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A proprietary video codec (.bik/bk2 extension) developed by RAD Game Tools and used in a very large number of video games.
Capitalism is an economic system that supports private property and financial gain.
The act of building something. Using resources to build units, buidlings, structures of any kind.
Cows are four-legged ruminant mammals, bred for milk, meat, or leather.
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.
Digital distribution method for PC games. Direct2Drive is maintained and owned by Gamefly Digital Inc.
Games that include a simulated economy which the player(s) can affect.
An Expansion brings new missions, modes & new story elements to a full product title. Expansions typically require a full version game to function, but there are also stand-alone packs as well.
Freeware games are those which have their full versions legally free to download or otherwise obtain.
Since 1998, an independent group of about forty worldwide media outlets who determine the best games of the Electronic Entertainment Expo.
Gamebryo is a cross-platform engine, running on PC, GameCube, Wii, Playstation 2, Playstation 3, Xbox and Xbox 360.
Impulse was Stardock's digital distribution platform. Impulse allowed gamers to quickly find their favorite software and download it automatically to their computer.
A parallel projection technique used in 2D sprite-based games to fake the appearance of 3D depth.
Micromanagement is the act of increasing the efficiency and longevity of units during a battle, or managing equipment, statistics and abilities on an obsessive level.
The minimap is a small, simplified version of a larger map. This plays a vital role in many games, especially Real Time Strategy, where it is important to have an overview of the entire map.
Characters controlled by the game for players to interact with, as opposed to player characters which are controlled by whomever is playing the game.
A system of transportation, readily available to the general public.
Games which feature laying tracks, driving trains, and growing railway companies have a long history in the strategy genre.
Those creatures that go 'baa' and grow wool on their backs.
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.
These are games where the primary or secondary goal is to deal in the stock exchange. Players take control of a character that has the ability to deal stock (i.e. stock broker).
Supply and Demand are the two fundamental forces that guide an economy. Many games feature these two forces in either a self-contained or player-driven fashion.
A game perspective that views the action from above, commonly at a fixed position and/or rotation.
Gameplay that involves performing an entrepreneurial service in order to make money.
World Building games focus on the ability of the player to created his own little world just as he wants it. Good examples, are The Sims, Black and White, and Spore.
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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