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Hotseat multiplayer mode allows multiple people to play the same game on one system. This generally only applies to turn based games such as Civilization IV or Advanced Wars.
Hunter is a fictitious car manufacturer in Burnout Paradise.
In-Game Advertising is the placement of advertisements for real-world products within the game, sponsored by companies external to the developer.
Games often feature in-game music, however some have taken the effort to create their own radio stations, with DJ's, talkback, and a variety of music.
An instantreplay is a gameplay element typically associated with sports games, and widely made popular with the Madden Franchise. Instant replays allow players to go back and view gameplay footage, occasionally from varying points of view.
The 2005 Interactive Achievement Awards celebrated the best games of 2004.
The 2007 Interactive Achievement Awards celebrated the best games of 2006.
The 2009 Interactive Achievement Awards celebrated the best games of 2008.
It's arguably the one move that symbolizes the medium to those outside it. The ability to jump, be it onto a building, a platform, or a skull, is one of the all time most important abilities ever put in a video game.
Kinect is a camera and depth sensor-based peripheral for the Xbox 360 that allows users to interact with and play games using their whole bodies, rather than using a standard controller.
A lap is one circuit around a race track. This is featured in many, but not all racing games.
Games released coinciding with new hardware.
A leaderboard is a way for players of any multi-player game to know where they rank within the game's community.
Games that incorporate licensed music from popular bands and musicians for their soundtracks.
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.
Matchmaking is a technique which allows players or teams to be matched with others for the purpose of playing an online multiplayer game.
Small payments made with actual money which result in an in-game bonus, such as an extra item, character, etc...
The minimap is a small, simplified version of a larger map. This plays a vital role in many games, especially Real Time Strategy, where it is important to have an overview of the entire map.
A post processing effect that blurs and streaks the entire frame. Loosely based on the behavior of real-world optics.
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.
An act of Mother Nature that brings hardship on humanity and the world.
DLC that is technically available on the disc, but requires the player to buy a key separate from the game to activate it.
Games which allow players to interact with others over the internet.
Non-linear level design where the player is able to freely traverse the game world and choose where and when to visit certain areas in the game.
A digital distribution platform owned and operated by EA.
Games that have had an Original Soundtrack album released.
Despite it being mathematically impossible, some games allow players to go beyond 100% completion.
Despite its importance in daily life, most games do not place an emphasis on properly stopping and carefully positioning a vehicle.
These are games that support the PlayStation Eye.
The online service used on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita.
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