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When the President wants to go for a burger, you know that all your cake is a lie.
Game within a game. Can either have no effect on other portions of the primary game or have drastic impacts. In order to qualify as a meta game it must be outside the normal experience and have seperate rules that govern it.
The minimap is a small, simplified version of a larger map. This plays a vital role in many games, especially Real Time Strategy, where it is important to have an overview of the entire map.
Objects such as player characters or creatures that due to resource limits or wonderful old-school texturing methods only are half-textured, then mirrored. To be classified as a mirrormonster though, there has to be some hilarity involved, it's not simply or limited to being a TECHNICAL TERM.
Junk messages within a game that emulate or parody common spam found in the real world, often with game specific details. Common parodied types include penis enlargement and lottery winnings.
Oftentimes developers will release the tools they used to create a title to the fans that play it. This Mod Support allows normal gamers to re-define their gaming experience and share their work with the public, promoting creativity and community.
Frequently featured as a class in many RPGs, the monk often fights unarmed and unarmored.
A small, closed-off area in a game containing enemies that opens at some trigger point. Often used to surprise the player, or as an alternative to spawning enemies out of thin air.
When monsters in a game can turn on each other after an accidental injury and fight to the death instead of focusing on the player, or when some of the player's enemies also hate each other, and will attack each other on sight.
A Multi-Phase Boss is a boss that undergoes a significant and instantaneous change in abilities, attack speed, and/or attack pattern during the fight. These bosses do not fully regain health between forms and appearance changes are usually minimal, if at all.
"LAN" is short for "Local Area Network," which is exactly as it sounds. Setting up a LAN allows players to join together locally in multiplayer games through a small, computer network rather than through the internet.
An online multiplayer grouping system that allows players to join a party and "travel" from match to match together automatically.
CD or DVD based games that are shipped in a single package with 2 or more discs due to limited storage capacity.
Hot, high pressure gases released from the muzzle of a firearm when fired.
A member of any number of tribes or ethnic groups, indigenous to regions of North America which are now part of the United States. Many of these groups continue to exist as intact legal and political entities.
Despite his inexperience, the New Guy has saved the world more times than any veteran.
Characters controlled by the game for players to interact with, as opposed to player characters which are controlled by whomever is playing the game.
When one type of ammo fits all.
A USB haptic mouse replacement peripheral. The name comes from the fact that the falcon is the predator of the mouse.
A circumstance in video games where the player will defeat large numbers of enemies without any assistance from AI or other players. This may occur for part of a game or the entirety of it.
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.
An open source 3D graphics API used in computer and console games.
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.
When the routine mission goes horribly wrong, and all your so-called "experienced" teammates bite the dust. You, the rookie, survive of course.
Denoting events or phenomena such as aliens or psychic abilities that are beyond the scope of normal scientific understanding.
The ninth annual PAX Prime took place between August 31-September 2, 2012 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington.
Console games that derive from a past PC exclusive release, either due to popular demand or poor sales.
An advanced shading model, including diffuse, ambient and specular shading, with per-pixel lighting. Developed by Bui Tuong Phong, it was introduced to gaming with the Sega Hikaru arcade system in 1999. Since the mid-2000s, it has been the most widely used shading model in modern 3D video games.
A higher ranking demon in the doom series. It's considered a "Sergeant" demon.
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