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The 24th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards celebrate the best games of 2020, as voted by industry professionals.
Achievements are extra challenges added into video games that sometimes carry a point value or unlock bonus material, and are sometimes solely for bragging rights.
Action RPG (Action Role-Playing Game), also known as ARPG, refers to RPGs (role-playing games) that use direct, real-time, reflex-oriented, action combat systems, instead of the more abstract turn-based or menu-based battle systems.
When a game allows the player to pet animals encountered in the environment. Some games are all about this.
Bosses are enemies that fight you at the end of a level or at a significant point in the story.
A boss fight is a culminating challenge that pits the player against one or more enemies representing a greater threat and/or difficulty than those previously faced. These scenarios typically feature unique antagonists.
The most prestigious awards in the British videogame calender, the BAFTA Video Game Award honour the achievements of the best game developers and their games.
Enemies that arrive at the surface from underground. Often this is used as a method of taking the player by surprise.
These big'uns would love to smash you into a pulp by charging full-speed in a perfectly straight line, but if you take two steps to the right you'll be safe and sound ... for a few seconds at least.
A common concept in RPGs and MMOs, color-coded loot is a concept where the quality/rarity of loot items are defined by a series of colors.
The ultimate pressure feature. Players have to complete the task at hand, be it defeating opponents or cutting the right wire, in the allotted time.
These games let players see the credits without needing to play the game first.
An attack that does more damage than usual, usually affected by random chance and some sort of modifier.
Currency has all forms in video games. It is used to buy characters, vehicles, weapons, and more.
Owned and operated by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) and presented at the D.I.C.E. Summit, the D.I.C.E. Awards, formerly known as the Interactive Achievement Awards, are regarded as the most prestigious awards in the gaming industry.
A specific number that briefly floats above an enemy after an attack which displays the exact amount of damage the attack has done.
A quick burst of speed that propels the player slightly forward or backwards.
It's all in the family.
Some games portray cutscenes as portraits of characters talking to each other.
Sometimes you want a challenge, sometimes you wanna coast.
The concept of purchasing media and having it delivered over the internet. No physical representation of this content is given, and although the content resides on the user's hard drive they are typically granted a license to the product, rather than ownership of it.
After the cancellation of E3 2020 due to COVID-19, E3 returned as a digital-only event taking place from June 12-15.
A digital distribution platform operated by Epic Games.
A door that players must go through to exit the level
Games where the main character acquires a base that grows as certain requirements are met. For example, when characters join the group, bosses are killed or when items are found.
The last boss you face in a game, usually representing the final climax of the game.
Difficulty settings that let the player decide what aspect of the game will be challenging
A gaming genre of its own, but also frequently featured as a mini-game in other titles, especially RPGs.
The 21st annual Game Developers Choice Awards celebrate the best games of 2020.
The thirteenth annual Game of the Year awards from Giant Bomb.
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