Text to Speech

An accessibility option.

Higher Vampire

Higher vampires are the intelligent species of vampire in the Witcher series who most resemble humans.

Crones

The Crones, also known as the Ladies of the Wood, are the three witches--Brewess, Weavess, and Whispess--living in Crookback Bog in The Witcher 3.

Breaking Geneva Convention Standards

Using the Red Cross in an entertainment product is expressly forbidden by the Geneva Convention and international law, however some games don't realise that.

Cartwheel

Cartwheel, a basic tumbling skill, is the act of flipping ones body in a sideways hand-hand-foot-foot motion. Resembling the motion of the spokes of a large wooden wheel.

Hellfire Cult

Unreal Engine 5

The fifth major iteration of the Unreal Engine from Epic Games was revealed on May 13, 2020 in preparation for the new console launches of PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X.

Smart Delivery

Smart Delivery is Xbox's official branding for forwards compatibility between Xbox One and Xbox Series X. Games with Smart Delivery can be purchased on Xbox One and then will receive a free upgrade to the Xbox Series X version upon release.

Easy Anti-Cheat

A PC based anti-cheat service.

Denpa

Denpa, literally meaning “electromagnetic wave," is a Japanese genre term used to describe stories that involve madness and delusion.

Streamer Appearance

Games that feature online personalities from YouTube, Twitch, etc.

Spider-Slayers

The Spider-Slayers are a series of robots built by the Smythe Family to hunt and kill Spider-Man.

Kex Engine

A cross-platform video game engine.

Māori

The indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand.

Women's National Basketball Association

Lego Bigfigure

Called Bigfigs for short, they are big versions of minifigures for bigger characters like the Hulk or Darkseid.

Phantom Thieves

The Phantom Thieves are the persona-users in Persona 5 who band together to change the hearts of criminals by infiltrating the Metaverse and stealing their Treasure.

San Jose State Spartans

San Jose State University

Heat.net

Heat.net was a online gaming network owned by Sega, which operated under the defunct PC game division Segasoft.

PAX Online

The seventeenth annual PAX West was scheduled to take place September 4-7, 2020 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was cancelled. A "PAX Online" event was announced to take place from September 12-20.

Pinball Spin-Off

When a non-pinball franchise gets a pinball game.

Match Sequence

A concept in pinball machines/games that can allow a player a free game.

Atlanta Dream

A WNBA team based in Atlanta.

Chicago Sky

A WNBA team based in Chicago.

Washington Mystics

Indiana Fever

New York Liberty

Connecticut Sun

Dallas Wings

A WNBA team based in Dallas.

Las Vegas Aces

Los Angeles Sparks

A WNBA team based in Los Angeles.

Minnesota Lynx

Phoenix Mercury

Seattle Storm

A WNBA team based in Seattle.

Skill Shot

A concept commonly used in pinball machines that nets players extra points.

Those From the Past

The Antagonists of the Tales of Ash Saga.

Power Rangers

A team of superheroes from the children's franchise of the same name. There have been multiple different Ranger teams over the years.

Conveniently Obscured Model Swap

A clever camera placement or movement to mask a costume, haircut, or other aesthetic change on a character.

Vegas Golden Knights

A NHL team based in Las Vegas founded in 2017.

E3 2021

After the cancellation of E3 2020, the ESA promises a "reimagined" E3 to return June 15-17, 2021.

Glory Kill

Killing the enemy a little more stylishly

Isekai

Isekai is a Japanese concept where a normal person transported into another world. It is a fantasy subgenre of Japanese anime, manga, light novel and video games.

Tall Grass

An unkempt patch of tall grass high enough to completely hide the player from view while acting stealthy

Sword Beam

A beam of light or energy emanating from a swung sword