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Achievements are extra challenges added into video games that sometimes carry a point value or unlock bonus material, and are sometimes solely for bragging rights.
When you have a code number or a password to type to use a device, you have to type the code
Games that ask the player whether they are sure about the decision that they have just made.
It's all in the family.
The twenty-third annual Electronic Entertainment Expo took place June 13-15, 2017 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California.
The twenty-fourth Electronic Entertainment Expo was held June 12-14, 2018 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California.
A fake glitch is a "glitch" coded into the game, designed to confuse, scare, or amuse the player.
Advertisements sometimes appear in game as a spoof on real-life advertisements, or to further envelope the player in the video game world.
FMVs are pre-rendered videos used in place of real-time graphics. Using FMV was an attempt to make videogames look "more like movies", sometimes with CGI animation and others with live-action actors speaking directly to players. The downside is that FMV requires a lot of disk space, and live-action FMV in particular can look terrible by comparison.
A screen where players can adjust the luminance value of a game's visuals. This is common in horror games.
Many games and most systems contain warnings such as "May Cause Seizures". This page will highlight that warning, and the games which have had a history health problems associated with them.
Games that either require or optionally support the HTC Vive.
Cutscenes involving real actors on a set or in front of a chroma key screen.
Somebody wrote or drew a message on the wall, maybe it was in blood, maybe they had a marker handy; but now here you are, reading it.
Games that either require or optionally support the full consumer release of the Oculus Rift.
Games that either require or optionally support Sony's PlayStation VR peripheral.
Puzzles may need to be solved before the player can progress to the next section of the game. Often it may not be clear to players exactly what the puzzle is, or whether the an in-game items needs to be attained before it is even possible to solve it.
Games that allow items to be rotated; this can be used to reveal information about certain objects for the purpose of puzzle solving.
Sometimes the creator's logo or name can be found in the product's game world.
The option to display dialog and other information with text on screen.
Sometimes when players beat a game, the credits sequence will end with the phrase similar to, "Thank you for playing!".
A reward system for Ubisoft games.
Games that require or support the Valve Index VR headset.
A visual motif consisting of a series of 1s and 0s, often used when depicting in-game computer systems and electronics.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
WASD, or WADS, is the most common and often the default setting to move the player character in computer games with a first or third person perspective.
An audio signal that contains noise at the same level at all frequencies. Appears on TV screens and video transmissions as static "snow".
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