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In Norse literature, berserkers are described as intense warriors who fought in a wild and uncontrollable fury. Many game have based characters or classes on the concept of these rage-driven warriors.
Many games have had collectible cards as a part of the gameplay.
Crafting allows players to create their own items with the correct ingredients. It is used mainly in MMOs and RPGs.
A system allowing players on different gaming platforms to play together.
A concept common in MMORPGs, a debuff weakens a foes abilities or stats making combat easier.
Humanoids with feline characteristics. Feline humanoids are most commonly seen in Japanese games.
Whenever there's a new Pixar, superhero or Harry Potter movie they have to make one of these.
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.
A parallel projection technique used in 2D sprite-based games to fake the appearance of 3D depth.
Matchmaking is a technique which allows players or teams to be matched with others for the purpose of playing an online multiplayer game.
Small payments made with actual money which result in an in-game bonus, such as an extra item, character, etc...
Never Ending Games is a self-explanatory concept in which a game is unbeatable and never ends, due either to the game having no true ending or because the game is not saved (or truly continued) after the last section of the game.
Some games actively taunt the player, through screen text, voice, or changes to the game itself. It's a form of authorial voice that can lead the player to really question their relationship to the developer.
Games whose titles consist of a single word.
Spectating is a game option for a player to simply watch other players playing a game without interacting.
Splash damage is a term used in several types of games, most notably in first-person shooter and real-time strategy games, to refer to damage taken by players or objects in the area surrounding a point of weapon impact.
Valve's counterpart to Microsoft's popular achievement system.
Steam Trading Cards is a built in feature in the Steam client. It lets users collect cards from certain games and trade them and receive rewards for complete sets.
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