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Cannibalism occurs when a creature eats the flesh of a member of its own species. Cannibalism is frowned upon in organized societies, and has made several appearances in video games as listed below.
A game in which the object is for each team to retrieve the opponent's flag and return it to their own base. Typically used in multiplayer first-person shooter games.
Centaurs have the upper half of a man, and the lower half of a horse. Typically they are hunters.
Classes are different archetypes and playstyles that players can choose to play their game with.
Character Creation refers to characters created by players themselves, rather than developers.
Games which feature characters who have an accessible character screen which might include their stats / abilites / inventory etc.
These big'uns would love to smash you into a pulp by charging full-speed in a perfectly straight line, but if you take two steps to the right you'll be safe and sound ... for a few seconds at least.
A chicken is a small, domesticated flightless bird that can be white, yellow, brown or black. A female is a hen, a male a rooster, and a baby a chick.
The dreaded Chimera was a terrifying beast that consisted of several animals combined into one. The distinct animal features were that of a lion, a goat and a serpent, though other variations exist.
A Christian holiday widely celebrated in the western world. It is often associated with festive spirit and presents.
Circle-strafing is strafing around a target while facing it. This is useful for disorienting the target's aim, making for an easier kill.
While modern chemistry defines 118 atomic elements, video games more often deal with classical elements as described in ancient philosophy, mainly fire, water, earth, and air. In many games, each element is stronger against certain elements, but weaker against others.
Cloaking is to become invisible or become close to invisible depending on strength of the ability or item.
Video games that include a physical cloth or paper map in their packaging.
Limited editions of games that include extra "perks" like Making of DVDs and a nice and shiny tin with extra box art
Some games have an option that makes it easier for color blind players to play.
A common concept in RPGs and MMOs, color-coded loot is a concept where the quality/rarity of loot items are defined by a series of colors.
Typically found in fighting games, combos are a series of strung-together moves.
Games which have served as the basis of a comic book or vice versa.
Trading systems allow players to trade items, money and other objects between each other.
These games have an official mobile app that integrates or communicates with a main game.
A bar, usually at the bottom of the screen, which tells you what direction enemies, locations, or main quests are.
Conning is a feature in most MMOs which allows a player to estimate the level and/or potential challenge of a particular mob primarily by the color of the text that appears when considering the fight. Conning can also determine faction standing with a particular NPC from a safe distance.
The act of building something. Using resources to build units, buidlings, structures of any kind.
A "Contested Territory" is an area or zone in which two or more factions fight for control. This can result in the victorious faction gaining the territory or just winning the competitive round.
CTRL 1-9 = CTRL Group. Crucial to battlefield success, using Control Groups in most RTS games allows one to better manage ones forces.
Video game controversy revolves mostly around the psychological effects that games with graphic violence or sexual content in them can have on players. Other sources of controversy can range from racism, sexism, politics, or religion.
The act of preparing food by applying heat, often cooking in games produces items which yield some kind of benefit towards your character.
A notable time delay which ignores the character/player state (like having enough mana) and prevents an ability or action from being done. This concept is common in MMORPGs, but does occur in other genres.
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