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Game » consists of 9 releases. Released Aug 27, 2019
The 23rd Annual D.I.C.E. Awards celebrate the best games of 2019, as voted by industry professionals.
Achievements are extra challenges added into video games that sometimes carry a point value or unlock bonus material, and are sometimes solely for bragging rights.
Characters either begin with multiple outfits, unlock them through play, or purchase them as in-game items. These costumes are sometimes integral to play.
Audio logs are short voice recordings that a player comes across within a game that helps inform the player of the game's story and characters.
Because you'd never expect a banana to be an undercover cluster grenade.
Bosses are enemies that fight you at the end of a level or at a significant point in the story.
Not all bosses can handle the player by themselves. Many use waves of lesser enemies to fight for them while they rest, and some even let these minions do all the work.
A boss fight is a culminating challenge that pits the player against one or more enemies representing a greater threat and/or difficulty than those previously faced. These scenarios typically feature unique antagonists.
A common concept in RPGs and MMOs, color-coded loot is a concept where the quality/rarity of loot items are defined by a series of colors.
Games that ask the player whether they are sure about the decision that they have just made.
The ultimate pressure feature. Players have to complete the task at hand, be it defeating opponents or cutting the right wire, in the allotted time.
Crafting allows players to create their own items with the correct ingredients. It is used mainly in MMOs and RPGs.
Developers' pets that are listed during the credits of a game.
A sight placed on the HUD used to aim and provide a point of reference to the player when looking and interacting with the game world. Although they often aim weapons, they have a variety of uses and have appeared in many games in many different forms.
A quick burst of speed that propels the player slightly forward or backwards.
A destructible environment means the player has the ability to destroy his/her surroundings. This allows players to use the environment to their advantage.
The concept of purchasing media and having it delivered over the internet. No physical representation of this content is given, and although the content resides on the user's hard drive they are typically granted a license to the product, rather than ownership of it.
Voice actors don't always get an NPC to represent them. Sometimes voices have no visible speaker.
The twenty-fourth Electronic Entertainment Expo was held June 12-14, 2018 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California.
The 25th annual Electronic Entertainment Expo, which took place June 11-13, 2019 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California.
Electronic music is one of the broadest classifications of music, and has been a staple of video game soundtracks since the 90s. The genre's main trait is the use of electronic instruments.
Frequently seen in RPGs and Fighting games, The EHI helps players calculate the current health of opponents.
A digital distribution platform operated by Epic Games.
To elude, escape, or get away from. Some games require players to escape from some people or things to perform some objective or avoid death.
A dark version of a game's hero, featuring many of the same powers. Usually wears black. Male evil twins often have goatees.
A powerful release of energy. This energy is usually expelled in all directions very quickly, typically giving off orange or red flames.
Advertisements sometimes appear in game as a spoof on real-life advertisements, or to further envelope the player in the video game world.
A device used in many games with vast open worlds, to travel instantaneously from one place to another. It sometime appears in the form of an item or skill.
A game has "faux credits" when the credits start rolling, making the player think the game is over but then suddenly get interrupted to continue the game.
This concept is for games where at least one of the main characters is female.
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