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Game » consists of 16 releases. Released Oct 11, 2011
The process by which characters reach a new level, gain greater attributes, and learn more abilities. It usually involves earning enough experience points by completing a variety of tasks such as quests or by "farming" such as killing other characters for their experience points.
Loading Screens are specific screens that are displayed while a game is loading resources so that the player has something to distract them while the game loads. Loading Screens can be images, text or even mini-games - and sometimes a combination of all three.
This concept is for games in which at least one of the main characters is male.
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.
Multiple endings is a term used to describe different outcomes or conclusions to a game based on the previous actions of the player.
Games with achievements or trophies that can only be obtained while playing online multiplayer.
Over-the-shoulder is a camera view point popularized by Resident Evil 4 that is featured in most modern third-person shooters and third-person action games.
The eighth annual Penny Arcade Expo took place from August 26-28, 2011 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington.
Whether it's taking pictures of things for points or as part of a journal, photography is playing an ever increasing role in many of today's video games.
Sony's game streaming service for PS4 and PC.
Trophies are an incentive-based system for the completion of various objective in PS3, Vita, and PS4 titles.
Games where one or more of the player's antagonists are a law enforcement officer. This can be because the player is a criminal, or any other number of reasons, including corrupt/dirty/prejudiced cops.
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!
Would an experience point by any other name level up your character as sweet?
Psychopaths are noted for generally lacking a conscience, getting enjoyment from various forms of destruction, and an inability to learn from their mistakes.
An upgrade, in video games, is a practice in which a new release of a game built on the same engine with the same mechanics is produced, but does not completely qualify for a sequel. However, the content difference is significant enough that it is not considered a re-release, either.
Retcon, as it is more commonly known, is a change in an existing storyline to accommodate future games in the same fiction.
The original protagonist of a game becomes an antagonist in the sequel.
Games that have an open gameplay structure that allow players to interact with the world as they choose.
Photos of the photographer's own face. Often taken as a sign of vanity or even narcissism.
Some games have silhouettes in their title/logo. Usually, they are placed to simulate a gap or space within or between individual characters.
A low friction surface, causing a person or vehicle to either glide or tumble.
When a character's accent hails from the Southern United States. Ranges from the languid drawl of the gentleman to the rustic vernacular of the hillbilly.
A game that takes gameplay mechanics, characters, or story elements from an existing series in a separate and different direction, sometimes changing genres along the way.
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.
Games where abusing alcohol and/or drugs gives the players an in game benefit - such as additional health, bullet-time, or other abilities.
The option to display dialog and other information with text on screen.
The act of taking one's own life.
A fictional Pay-Per-View TV Game Show in the Dead Rising franchise. Set in Fortune City, the host, Tyrone King, forces people to fight Zombies.
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