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Baditude is being "edgy" in an obviously forced or fake manner. Games with baditude often feature excessive swearing, gratuitous violence, and content meant to shock or offend.
The censors roam psyches, stamping out any thoughts that don’t belong.
Video game controversy revolves mostly around the psychological effects that games with graphic violence or sexual content in them can have on players. Other sources of controversy can range from racism, sexism, politics, or religion.
Characters controlled by the game for players to interact with, as opposed to player characters which are controlled by whomever is playing the game.
The act of changing a section of a graphic to a low resolution (i.e. enlarging the pixels) in order to "blur" it. Commonly used to censor an image.
Swearing, cursing, call it what you want. It is an expression of anger or frustration, in most cases.
Whether with a button press or menu, taunts destroy friendships and can even make the computer go crazy.
A hand gesture signaling disapproval. It is the opposite of a thumbs-up.
A hand gesture to indicate approval. Often used when verbal communication is not possible (such as during stealth sections, at long distances, or when a character is mute).
A stance or movement by a video game character celebrating a current accomplishment.
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