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Scaleform is a software development kit used to integrate Flash based user interfaces with game engines.
Scouts explore new terrain, providing their leaders with strategic advantages. Low armor. High mobility.
Being able to travel off one side of the screen and in from the other side.
A sequel (also called a follow-up) is a game that carries forward the gameplay concepts, and often the story, of a previous game to which it is officially linked.
Those creatures that go 'baa' and grow wool on their backs.
The native, polytheistic religion of Japan. It encompasses a number of local belief systems from different Japanese regions and has been used for political gain in several key moments in Japan's history.
The assault on a city, or classically a castle, by an opposing force with intentions of conquest or pillaging. This is commonly accompanied by siege weaponry.
Forced labor, indentured servitude, humans relegated to property. One of the greatest affronts to individual freedom. Some games employ this as a gameplay mechanic or a major story point.
Games that for some reason or another, include a slip cover. Usually Collectors Editions or first run games.
A cloud of fine particles.
Games designed to use the mouse accessory for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Many of them were released on PC platforms of the time.
Even in the 3D era, games that featured worlds on 2D plains, or in rectangular prisms were rife, but in the last few years this has changed considerably. More and more games' environments are being mapped spherically.
Spies are the masters of espionage. They're also (usually) quite adept at the art of stealth, disguise, and assassination.
A digital distribution service owned by Valve Corporation. Originally created to distribute Valve's own games, Steam has since become the de facto standard for digital distribution of PC games.
Valve's counterpart to Microsoft's popular achievement system.
Steam Cloud is a built in feature in some Steam games, it synchronizes game saves, settings and other data to the internet for access from any computer that has Steam installed.
A series of Steam features related to cross-platform play, including cross-buy, cross-play, and Linux compatibility layers.
A website where you can submit, find, rate, and download new content and modifications for some Steam games.
The period when a civilization makes its tools and weapons from stone. The stone age precedes the bronze age of pre-history.
Supply and Demand are the two fundamental forces that guide an economy. Many games feature these two forces in either a self-contained or player-driven fashion.
A Fencer; a person who fights with a sword. Swordsmen are common in medieval strategy games.
A tank is a role in an MMO game whose objective is to hold the enemy's attention and protect group members from harm. A defensive-natured class such as a warrior, barbarian, or paladin is typically suited for this role.
A philosophical and religious tradition which originated in pre-historic China
A "Tech Tree" is a concept used mainly in strategy and role playing games. Unlocking a node in the tree generally unlocks some effect (example: a new ability in a role playing game or new unit in a strategy game). Unlocking a parent node allows access to its child nodes.
Games that feature you starting out in, or somehow getting to and exploring the "new world".
A distinctive song associated with the game (often played during the introduction/end credits). Note: This concept deals just with songs with lyrics, as opposed to instrumental pieces.
A game perspective that views the action from above, commonly at a fixed position and/or rotation.
The act of buying a particular good for a low price at one location, and selling it at another location for a higher price, resulting in a profit.
Turn-based games divide game actions into distinct parts, called turns. This gives the player time to strategically choose actions as the battle or events unfold.
You think that single peasant, waving his scythe, is by himself? Think again: he just REPRESENTS what is likely a throng of bloodthirsty farmer types.
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