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Map Makers or Editors are built-in tools that allow the average gamer to tweak or fully customize a map of their own, with no mod or programming skills required.
Whether it be a close up shotgun blast, far away sniper rifle, explosive, or backstab, the "one hit kill" is a popular kill strategy. Usually hard to master and even harder to avoid, the instant kill is loved and hated by gamers everywhere.
Kill Stealing involves a player killing another player's target in order to gain his or her "prize". These include loot, experience points, a point score, etc.
A leaderboard is a way for players of any multi-player game to know where they rank within the game's community.
A graphical effect used in video games where an object blocks light and around the edges of the object the light is significantly brighter than normal.
One of the smaller innovations in the gaming industry was making the player's targeting reticle change colours depending on the situation.
They may be good or evil, but mad scientists are always performing experiments that are on the outer fringes of science. Ever since Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, they've been in the scene.
"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.
Genetically evolved humans, animals or aliens.
Occurs when a player kills an enemy using a sniper rifle without the aid of the scope. Generally in FPS games, sniper rifles are not equipped with crosshairs, thus making this feat impressive.
Games which allow players to interact with others over the internet.
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.
Third-party developers and publishers occasionally engage in the practice of releasing a title or piece of DLC on only one platform for any number of reasons. Sometimes these are permanent while others are only platform exclusive for a certain window of time.
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!
A cutscene that is viewed through the eyes of the protagonist or some other character. POV stands for "point of view".
Swearing, cursing, call it what you want. It is an expression of anger or frustration, in most cases.
Ranked Matches are commonplace in today's online world, and offer various distinctions over un-ranked/player matches.
Reloading is the action of replacing the ammunition magazine inside a gun. It adds a touch of realism to most modern shooters, and a certain amount of tension when a player is forced to reload while under fire.
Sometimes, things are just meant to happen the way they do. Usually triggered by a timer, or by the player crossing a checkpoint.
A reversed thumbstick layout for left-handed players. The option isn't default, but is available in most games.
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.
Sometimes, you want to play games with a real person who's sitting right next to you. These games have you covered.
Stealth kills are special kills in video games that usually occur when the AI is not aware of the threat of the player.
Throwing weapons include knives, shurikens, axes, darts or even explosives such as grenades and molotov cocktails.
A cousin to the invisible wall. Unclimbable hills are used to enclose a playable area. Unlike the invisible wall, it provides some context. They are frequntly used in large open world games to enclose a large area. Players may be able to climb a portion of the hill.
Unlockable gamerpics are a form of reward for completing certain tasks in Xbox 360 games.
Games with vehicles that can be controlled. This applies to games that AREN'T focused on just driving, but just happen to have a vehicle segment or the ability to pilot one.
User Generated Content describes any content the end user produces to add onto the content given by the developer. User Generated Content has grown in popularity, with LittleBigPlanet, Forza Motorsport 3, ModNation Racers and Spore being great examples.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
The ability to communicate via voice.
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