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An advanced shading model, including diffuse, ambient and specular shading, with per-pixel lighting. Developed by Bui Tuong Phong, it was introduced to gaming with the Sega Hikaru arcade system in 1999. Since the mid-2000s, it has been the most widely used shading model in modern 3D video games.
An in-game mode which allows players to pause the action on screen and manipulate the camera to take a screenshot. First seen in Gran Turismo 4.
Third-party developers and publishers occasionally engage in the practice of releasing a title or piece of DLC on only one platform for any number of reasons. Sometimes these are permanent while others are only platform exclusive for a certain window of time.
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.
Any character you can control in a game is a Player Character (PC), as opposed to a non-player character (NPC), which is a character that can only be controlled by the game.
The second annual PlayStation Experience took place December 5-6, 2015 at Moscone West in San Francisco, California.
The third annual PlayStation Experience took place on December 3-4, 2016 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.
Part of PS Plus Extra at launch
PlayStation Plus Collection gives PlayStation 5 owners access to download and play a selection of PlayStation 4 classics as part of their PlayStation Plus subscription.
Police are paid protectors who enforce the law through legal use of force. They are supposed to help ensure public safety and social order. Their motto is to protect and to serve.
The police chase consists of the police chasing someone; usually by car. Sometimes the player plays as the guy getting chased and sometimes as the police.
Who needs 2D when we've got 3D? 3D, or 3 dimensions, is what we're used to seeing in almost every game these days, letting us do all sorts of awesome stuff like run in circles!
A public testing period is, or has been, offered for the general public prior to sale or general availability. Access is generally granted through giveaways, preorders, or crowd-funding rewards.
Select games may have enhanced visuals, frame rate, or increases in resolution. 'PS4 Pro Enhanced' features vary by game.
A physics system used to procedurally generate body movement similar to rag dolls.
The foil of almost every early RPG lover, these rodents often live in sewers. While most rats are simple targets, games like Ratatouille make them the hero.
Video game combat in which combat actions are performed in real-time, rather than through a turn-based structure.
Retcon, as it is more commonly known, is a change in an existing storyline to accommodate future games in the same fiction.
Games that allow items to be rotated; this can be used to reveal information about certain objects for the purpose of puzzle solving.
The ability to move around a piece of cover in usually a 3rd person view, seen in games like Deus Ex Human Revolution, Mafia 2, or Uncharted 3.
These are scripted sequences in a game where the player is running toward the screen, sometimes while being chased.
Scorpions are an eight-legged arachnids with two large pincers and a venomous stinger on the tail, used to kill or subdue prey and defend against aggressors. Though their sting can be very painful to humans, few scorpion species can kill a healthy adult.
Photos of the photographer's own face. Often taken as a sign of vanity or even narcissism.
A sequel (also called a follow-up) is a game that carries forward the gameplay concepts, and often the story, of a previous game to which it is officially linked.
Shoulder Swapping Aim is when players can push a button to change which shoulder the player is aiming over with a weapon.
A competition between brothers and sisters.
In most shooters, hit markers are strictly reserved for multiplayer. However, some games also use this concept in singleplayer to great effect, by announcing a bullet hit with a sound cue or some sort of graphic near the cross hairs. This serves to better alert the player to a successful hit, effectively bridging the gap between singleplayer and multiplayer.
Eliminating a target with a long-range rifle.
SpeedTree is a software toolkit that generates realistic forests on the fly.
An eight legged arachnid. Some make webs to catch prey and some are poisonous. None have made a web grand enough to be called a parlor, though.
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