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Anthropomorphism is the concept of an object, concept or character that has human qualities or traits, such as speech, a level of intelligence similar or higher than a human's and self consciousness. "Anthro" means "of human" and related to the concept of humanity.
These games let players see the credits without needing to play the game first.
A gameplay mode that pits two or more players in a fight to the death. John Romero is credited with coining the multiplayer term "deathmatch."
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.
First-Person is a vantage point that attempts to simulate looking through a game character's eyes. It is most commonly found in first-person shooters, racing games, and visual novels, and to a lesser extent in other genres, such as RPGs, 3D platformers, and adventure games.
A place were everything is unnaturally or naturally large compared to the protagonist.
Some games have links to social network sites like Facebook or Twitter.
Instagib is a gametype in many first-person shooter games where a single shot can instantly kill an opponent from any range
Whether it be a close up shotgun blast, far away sniper rifle, explosive, or backstab, the "one hit kill" is a popular kill strategy. Usually hard to master and even harder to avoid, the instant kill is loved and hated by gamers everywhere.
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.
Games which allow players to interact with others over the internet.
Player versus Player, commonly abbreviated as PvP, is a gaming term popularized in MMOs to refer to gameplay in which players fight against other player controlled characters.
A public testing period is, or has been, offered for the general public prior to sale or general availability. Access is generally granted through giveaways, preorders, or crowd-funding rewards.
The foil of almost every early RPG lover, these rodents often live in sewers. While most rats are simple targets, games like Ratatouille make them the hero.
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.
Valve's counterpart to Microsoft's popular achievement system.
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.
A Multiplayer game mode where two or more teams fight against each other to the death. The team with the most kills wins.
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