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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.
When the gender of an established fictional character or historical personality is swapped with the opposite sex in a particular game.
A Physics Engine Developed by Erin Catto. Originally written in C++ as a demonstration for GDC 2006, it was then expanded and has since exploded in popularity among indies and powers games such as Angry Birds, Happy Wheels, and practically everything else.
This is a list of PC games which support connecting a DualShock 4 controller to a computer and using it to play a game.
Making console controllers work with Windows, half a year after release and wired only initially.
A physician that treated victims of the Black Plague during the 14th century.
Content such as modes, characters, maps, ect. that are exclusive to a single platform in a multiplatform game.
Though a somewhat less common archetype than black knights, red-armored knights still show up now and again in Fantasy works and elsewhere. Like Black Knights, they are often (though not always), portrayed as malevolent.
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.
Peasants are agricultural laborers and countryfolk who are working the land, usually for others. Hobbies include farming, paying taxes, getting in the way of swordfights and being eaten by dragons.
Some people will do anything for their families. They will fight, steal and kill to keep those close safe and alive.
The act of hiring qualified people for a job or enlisting them for warfare purposes.
In order to circumvent various obstacles, some protagonists must travel through ventilation systems.
You don't necessarily need superpowers in order to be a superhero. Training, gadgets and a good amount of wit may be all you need as an excuse to wear tights and a cape. The same also applies to supervillians.
Anarchism is the rejection of all government authority.
Bluepoint Games proprietary engine
The police force of Gotham City. Because they are often corrupt, they frequently clash with Batman, though sometimes they are legitimate and act as (reluctant) allies to him.
A page that summarizes and list games that allow for music creation, from early titles like Mario Paint, all the way to Guitar Hero World Tour.
Some games are only available at a specific retailer.
Games that are arguably the most fun in a "party" scenario with multiple players in one room.
Extra stars that goes to the players based on their performance in the Mario Party franchise. It first appeared in Super Mario World.
The Sages of Hyrule are groups of individuals picked to protect Hyrule and the Sacred Realm from evil. The identities of the sages change throughout the Legend of Zelda series.
The 17th annual D.I.C.E. Awards celebrate the best games of 2013, as voted by industry professionals.
The 2014 Game Developers Choice Awards celebrate the best games of 2013.
The sixth annual Game of the Year awards from Giant Bomb.
A method of attempting to scare the player by the sudden unexpected occurrence of an event - often accompanied by some sort of audio sting.
Some games only allow the player character to carry a single item in their inventory at one time.
People who ride skateboards.
A special challenge mode offered by some games in which players test themselves against a predetermined scenario, which changes each day.
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