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For MMO's that survive for a number of years, the developers often revamp the look of the game to keep it fresh and current. This could mean redesigning the character models or even entire zones/regions of the game.
HD collections are multiple games in a franchise that have been remastered to comform to HD standards and then put on a single disc.
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.
A page dedicated to the graphics engine that has powered games such as Doom 3, Quake 4 and Wolfenstein.
A 3D engine created by MercurySteam for their games like Scrapland and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow.
A NosCon (short for Nostalgic Continuity) is a game made with the purpose of appealing to people's nostalgia for the retro gameplay and style of a specific series.
OnLive was a cloud gaming service offering video game streaming through a user's computer, smartphone, or TV.
Console games that derive from a past PC exclusive release, either due to popular demand or poor sales.
Penalties are most commonly found in sports game. Penalties usually result in a loss of yards, free kick or a free shot against the team/player that was penalized. In special cases, the offending player(s) may be ejected from the game.
These men and women are present to officiate sporting events and racing games. Notable referees in the article are: Lakitu, John Madden, Punch-Out! Referee and DJ Jazzman.
A broad spectrum of games can be described as remakes, from straightforward graphical overhauls to extensive revision of gameplay and story elements. In the most basic sense, a remake keeps the original's core gameplay and plot but makes significant changes to peripheral aspects.
Some remakes allow you to switch back to how the game originally looked.
Rockstar's proprietary game engine.
Valve Corporation's proprietary game engine that debuted in summer 2004 with Counter-Strike: Source and later that same year with Half-Life 2. It may be worth noting that the first Source game released a full 2 weeks ahead of Counter-Strike, and that was Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
With the shift to HD gaming consoles, some games now include text designed solely for HDTV's, text that becomes tiny and unreadable when viewed on a standard definition TV
Developed by Epic Games, Unreal Engine 3 is the third generation of the Unreal engine, and is base for numerous games, such as Unreal Tournament 3, Gears of War and Roboblitz.
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