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An AI companion is a computer-controlled ally who follows and aids you through your adventures or who requires your protection. The AI companion's survival is often essential to game and story progression.
Advanced Idea Mechanics is an evil science organization in the Marvel Universe. Most members are identifiable by their bright yellow costumes.
Achievements are extra challenges added into video games that sometimes carry a point value or unlock bonus material, and are sometimes solely for bragging rights.
Action RPG (Action Role-Playing Game), also known as ARPG, refers to RPGs (role-playing games) that use direct, real-time, reflex-oriented, action combat systems, instead of the more abstract turn-based or menu-based battle systems.
Characters either begin with multiple outfits, unlock them through play, or purchase them as in-game items. These costumes are sometimes integral to play.
When a game allows the player to pet animals encountered in the environment. Some games are all about this.
The game automatically saves for you when you reach certain points. Implemented in order to reduce frustration for forgetful savers.
A tiered reward system usually involving players having to purchase to acquire certain rewards.
Collectibles are items such as coins, rings, gems, packages etc. that can be gathered, usually for some kind of reward, or sometimes to simply beat a level. Often (almost too often) the source of earning achievements and trophies on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
A common concept in RPGs and MMOs, color-coded loot is a concept where the quality/rarity of loot items are defined by a series of colors.
Comic book or manga characters who are also in video games. There are tons of games with superheros such as Batman and Spider-Man out there.
Either a force of over arching evil or a parody of the real world. The corporation is a common concept found in Video Games.
These games let players see the credits without needing to play the game first.
Games which allow players to play online with consoles of multiple generations.
Some games, despite being on platforms whose default controller is a gamepad, allow the player to move a mouse-style cursor around freely in order to select menu options or perform gameplay actions.
A quest or set of quests that are only available to be completed within a single day.
Sometimes you want a challenge, sometimes you wanna coast.
The concept of purchasing media and having it delivered over the internet. No physical representation of this content is given, and although the content resides on the user's hard drive they are typically granted a license to the product, rather than ownership of it.
Downloadable Content adds new features and content to already-distributed video games via the Internet. Examples include new maps for FPS games, new songs for rhythm games, and new cars for racing games.
The twenty-fourth Electronic Entertainment Expo was held June 12-14, 2018 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California.
The 25th annual Electronic Entertainment Expo, which took place June 11-13, 2019 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California. This ended up being the final in-person E3 event.
A commonly used programming API for interactive sound creation and playback in games.
A feature on Xbox Series consoles that allows backwards compatible games to run at a higher framerate than on the original consoles.
A listing of games that have functional mirrors inside the game. An in-game mirror must display the character as they move in order to qualify.
Video games that are based on comic books, manga and graphic novels.
The thirteenth annual Game of the Year awards from Giant Bomb.
A rendering technology using lighting with a larger dynamic range to create more realistic images.
Some games require players to accept a terms of service agreement before playing or connecting to online services.
Descendants of humans who were genetically manipulated by the Kree. Their abilities are normally awoken by a "Terrigen Mist".
It's arguably the one move that symbolizes the medium to those outside it. The ability to jump, be it onto a building, a platform, or a skull, is one of the all time most important abilities ever put in a video game.
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