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When a character from an existing media franchise makes a brief appearance in a video game, sometimes without even openly acknowledging their origins.
A characteristic present in game characters with a superior state of mind reflected in how they solve problems and their way of approaching situations.
Game bundled with gaming hardware (usually a console) in order to boost sales. Most often these games are first party titles, meaning that the hardware and software are products of the same company.
In games, fire can be an obstacle, a tool, a weapon, or a solution. Just don't play with it...unless you really want to.
Foreshadowing is a plot device that allows the creators to leave subtle (or not-so-subtle) hints about future events in the game.
Cutscenes that cannot be interrupted or bypassed through player interaction.
The inaugural Penny Arcade Expo East took place at the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center in Boston, Massachusetts on March 26-28, 2010.
Falling blocks appear in many games.
“Indie” or “independently developed” games are video games which are developed by a studio without the support of an external publisher.
Games that make records. Often records like most played game, or critically acclaimed. There have been gaming records since the says of Pong and the Magnavox Oddysey.
The use of Cyrillic letters to represent visually similar Latin characters, even in cases where the two have completely different pronunciations. Typically done by mixing Cyrillic into an otherwise Latin context.
Games that were removed from one or more Nintendo consoles' eShops.
Games that have been removed from sale from various digital store fronts.
Some puzzle games, specifically ones of the block/piece-dropping or matching subgenre, will show the player which "piece" is upcoming after they play the current one.
The act of building something. Using resources to build units, buidlings, structures of any kind.
A game mode that allows you to train for combos, moves, etc.
Whether jumping, crashing, or being thrown, objects & characters traveling loudly through windows never ceases to be entertaining.
Unlockable gamerpics are a form of reward for completing certain tasks in Xbox 360 games.
Some games go the extra mile and display a newspaper article to inform the player that their game is officially over.
Games on Xbox Live that are no longer available for purchase on the Xbox Games Store.
Radiation is energy in the form of waves or moving subatomic particles emitted by an atom or other body. Radiation in videogames is typically represented as a field, inside of which units will take damage.
Usually refers to the end of the world.
Games that received the C+VG Hit!-Award. C+VG(Computer+Video Games) was a multi-platform magazine published from 1981 to 2004.
Animals that have the ability of speech and in some cases are anthropomorphic.
No point in gathering coins, gold, gil, money, or whatever if you can't buy anything with it.
An aquatic flying bird that is sometimes hunted. Ducks appear in numerous games, some named after them (Duck Hunt), and as part of the scenery of other games (Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal).
A collection of anthropomorphic characters without pants, but with shirts or other tops. Does not include characters in dresses.
Power Ups can be used to give the controlling character, or any other character, temporary or permanent upgrades.
The process of rapidly moving the joystick from side to side, usually to build up speed or power in a game. This breaker of joysticks was often features in early sports games such as the Daley Thompson games.
Kaiju is the Japanese term for monster or strange beasts, commonly associated with giant monsters such as Godzilla. Kaiju appear as enemies in games, but just as often they are controlled by the player.
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