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An eight legged arachnid. Some make webs to catch prey and some are poisonous. None have made a web grand enough to be called a parlor, though.
The Spike Video Game Awards recognized the best games of 2007.
The Spike Video Game Awards recognized the best games of 2010.
The Spike Video Game Awards recognized the best games of 2011.
Sometimes, you want to play games with a real person who's sitting right next to you. These games have you covered.
User-made image files that can be tagged on walls in-game.
A gameplay mechanic which allows the player to move faster than the normal speed. Usually for a set amount of time.
A boss that doesn't move around during battle. It will instead use other means to "reach" the player.
Using stealth often requires the player to accomplish their objective without being detected by enemies. Methods of detection can vary from game to game, and can be based on an enemy's line of sight, how quiet the player is, or even how the player interacts with the environment.
Stealth kills are special kills in video games that usually occur when the AI is not aware of the threat of the player.
A digital distribution service owned by Valve Corporation. Originally created to distribute Valve's own games, Steam has since become the de facto standard for digital distribution of PC games.
Water vaporization usually represented in video games as a particle effect.
Valve's counterpart to Microsoft's popular achievement system.
Steam Cloud is a built in feature in some Steam games, it synchronizes game saves, settings and other data to the internet for access from any computer that has Steam installed.
Built in feature of some of the Steam games. Saves players high scores online and allows them to be compared to other players scores.
A series of Steam features related to cross-platform play, including cross-buy, cross-play, and Linux compatibility layers.
Steam trading allows for the trading of in-game items for items from other games or for Steam gifts.
A website where you can submit, find, rate, and download new content and modifications for some Steam games.
Often used to show their dominance over those tiny creatures called insects, and sometimes just for fun!
Sticky grenades are a type of explosive that is thrown and sticks a surface such as the body of an enemy, thus making the explosive damage inescapable.
Stockholm Syndrome is a term mostly used to describe a psychological phenomenon in which a hostage expresses compassion and positive feelings towards their captors or enemies.
A trickjumping technique used to increase a player's speed.
Moving to the left or right without rotating the body axis. The technique, also called side-stepping, is useful in FPS games to avoid incoming fire without turning away from a target.
A massive Combine synth designed for heavy assault, in Half-Life 2 and Episodes One and Two.
The option to display dialog and other information with text on screen.
The act of taking one's own life.
The time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon. Followed by Twilight.
A graphical effect that shows a massive amount of world or is used to give a sense of grand scale.
Propelling oneself with kinetic usage of limbs while submerged in liquid (or otherwise fluid material).
The ability to move from one area to another instantaneously - typically through some sort of special power or device.
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