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GamersGate is a client-free digital distribution service.
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.
Gamescom 2009 was a video game convention that took place in Cologne, Germany from August 19 - August 23, 2009.
The annual European games convention held in Cologne, Germany. It took place on the 18-22 of August.
A Gender Slider is an interface that allows players to smoothly transition the appearance of a character from an extreme representation of a female to an extreme representation of a male, as well as any transitional point along the way.
Genlocks are the most numerous breed of darkspawn.
Ghouls are carrion eating undead creatures that dwell in graveyards and other lonely places. The stench of death surrounds these vile abominations wherever they go. Some Ghouls have been known to paralyse their victims with their manky claws.
A humanoid construct given life through magic. The materials used to create a golem vary greatly.
A system that gives a game the technical capability to implement the effects of gore which include but are not limited to, dismemberment, charring, beheading and gibbing. Gore systems have progressed significantly over the years from enemies scattering into pixels to highly detailed body tearing.
Games show you a new enemy throughout the game and they usually require a new tactic to defeat it. The first one you fight comes solo and you are required to kill it, then they are given to you in groups or possibly mixed with older enemies.
The Grey Wardens are noble warriors who are called upon to slay the archdemon and stop the darkspawn when there is a blight. Wardens come from all races and countries, but did not have a base in Ferelden when the fifth (and most current) blight began.
Griffons are a mix between lions and eagles. They soar high in the mountaintops in many fantasy worlds. Griffons are found in both wild and tame varieties. Intrepid explorers have often met a sticky end whilst trying to steal Griffon eggs so that they can train the young Griffons as mounts.
Guards guard stuff, block doors, and sometimes arrest you.
When a developer begs and pleads and offers to do laundry for even a tiny guest appearance, sometimes those famous characters will still flake on them. At least they still have their laundry.
A guild is a group of people who are expert at a skill or task and have banded together for ease of employment. In games guilds take many forms, from massive societies of real people in MMOs, to simple places to level up and receive quests in most RPG's
Games that feature characters whose hair movement is governed by a physics engine.
The halla are a type of horned stag that pull the Dalish landships through the Brecillian Forest.
A form of execution, or suicide, in which a person is hanged by the neck until dead - from a broken neck if they're lucky, strangulation if they're not.
Haste is a spell or effect from a worn item that increases ones reaction speed.
A character type found in RPGs, MMOs, and class based Multiplayer games that focuses on keeping friendly characters alive. Their general role is to heal/buff and resurrect fallen allies.
Health is a value that gauges how much damage players can take in a game before they die or pass out. Also known as life in some games. Health is usually represented by a bar or a percentage instead of an exact amount. Found in most non sport games
An attack that is fueled by the attacker's own health, causing it to decrease each time the attack is used.
1) Blood magick. 2) Divination by means of blood or blood sacrifice.
Someone who lives in solitude, far away from others.
Non-player characters in video games will often submit to hero worship of the player's character in order for the game to make the player feel truly important. It is commonly-used in the Fable and Mass Effect franchises.
By and large, a hick is an uncultivated person living rurally. Hicks are known to shoot at livestock-abducting aliens, produce moonshine, and marry their cousins.
A console game is high definition if it operates at a resolution of at least 720p, or 1280x720. A console able to achieve this resolution is HD-capable. For a variety of reasons, the term does not apply to PC games.
Hotkeys allow advanced players to map game functions to a single button on a keyboard for quick and easy access.
Some games, especially modern adventure games, feature hotspot highlighting where all visible interactive items on screen are highlighted by pressing a certain button.
Humans are bipedal, sapient primates capable of abstract reasoning, language, and emotions.
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