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Any practitioner of magic (wizard, sorcerer, mage, necromancer, etc.) who casts spells. Even unlearned scholars can throw a mean magic missile every now and then.
The ability to move from one area to another instantaneously - typically through some sort of special power or device.
Ahh, eating... We can't live without it, and, apparently, neither can some characters. From snakes to dots, games have odd ways of dishing out their dishes.
Written words that are used to describe sounds, sometimes used in comic book—inspired games, like XIII.
The ability to manipulate or control gravity in some way.
A sound effect that plays once the player has gained a level, solved a puzzle or reached a milestone within the game.
The 11th annual Game Developers Choice Awards took place on March 2, 2011.
Microsoft's application storefront introduced in Windows 8.
A type of arcade game that rewards tickets that can be redeemed for prizes in the arcade itself. Games tend to be simpler and faster to complete (with special "jackpot" rules), and some games allow operators to disable this setup altogether for a more traditional arcade game experience.
An API feature built in to Steam that allows developers to support and customize multiple controller types on any device using Steam.
An immature childish person. It wears diapers and whines a lot, much like old folks. Babies are considered cute by most people.
Games featuring characters which posses superhuman abilities and powers.
A "cute'em up" is a branch of the shoot'em up genre of video games that involve weird or cute enemies and protagonists. Game titles that would fall into this genre include Parodius, Twinbee, and Gunbird.
Games prominently featuring celebrities, who either endorse the game or act as the focus of the story. Games with characters who happen to be played by celebrities are not always tie-ins.
Ability to play as a non-human or extraterrestrial character.
A game streaming service.
Experience Points are part of a character advancement system commonly found in RPGs. These points are generally gained by defeating an enemy or completing a task.
Small payments made with actual money which result in an in-game bonus, such as an extra item, character, etc...
Splash damage is a term used in several types of games, most notably in first-person shooter and real-time strategy games, to refer to damage taken by players or objects in the area surrounding a point of weapon impact.
Weapons that use a freezing effect to damage opponents, slow them up, or freeze them solid.
Your employer is the most formidable adversary of all.
Often used as a catch-all term for any game's main story-driven mode of play, campaign mode usually refers to a linear sequence of levels with a continuous story and a definite conclusion, playable single-player and sometimes co-operatively.
Despite its importance in daily life, most games do not place an emphasis on properly stopping and carefully positioning a vehicle.
Sometimes a game is so great that the developer has to go back after the game's release to add achievements.
Arguably the rockingest genre of rock music.
The player must restore color to a monochromatic game world by overcoming certain tasks or enemies.
Also known as wushu, Kung Fu is a family of martial arts developed in China.
Being learned scholars and masters of the arcane arts, wizards wield great power by manipulating magical energy for the forces of good and evil.
Games set in, or focused primarily around, the years between 1950 and 1959.
Blackjack is a widely popular casino game.
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