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Game » consists of 5 releases. Released Feb 08, 2011
Cold-blooded aquatic animals that have scales and breathe through gills.
A commonly used programming API for interactive sound creation and playback in games.
A Game Jam is a gathering of game developers from various disciplines (Programmers, Artists, Audio Engineers, Writers, et cetera) to develop a game in a short period of time.
The concept of a game referencing another game through mockery, parody or even directly. A game reference to the same franchise does not count.
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.
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.
Graphic Filters are removable filters that change the look of the graphics in a game. They can range from making a game look like an old film, to smoothing the pixellated graphics of an old game.
Guards guard stuff, block doors, and sometimes arrest you.
A heads-up display is a graphical overlay of vital information used in most modern games.
Vagabonds, tramps, and transients. Unfortunate individuals who live on the streets because they can't afford a proper home.
A hub is the central location from which a player can venture out into different areas of a game. It is often used as a clever way of masking loading between levels or worlds.
A digital storefront which donates some of its profits to charity.
Frozen water. Ice can be slippery and it can be fun for ice skating.
The best way to make sure even the stupidest players know that certain people, places, terms, or concepts in a game are important is to highlight those words in the text with different coloured letters, or through the use of bold, italicized, or all-caps text.
Whether upholding the law or enforcing a set of rules, a judge decides if someone is in accordance with the system of regulations.
Games made for a younger audience, usually between 3-9.
Toys that come to life, whether in the form of lovable action figures with personalities of their own, or psychotic dolls possessed by the souls of deceased serial murderers.
Loading Screens are specific screens that are displayed while a game is loading resources so that the player has something to distract them while the game loads. Loading Screens can be images, text or even mini-games - and sometimes a combination of all three.
Some games will give the player hints and tips on how to play while the game loads.
Maids are female domestic servants or cleaning staff.
This concept is for games in which at least one of the main characters is male.
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A type of primate with tails; often monkeys are depicted as causing havoc the moment they are encountered.
A movie reference in a game, is where a game references a film. This can be done in many different ways.
Mummies are lumbering undead corpses wrapped in bandages. They are often associated with ancient Egypt and may have magical powers or be immortal.
Characters controlled by the game for players to interact with, as opposed to player characters which are controlled by whomever is playing the game.
Objectives that aren't required in order to win a scenario or mission. Completing optional objectives may, however, grant the player benefits such as items, shortcuts or additional assistance.
An orphan is a child that has both of his/her natural parents absent from his/her upbringing. The absence could be from the parents' death, abandonement, or "accidental" disappearance.
A common type of bug where players can leave the intended confines of the game world or map. Exploited in many multiplayer games for easy kills.
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