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A form of maneuverability that allows the player character to swiftly turn 180 degrees, now facing the opposite direction.
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.
A staple in modern shooters. They hide, crawl, creep, climb and jump, and are usually pretty weak but hard to hit.
Avatar Awards are items or clothing that are unlocked for Xbox Live avatars by completing certain tasks within the game.
A physics simulation or manual animation of a character's stomach
AI Bots are computer-controlled game characters that substitute for characters that are otherwise typically played by a human, and are most commonly found in multiplayer games.
Using the Red Cross in an entertainment product is expressly forbidden by the Geneva Convention and international law, however some games don't realise that.
The most prestigious awards in the British videogame calender, the BAFTA Video Game Award honour the achievements of the best game developers and their games.
Cooperative play in games allows humans to play together as a team to accomplish a task. Instead of playing against a human opponent, the team must defeat an AI. Cooperative Play in some games also means 2 human versus 2 human, this occurs in some Billiards games. (Scotch Doubles / Doubles)
Software providing high fidelity facial data for AAA video games.
Blurred vision, switching of assets, suddenly slowed or accelerated time or other ways a game can purposefully disorient the player or character.
See? The exploiting, soulless people who run the video game industry DO care about their fans!
Using physical force to damage an opponent, with or without an equipped weapon from a first person perspective.
In many games that feature team-based competition, "Friendly Fire" is the ability shoot or somehow directly impair ones own teammates.
The second annual Game of the Year awards from Giant Bomb.
A heads-up display is a graphical overlay of vital information used in most modern games.
Ammo which does fire damage to an enemy by burning and/or setting them ablaze.
The opposite of open-ended gameplay, linear gameplay uses scripted events, Quick time events, cut scenes, and a restricted path to tell a story exactly how the writer intends, and control elements of the action.
Playing multiplayer games with a mix of online and local players. For example, two players playing Mario Kart locally on the same console partaking in online races with other people.
A fixer of mechanical things that are broken. It's always good to have one near your tank or spaceship.
A fictional band from the Left 4 Dead universe, known for their pyrotechnics
Oftentimes developers will release the tools they used to create a title to the fans that play it. This Mod Support allows normal gamers to re-define their gaming experience and share their work with the public, promoting creativity and community.
When a game has a single player campaign that isn't its own separate thing, but rather just a series of multiplayer-style matches that you play against, and/or work alongside with, computer controlled "bots" instead of other players.
Some game modes don't allow the player to respawn once killed, forcing them to think strategically and to try to stay alive.
The permanent existence of one's body after death.
Player versus Environment, commonly abbreviated as PvE, is a gaming term that originated in MMOs to refer to gameplay in which players fight against computer controlled creatures or characters.
Player versus Player, commonly abbreviated as PvP, is a gaming term that originated in MMOs to refer to gameplay in which players fight against other player controlled characters.
Who needs 2D when we've got 3D? 3D, or 3 dimensions, is what we're used to seeing in almost every game these days, letting us do all sorts of awesome stuff like run in circles!
A physics system used to procedurally generate body movement similar to rag dolls.
Video game combat in which combat actions are performed in real-time, rather than through a turn-based structure.
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