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An Artificial Intelligence Construct is a synthetic technological creation that is a part of a bigger whole. The AI Construct can be a self aware computer or simply a grouping of technologies that come together to form one large being.
The genetic dynamo that allows people to totally recreate themselves, ADAM is at the centre of more or less everything that goes on during the original two BioShock games.
Big Daddies are the lumbering genetically modified behemoths in the underwater city of Rapture. Clad in garish diving suits, these monstrosities were created to protect Rapture's population of walking ADAM factories, the Little Sisters.
A derivative form of Cyberpunk which heavily revolves around biological technology.
Technology based on biology.
Necessary to sustain life in organic creatures, the crimson fluid known as blood tends to make appearances when the body's structure is compromised in some way, a very, very common occurrence in videogames.
A faction in the command & Conquer series. The Brotherhood is a secret ancient society or cult.
Chemistry is the science concerned with the composition, structure, and properties of matter, as well as the changes it undergoes during chemical reactions.
Law makers and fat cats who will sell the population down the river just to gain more power and money.
Crooked Cops work both sides of the law for their own benefit.
Cyberpunk is an aesthetic choice that is employed in many different media, it focuses on technology and how that technology encroaches on our natural, daily lives.
An organism consisting of both natural and artificial systems.
Deathclaws were intended to be a replacement for humans in close-combat situations by the US government and created using a variety of animal DNA. They are powerful, agile monsters that now run wild in the Fallout franchise.
When will those crazy scientists learn? Be it killer robots, invasions from outer space, sentient computers or mutations; they always seem to have the habit of leaving a big mess behind for you to clean up.
Fascism is a extremist totalitarian, nationalistic political ideology. Within video games, various fascist regimes are often portrayed as the enemy within the Second World War.
Literally meaning "black film," film noir is a term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas. This unique style of storytelling and cinematography is often incorporated into video games.
A gang isn't just two crude dudes, it's a whole mess of them. There's all kinds of different gangs represented in games: street gangs, organized criminals, and even high school cliques.
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.
Irradiated, rotting and mutated human from the post-apocalyptic world of Fallout.
Spider-like parasitic animals from an unknown universe with amazing powers of genetic transformation. Introduced in the original Half-Life, headcrabs come in several varieties, all of which are incredibly dangerous to unsuspecting or unprepared humans.
A warlike civilization in the Killzone universe. Once human colonists on the planet Helghan, they faced hellish conditions that killed many; only those who adapted survived, later overthrowing the human government and taking control of Helghan.
Illuminati or the "The New World Order" the evil religious cult that's hell bent on controlling the world.
Warhammer 40k faction. A more traditional military made of volunteered citizens trained in warfare, the Guardsmen are the basic infantry of the Human Imperium.
In the forty-one-thousandth century, Humanity has been united into the vile, zealous, and destructive Imperium of Man, a vast galaxy-spanning empire encompassing countless planets. It was founded by the God-Emperor at the end of the Age of Strife.
Little Sisters are genetic tools utilized to carry and gather ADAM in Rapture.
Genetically evolved humans, animals or aliens.
Spawned from Nanotechnology research and Micro Electro Mechanical Systems technology, nanomachines are mainly centered around Medicine and Biology. "Nanomachine" is the term for nanite machines that use the nanometer (one-billionth of a meter) to measure it's size.
A science that focuses on atomic and molecular scales.
Nightkin are advanced Super Mutants that are smarter and stronger than their cousins. They appear in the Fallout series.
Radioactive particles in the air released by a nuclear explosion.
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