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Game » consists of 19 releases. Released Oct 09, 2012
An engineer is a class or character specializing in construction and repairs, often in dangerous war environments.
Missions during which players are tasked with protecting a non-playable character or object from harm until a certain goal is met.
Beware of these telepathic foes that can cause panic among your soldiers with psionic attacks and even take control of their minds. They are the most powerful race of aliens in the original X-COM: UFO Defense.
A punctuation mark that is used to express intense emotion.
A powerful release of energy. This energy is usually expelled in all directions very quickly, typically giving off orange or red flames.
Advertisements sometimes appear in game as a spoof on real-life advertisements, or to further envelope the player in the video game world.
Quotations displayed on the screen; often from world leaders, famous writers, or the Bible.
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.
Games in which fire can spread continuously across the environment or between objects.
A combat maneuver in which one attacks or threatens the side of an enemy unit or formation. Used primarily to negate cover or gain a tactical advantage by attacking from an unexpected direction.
The Floaters are genetically engineered and cybernetically enhanced beasts, serving as soldiers and agents of terror for the invading alien forces in the first X-COM game.
Enemies that prefer to keep a distance to the ground, and swoop down occasionally to do some damage.
A staple in both the real-time and turn-based strategy genres, Fog of War simulates the unknowns of the battlefield by covering areas of the map, to be progressively revealed by the player.
Some games want to stand out on the retail shelf, and being shiny is one way to do that. Sometimes the foil is simply shiny and other times they stand out even more by being holographic.
The idea of taking an existing franchise and starting over from scratch, overhauling the gameplay and sometimes going so far as to remove it from any connection to previous games in a series. Such is sometimes done when attempting to revitalize a franchise that is showing its age and has fallen into disfavor.
Since 1998, an independent group of about forty worldwide media outlets who determine the best games of the Electronic Entertainment Expo.
An Xbox 360 and Games for Windows Live feature that lets you purchase and download full Xbox, Xbox 360, and PC games through the Live Marketplace.
An interesting revelation. While some games will only accept a START button press, many other games aren't as strict.
At E3 2013, Microsoft announced their Games with Gold campaign. The campaign offered two downloadable games a month for free for Xbox Live Gold subscribers for a limited number of months. On October 18, 2013, Microsoft stated they were extending the promotion indefinitely.
Gamescom 2012 was held in Cologne, Germany, from August 15th to 19th.
Characters that have a German accent.
The fifth annual Game of the Year awards from Giant Bomb.
Recognizing excellence (and messes) in games since 2008.
A glitch is an action performed within the bounds of a game engine that was not intended by the game's developers. Glitches are often performed by the player, though they can also occur independently.
A characteristic many game characters share when their eyes emit a colored light instead of what a regular eye should look like. This is often evident in robots and characters possessed by some evil force.
A feature in some games on the GOG.com service. Unlocked only while using the GOG Galaxy client.
A digital distribution platform that focuses on providing DRM-free computer games, both old and new.
Graffiti is the practice of painting, etching, stickering, pasting, or in any way marking public or private property with lettering or images for a variety of different ends. Depending on one's perspective, graffiti can be considered either art or vandalism.
Umbrella term for any alien species with elongated limbs, enlarged heads and large black eyes.
Games in which players are guided through the game by characters via radio communication. Extremely popular narrative device and game mechanic in the current generation of video games.
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