Originally created to distribute Valve's own games, Steam has since become the de facto standard for digital distribution of PC games.
Not to be confused with just any metal case, SteelBook is a brand of metal packaging for disc-based media.
A superweapon is a structure or character with amazing powers and amazing costs. This weapon can turn the battle to its owner's side single-handedly, but is usually the most expensive and time consuming to construct.
Propelling oneself with kinetic usage of limbs while submerged in liquid (or otherwise fluid material).
A "Tech Tree" is a concept used mainly in strategy and role playing games. Unlocking a node in the tree generally unlocks some effect (example: a new ability in a role playing game or new unit in a strategy game). Unlocking a parent node allows access to its child nodes.
An alliance of nations who opposed the Axis powers in World War II. They included the USA, the United Kingdom, the USSR, France, and many others.
Multiplayer Games that feature three teams instead of the usual two.
The concept of a character leaping forwards or backwards in time.
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