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When platform companies got the idea of selling their product in a colorful box they have included artwork and screenshots of various games that can be played on the platform.
Baditude is being "edgy" in an obviously forced or fake manner. Games with baditude often feature excessive swearing, gratuitous violence, and content meant to shock or offend.
A proprietary video codec (.bik/bk2 extension) developed by RAD Game Tools and used in a very large number of video games.
Some games allow you to attack your opponents during a race.
Games that have been offered to players free of charge, from a publisher or distribution platform, as a form of apology for a service issue.
Games which feature copyright infringement, or contain the tools to make infringing material. Usually seen in games with user generated content.
Create-A modes allows the player to create the skate park of their dreams, their own action hero, or the next champion of wrestling.
Sony's feature allowing for DLC, UCG, and unlockables such as additional characters or costumes to be used on both the PS3 and Vita version of a game.
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.
Downloadable Content adds new features and content to already-distributed video games via the Internet. Examples include new maps for FPS games, new songs for rhythm games, and new cars for racing games.
The 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California on June 2-4.
A line that signals the start or the end of the race. Even though it is used for racing, it could mean any type of racing game.
FreeLC is free downloadable content. It is a sub-category of DLC which encompasses only free downloadable content.
An interesting revelation. While some games will only accept a START button press, many other games aren't as strict.
This tag is for all games and characters that deal in the concept of gods, demigods, half-gods and the like.
Havok Physics (Havok) is a physics API developed by Irish company Havok and released in 2000. It is used in video games as a physics engine, allowing for realistic interactions between in-game entities.
In-Game Advertising is the placement of advertisements for real-world products within the game, sponsored by companies external to the developer.
Map Makers or Editors are built-in tools that allow the average gamer to tweak or fully customize a map of their own, with no mod or programming skills required.
A leaderboard is a way for players of any multi-player game to know where they rank within the game's community.
The Lombax is an animal-like alien, who are nearly all extinct from the known galaxies. Ratchet is the only known surviving member of the species.
Small payments made with actual money which result in an in-game bonus, such as an extra item, character, etc...
A Mod is a driver in Modnation Racers. They have the name because they can be modified to the player's liking.
Two or more characters are featured on the game's box art.
New Purchase Incentives is a business strategy established by publishers to encourage consumers to buy games new. It is also primarily used as a means of profiting from used game sales where they otherwise could not.
While all games on PlayStation 3 (2009 onwards) and later consoles have trophies, only games deemed large enough get to have the coveted Platinum Trophy for earning every Trophy in the base game.
A term coined by Sony for titles that focus heavily on user-created content that is shareable over the PlayStation Network. Despite initial teething issues it has been successfully implemented in Little Big Planet and other games.
These games, franchises, characters, or companies have some connection with PlayStation Home. They could have some related digital wares available, have their own Space, or even be playable.
The online service used on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita.
Trophies are an incentive-based system for the completion of various objective in PS3, Vita, and PS4 titles.
The PlayStation TV is a media streaming device based on the PS Vita. It can play many (though not all) Vita game cards, as well as supporting some PSN games and PS4 Remote Play.
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