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Livery Editors allow you to fully customize your car's livery with all sorts of shapes that can be bent and resized to form all kinds of cool paintjobs.
Small payments made with actual money which result in an in-game bonus, such as an extra item, character, etc...
Non-linear level design where the player is able to freely traverse the game world and choose where and when to visit certain areas in the game.
A digital distribution platform owned and operated by EA.
Trophies are an incentive-based system for the completion of various objective in PS3, Vita, and PS4 titles.
A Common mode in a lot of driving game's where players race from point A to Point B against a either a clock or other drivers
Police are paid protectors who enforce the law through legal use of force. They are supposed to help ensure public safety and social order. Their motto is to protect and to serve.
The police chase consists of the police chasing someone; usually by car. Sometimes the player plays as the guy getting chased and sometimes as the police.
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!
Product placement is the act of using branded products in high visibility settings inside movies and games in exchange for special consideration, financial purchases or otherwise. In recent years, it has become more apparent.
Professional gaming is the world where players make a salary by playing games for a professional eSport organization. The professional gaming scene is built upon tournament managing organizations like TheCGS, ESWC, WCG and their sponsors.
Rubber Band AI is an infamous hidden feature in racing games that allows computer-controlled opponents to catch up no matter how far behind they are. It is intended to keep challenging the player, but can also give AI opponents an unfair advantage.
A route shorter than the usual one.
Games that for some reason or another, include a slip cover. Usually Collectors Editions or first run games.
The speed blur effect is typically used in racing games. It consists of the edges of the screen, or any object in the world blurring as the player moves quickly.
Sometimes, you want to play games with a real person who's sitting right next to you. These games have you covered.
In auto racing, standing starts have the cars or go-karts stationary in the starting grid as the race begins. To commence racing in a standing start, a set of red lights is needed before the green one goes off to start the race.
Illegal auto racing taking place on public roads.
Touge is a Japanese style of one-on-one racing where the "chaser" or second place, has to pass the lead without touching them. Touge races are always performed on narrow winding roads, and the race is composed of two rounds, up the mountain and down the mountain.
Traffic consists a bunch of cars, pedestrians and other vehicles using a common transport route.
Unattainable or broken achievements are achievements that no longer unlock, never unlocked from the start, or require an online component to a game that no longer exists.
Extra objects, characters, or content in a game that can only be accessed after completing a certain task such as completing the game, or by using cheat codes.
The building/editing of vehicles, mechs, and the like.
An achievement/trophy that a player can only get by interacting with another player online who has already earned the same achievement/trophy.
The ability to communicate via voice.
Variable and dynamic simulation of weather conditions can be used to add variety, atmosphere (a rainy day in an RPG) and/or challenge (rain on the racetrack in a driving game) to a game.
Xbox Live is Microsoft's online gaming service.
Xfire is a downloadable instant messenger client and Digital Download Store for Windows. It is targeted at gamers and has many features related to gaming.
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