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The 25th annual Electronic Entertainment Expo, which took place June 11-13, 2019 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California.
After the cancellation of E3 2020 due to COVID-19, E3 returned as a digital-only event taking place from June 12-15.
When a character goes to the edge of a platform and starts to wobble. Most commonly seen in side-scrolling platformers.
Electrode is an electric-type pokemon first found in the original Pokemon Red/Blue. Electrode has a hot temper and has been known to explode - literally - when things don't go exactly as planned.
Some game environments feature certain areas that allow for special kills outside a player's normal cadre of moves. These kills usually feature unique animations such as slamming an enemy's head through a television or sticking their head in a trash compactor.
The World Fighting Game Championships in all but name. Since 2000, the Evolution Championship Series has been the most prominent fighting game tournament event. It features the best players from all over the world.
Exeggutor is a grass/psychic-type pokemon first found in the original Pokemon Red/Blue. Exeggutor is the evolved form of Exeggcute, the eggs becoming its numerous heads on a trunk-like body.
Games that feature an antagonist--someone who opposes the game's protagonist--that is a woman.
Pokémon whose skills are usually themed around a traditional combat art.
The last boss you face in a game, usually representing the final climax of the game.
Finishing moves are typically moves that end a fight in a traditional fighting game.
Pokémon of the Fire type have affinities for heat sources, including fire, lava, and the sun.
A flawless victory is a victory in which the winning player has incurred no loss of health, or in other uses, like Unreal Tournament III or Fury, no points scored against the winning team.
In many games that feature team-based competition, "Friendly Fire" is the ability shoot or somehow directly impair ones own teammates.
Since 1998, an independent group of about forty worldwide media outlets who determine the best games of the Electronic Entertainment Expo.
Typically offered through optional items or specific characters, glass cannons are play-styles focused on greatly increased damage output at the cost of low defenses and/or health.
A grappler is a combatant in a fighting game whose best attack strategies usually revolve around throwing their opponents around the stage.
Greninja is a Generation VI Pokemon added in X and Y. It is the evolution of Frogadier and the final evolution of the Water type starter Froakie.
Games featuring guests introduce playable, established characters from outside of a franchise. Primarily but not exclusively seen in fighting games.
"Hand to hand. It is the basis of all combat." -Gray Fox
Taunts that may cause damage to people or property.
A sharp blow delivered by driving the head into the opponent.
Health is a value that gauges how much damage players can take in a game before they die or pass out. Also known as life in some games. Health is usually represented by a bar or a percentage instead of an exact amount. Found in most non sport games
Weapons that behave differently depending on the health points of the character
An attack that is fueled by the attacker's own health, causing it to decrease each time the attack is used.
Hidden characters appear only when certain conditions are met. Finding them usually requires great skill.
A common type of stage featured in many games. Slippery ice, avalanches, and freezing water are some of the unpleasantries to be had when visiting these cold arctic regions.
An Iconic concept of video games is the use of an idle animation for the players character, when during gameplay there's no control given. It's an example of emergent game design, and is used as a way to add depth to action characters.
The in-game announcer is a non-character disembodied voice commonly heard in arcade games, first-person shooters and real-time strategy games. They announce game modes, multi-kills, and game-changing events.
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.
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